Synopsis

ForthetenyearsshewastheadopteddaughteroftheLockwoodFamily,IslaPrescotthadalwaysbeenwell-behaved.TheonlytimeshesteppedoutoflinewastohaveasecretrelationshipwithSilasLockwood,whomshe'dhadacrushonforyears.Becauseoftheirvastdifferenceinstatus,therelationshipcametoamessyend.AfterIslaPrescottandSilasLockwoodbrokeup,shewaspursuedbySilasLockwood'sgoodfriend,ShaneSterling.“Hedoesn'tknowhowtocherishyou.Whynotconsidermeinstead?”InIslaPrescott'seyes,ShaneSterlingwasmischievous,cunning,andfullofnonsense,yethewasanevenmoreunattainablefigurethanSilasLockwood.IslaPrescottwassureshehadneverprovokedhim,buthecorneredherbythebedsidewhenhewasdrunk,caressingherredlipsagainandagain,pleadingwithheroverandover,“IslaPrescott,won'tyougivemeakiss?”Whatshedidn'tknowwasthat,inplacesshecouldn'tsee,hehadbeenwaitingwithdeepaffectionforavery,verylongtime.