Alice bit her lip as she watched Isaac remain silent.
For a moment she wondered if she had said displeased him. The thought of Isaac being displeased with her was strangely heart wrenching.
But she understood why he would be displeased.
Alice had always been selfish when it came to Isaac. She had kept him away from other women, and now she was doing the opposite. Now she was asking him to be with someone else.
Her own sister.
Alice lowered her gaze slightly.
Did Isaac even like Selene that way? Alice knew Isaac had warmed up to her over time. Their conversations were easy, and Selene clearly enjoyed being around him. But Isaac was also the type who held grudges longer than most people realized.
Maybe he had simply hidden his displeasure because of Alice. Maybe he tolerated Selene because she was her sister. And now Alice was asking him to go to Selene willingly.
For her own motives.
The thought made her chest feel strange.
