August's POV

Isabelle looked stunning.

If it weren't for the serious expression on her face and her apparent inability to smile naturally, I would have said she was a completely different woman.

But she still carried that same sadness and tension in her eyes.

When we arrived, she looked around in awe.

Meanwhile, I prepared myself to lead her straight into the lions' den.

We walked in together, and I placed my hand against the bare skin of her back, right where the neckline of her dres