ISABEL'S POV

I stayed in bed, listening to James as he thrusted into Melissa. Sadly enough, he didn't even last long. But something else was happening — something that made me wonder whether Melissa was just naive or deliberately ignoring what was painfully obvious.

He kept saying Anna's name. He kept muttering her name, and even screaming it. I held my breath, hoping that she was going to lose her mind or ask him what he was saying. But she ignored it. Or maybe she was so lost in her ecstasy that she didn't notice.

The next morning, I managed to get out of the room even if I didn't...