A Common Enemy

The memory of how Isabella had shifted all the crimes onto Elise ignited a surge of fury. Elise lunged forward, slamming her palms against the partition glass. "How dare you show your face after what you did!" she shouted.

Isabella sat calmly across from Elise, leaned forward slightly, and said with a hint of cold amusement, "Elise, if I were you, I wouldn't be talking to me like that." She paused