Chapter 25

Mia's POV

As I stood on the dimly lit street corner, raindrops cascading down my face, I felt a mixture of fear and determination coursing through my veins. Isabella's twisted plot had woven a web of deception around me, trapping me in a game where the stakes were higher than ever before. With each passing moment, the walls closed in, and I knew that my only choice was to go on the run.

The rain-soaked city streets mirrored the turmoil in my heart as I hurriedly walked, my footsteps echoing against the empty buildings. I had left everything behind—the comfort of our luxurious home, the safety of our familiar routines—in order to escape Isabella's clutches. But in doing so, I had also left behind the life I had built with Nathaniel, the love that had sustained me through every storm.

My mind raced with thoughts of the evidence planted against me, the carefully orchestrated plan designed to frame me for a crime I didn't commit. Isabella's malevolence knew no bounds, and she had sought t