CHAPTER 148 A MISTAKE.

sabelle finally broke away from the kiss, her chest heaving with excitement. Michael's eyes were wide, his lips parted in shock. He lifted a hand to his mouth, his fingers brushing against his lips as if to wipe away the lingering sensation of Isabelle's kiss. The gesture was almost unconscious, a reflexive attempt to clean his lips of the emotional intensity that still lingered. His eyes never left Isabelle's face, his gaze searching for answers to the questions that raced through his mind. The tension between them still crackled, the air thick with unresolved emotions. Isabelle's eyes burned with a fierce passion, her face inches from Michael's. The world around them melted away, leaving only the two of them, suspended in a moment of raw emotion. Michael's legs trembled as he tried to stand, his eyes scanning the room to find everyone's gaze fixed on him. The music and laughter had stopped, replaced by an uncomfortable silence. Isabelle's eyes still burned with intensity, her fac