Isabelle's POV

"Karina, calm down. Just take a breath." I looked around, but there was nothing there, not even a glass of water to offer her.

So I stepped closer and placed a hand on her shoulder. "We can figure something out. You don't have to run away like this with a newborn."

Marcus Aurelius's son.

I was still trying to process that information.

"No." She suddenly stood and wiped away her tears. "The only way is to run. I know your family. I worked there quietly for years, spying o