Chapter 34 An Encounter With A Warning

• Isabelle's heart thumped against her ribs like a frantic drum solo in her chest. She stared blankly at the woman who had just approached her with her emerald dress a vibrant splash of color against the stark white of the city's concrete jungle. The woman's eyes, an intense, almost unsettling shade of blue, held Isabelle's gaze with an unrelenting force.
• "I have something to tell you. Important news." the woman said with her voice a low murmur.
• Isabelle's mind raced. This woman was a stranger. A stranger who had just walked up to her and declared she had 'important news'. Was it some kind of scam? Did she need money?