ISABELLA’S POV The tension hung in the air like a thick fog as I stared at the two figures before me. I wanted to laugh but didn’t want to at the same time. I hadn’t expected to encounter so many people from my past in just one night and certainly not this one – Sophia. The sight of her clinging to Xavier’s arm made my stomach churn, a knot tightening with every second I looked at them. But then, I noticed something that momentarily caught my attention. Xavier looked as if he didn’t expect Sophia to clung over him as he shifted uncomfortably before pulling away, inching a bit further from her grasp. But this slight movement wasn’t enough to distract me from the pain flooding me. Seeing them together made me feel as if I was being dragged back into the past I’d rather forget. Sophia’s s