With the help of people Isaac had planted in the mansion, Darcy was able to return to her room without alerting the men Leo had sent to keep an eye on her.
As she opened the first-aid kit to reapply the ointment on her wound, memories from the night before flooded her mind. She distinctly recalled the dark look in Isaac's eyes as he declared, "Honey, this is the last time I'm going to repeat myself. If you continue disregarding your body and showing up with wounds like this, I'm keeping you by my side by force. I won't let you go anywhere without me."
Not allowing her a chance to explain, he pulled her into a kiss fueled by rage.
"Such a busybody," she scoffed after her attention was pulled back to reality.
She left the bathroom after bandaging her wound with ease.
"Marlene... Marlene," she called.
