Chapter 23 Betrayal and Revelation

Isla's POV

I wake to find Ellis gone.

There's a note on the pillow beside me, and my hands shake as I read it:

Don't hate me for this. I had to. I had to protect you. I had to end this.

There's a letter for you in the drawer. Read it if anything happens to me. But Isla, know this—loving you was ...