I exchanged a glance with the boys.
“Did Montgomery threaten you while he was in jail? Did you know anything about his escape?” she pressed.
“What? No! Why are you interrogating me?”
“I’m not.” Her voice softened. “But, Isabella, if you know anything, you have to tell me. Anything at all can help us capture him and put him back where he belongs.”
“I’m not going back to work because my boss is the devil, and I’m sick and tired of working with monsters from hell, not because I know anything about Declan or his escape.” I darted to my room before I’d explode.
I felt as if I was shattered into a million volatile pieces inside one vessel, awaiting to erupt. When I’d no longer be.
No more Declan. No more cursed blood. No more devils.
Just peace.
“Why did she say her boss was the devil? I’m sure you know something. If you’re really looking after her, you must speak.” The detective’s voice reached me clearly, not even muffled behind my closed bedroom door.
Damn it. I shouldn’t have said anything.
I stood by the door in anticipation, only negative hums echoing.
“Professor Asher, you work with Isabella closely?” she asked.
“I do,” Joshua answered.
“Have you noticed any change in her behavior in the past week or so?”
There was a pause and then a sigh. “A couple of days ago, she was agitated. Then she stopped coming to class.”
What the fuck?
“Have you contacted her to know the reason behind that?”
“Listen, Detective. Sexual harassments aren’t easy to prove. Especially, when the woman is involved in a case such as Isabella’s. She didn’t want to say anything or press any charges. It’s her word against his. She couldn’t risk the fuss another charge would create. With the verdict coming out in a few days, she chose to remain silent so she wouldn’t jeopardize anything.”
I threw my head between my hands and cried. Why would he say this shit now? Did I really need to start another war…with the fucking devil?
A grunt.
Another sigh.
Silence.
Why isn’t anybody saying anything no more?
“Thank you, Professor, for your time,” she said.
That’s it?
Looks like I was worried for no reason. Thank you, Joshua, for your lie. It shut her up.
A knock on my door made me flinch. “Isabella?” she called out.
I rotated the knob slowly and met her gaze with weeping eyes. “Yes?”
“Stay strong, Professor. You’re in good company here. We won’t stop until we find him, and you’re safe again.”
CHAPTER 29
