Bella’s POVThe dining hall was empty.Did I come too early?I walked in cautiously and sat down on my designated chair. Maybe he got delayed with work again. Maybe someone needed his attention on something important. He would come down for breakfast. He never missed those. –I told myself over and o
At the time, I knew I was making it hard for Shana but what choice did I have? Like she had said, no one went on to a monster with open arms…“I am sorry about that Shana…” I said as I took a sip of my water.“Naa, it’s fine. I understood why you did what you did. I might have done worst if I were i
Darius’ POVIt had been a week since I had almost dropped my guard around Bella. I couldn’t understand what had come over me that night. It was even scary to think of.What had come over me? What was wrong with me?No matter how much I tried to avoid thinking about it, it was always there at the bac
Now that I have, it was impossible to keep my mind and body away.“Anika… stop,” I said in a strained voice.Bella shook her head and walked away from the door before I could say anything else.Anika paused for a second and looked up at me with her large eyes. I slowly guided her mouth away from my
Darius’ POVI finished her off and I went to the bathroom to clean myself while she stayed behind. I could tell her legs had weakened but I refused to care. Why should I be bothered about how she felt? I never bothered about Anika or my other women –Bella shouldn’t be any different.Emotions like th
It broke me to hear that she preferred dying to spending a night with me. I had been hard on her but was it that bad?I stayed quiet till she had calmed down and then I asked, “What do you-” My voice came out hoarse and I stopped. I didn’t want her to know how badly her tears were affecting me. My
Bella’s POVDarius was a true monster and I was just plain stupid!How could I have ever thought for even one second that he would say something nice? How could I ever dream that he would set me free?I didn’t deserve all of these. Chris was right.Darius was just a bitter person that considered pai
Besides, the feral wolves had been taken care of.My plans started rolling into motion as I pulled the door open and started running –but I didn’t get far.Just my second footing and I crashed into a wall. It disoriented me for a couple of seconds and I looked up to find what a wall was doing right
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