Chapter 147

Isabella’s POV I stood frozen in front of the broken door of my condo unit. Confusion and fear crept in my heart as I stared at my slightly open door. Swallowing hard, I took my phone out and dialed the emergency hotline number. Good thing I left Hope with Melinda. I felt the uneasiness as I stepped back, staring at the door. If someone is inside, then that person must be waiting for me to enter. But who would it be? Is this another thief? [Hello, this is the emergency hotline number. What is your emergency?] “Good evening, this is—” My phone dropped involuntarily on the floor, the impact cut through the silence of the hallway when someone suddenly grabbed me from behind and covered my nose with a cloth. I was startled that I inhaled the unpleasant scent on the cloth. A few seconds later and my vision started to blurry, my body suddenly felt heavy, and the moment before my eyelids shut, I thought of the family I want to build with Matteo. *** I don’t know how long I was out. But when I