Isis frowned, clearly confused.

“Why would you say that?” she asked, her voice uncertain, her fingers still intertwined in her lap.

Savana leaned slightly closer, shortening the distance between them. Her tone grew lower and more serious.

“My dear, pay close attention to what I’m about to tell you,” she said gravely. “Alex will never accept that part of your past. Especially because you worked for one of his clients... and attended one of my events.”

She paused briefly.

“That day, many of his c