Isabelle took a step back, shaking her head firmly at Mikayla with an icy expression. "Mikayla, I'm grown now, not a little kid anymore! I know what I'm doing, and I don't need you to teach me.

"And I don't like how you act so bossy, trying to snatch things out of my hands just because we're friends. Even if we're close and even if our families are allies, you still have to respect me!"

Mikayla stared at her in disbelief, as if she were looking at a stranger. She could hardly recognize this