Outriding A

THREE DAYS LATER

For the next few days, Isadora's practice with Vincent gets a lot more intense and everything seems back to normal. He has neither summoned her to serve him nor has he mentioned the incident again.

Whatever uproar that had risen in the mansion after Isadora's room upgrade has died down. Even Sienna has been laying low and out of sight for the past few days. Isadora never guessed her bluffs in the hallway would be so efficient.

Right now, she is standing beside Vincent's desk. He has summoned her this early evening.

Isadora shifts her weight from one foot to another, nervously as she waits for Vincent to address her for whatever purpose he summoned her here for. Her fast-growing unrest could be justified by one reason. Throughout their duel back at the practice grounds, usually with his gaze thick with hatred, there was something more this time …. much more sinister.

He had that psychotic look in his eyes, the same look he had when he made her almost kill Dante in