Chapter 84: Danger.

“Isla!” Jaxon burst into his mansion, breathless. “Isla!” he called again, his voice echoing through the eerily silent house.

Charlie’s words replayed in his mind as he rushed toward the stairs.

"Teresa has been here all along! Her mother changed their identities and appearance, terrified your father would come after the rest of the family. She fled Rome and has been hiding in a small house in Naples."

“Isla!” he shouted once more, but the silence remained unbroken.

Then he froze.

Down the hallway, his study door was ajar.

“Fuck!” he cursed, sprinting toward it.

The moment he stepped inside, her scent lingered in the air. His stomach tightened as he rushed to his desk—only to find his journal missing. The rest of his belongings had been disturbed.

“Fuck! She knows!” His pulse pounded as he bolted out of the study, slamming the door shut behind him. Without hesitation, he headed straight for her bedroom.