“Ma’am,” her soft voice called and I recognized it to be Mary.I took a deep breath and walked to the door. There was a time during those two days that I had wished for Darius to come to me, but it never happened and I was no longer expecting it.“Hey,” I whispered as I pulled the door open.Her sad
Bella’s POV“You know that guy?” Mary asked as I returned to the kitchen and joined her by the sink.“Yeah, I do know him but for some reason… he claims not to know me anymore,” I said as I resumed my job of cleaning out the washed plates.“He is new around here. Maybe he just forgot.” Mary shrugged
“Hey Bella with the beautiful hair, what are you doing down here?” she asked as she got closer.I pulled a strand of my hair and rolled it in my finger as her compliment made me blush. “I was going to my room when I saw you take the bend down here,” I said.She raised her brows questioningly as she
Darius’ POVI picked up the file on my desk for the tenth time and tried to read through it again. The words jumbled as my brain refused to stay focused. It could only focus on one thing and that was Bella.She had imprinted herself everywhere. I couldn’t do anything without thinking about her. Yet
“…I know I can’t have you. I know that we can only be friends,” she finished.I dropped the file I had been struggling with on the table and settled further into my seat. Then I asked her, “What really brings you here Annabeth?” She was a very smart woman. Perhaps the smartest I have met in my life
Bella’s POVThe idea of leaving Darius started a conflict in my heart. A small part wanted to stay while the larger part wanted to leave.When I met him, I thought he was a monster and I considered him as such yet his fake tenderness made me hope, he could be the one to close up the hole in my heart
I felt overwhelmed with emotions as I didn’t know how to start thanking her. I took her hand and pulled them to my heart. “Thank you so much, Annabeth. I don’t know if we will meet again, but I am truly grateful for this,” I said as my eyes shone with unshed tears.“You are most welcome,” she said
Darius’ POVAnnabeth’s words resonated in my head times and again. It refused to away no matter how hard I tried to ignore it. It stayed present and it ate at my brain and heart like a deadly disease. I didn’t want to lose Bella like I had lost the one before her. Annabeth was right, but I refused
The waist side hugged my curves like a second skin and the slit showed just enough skin to make Darius go crazy.I picked a flat sandal and packed my hair up, using my new fancy hairpin to hold it in place.Since the maids had carried all of our bags down, the only thing left was me. I gave a final
Epilogue: (Bella's POV)(**A Year Later**)I was soaking in a warm bath in the bathroom, enjoying the way the water kissed my skin. Memories of the past sizzled in and out of me as the water continued its soothing work.My mother had changed though we suspected this was because she felt her children
"You can never be half the man Darius is. The only monster in this story is you Liam, not Darius!" Bella retorted."Aahh!" Liam let out a barbaric scream and the popping of bones filled the air.Before I could make a split-second decision, he started running toward Bella and the time slowed. I threw
Darius's POVArnold's convoy got to Liam's pack and we could see the light works in the distance. My heart skipped a beat as I hoped we were not too late.We parked along the border lines to conceal the vehicles among the trees. I stepped out of the vehicle and placed my hand on my waist as I looke
The door to my room opened and my mother stepped in with a tray of food in her hands."How is my Luna doing?" She chirped happily not even noticing the long faces we were sporting —maybe she did and decided to ignore it."I brought you breakfast!" She placed the tray on the bed and pulled it open fo
Bella's POV"My sons were murdered in cold blood by Liam and when I told the pack that he did it, they tagged me as the crazy one. Do you think they will believe you?" Her voice rang in the almost empty room we sat in.I looked at my father and he nodded, giving me the support and comfort I needed.
"Oh, dear goddess! My child, you are right. I have a breakout?" She yelled talking away to her room. "I need to take care of my face at once!"I smiled as I watched her hurry to her room to use about a hundred products to keep breakouts away from her."You should come early so that I can do a facial
Bella's POVI watched as Liam's convoy reluctantly leaves and I keep flashing him a huge smile as the vehicles disappear into the far distance.When I was sure they were completely gone, I pushed the front door to my house open and walked in."Oh, Bella, you are back?" My mother squeaked from her po
I nodded and stepped out of the room. Liam was in the vehicle waiting and as soon as his guards saw me, they pulled the door open for me to join him.It was completely dark outside and I knew that I had to go see that old woman now or miss the chance. Tomorrow was the last day before the ceremony.W