"When I send your sister's head next... Don't you think there will be a revolt?!"I shook my head and tried to hold him back. "He will find out that you did it and then he will come for you, why do you want to cause trouble for your people? Please Arnold, just let us go..."He threw his head back an
Darius's POVThere were tears stains on her face and shock in her eyes but I was overwhelmed with just one thing —her presence.I took slow steps to the bed and embraced her. She froze in my arms and I melted in hers.It had barely been a week but it felt like she had been gone for years. My heart h
"Bella! Wait!" I called after her but she just kept on marching.The guards that had brought her tried to stop her but I have their signs to let her be and that I was with her. But she walked right to their center and narrowed her eyes on them."Where is Arnold?" She yelled.The guards all had the s
Bella's POVMy heart was rattling in my chest. I could feel it rising and falling in a motion that could not be defined. Darius and Arnold had joined forces to bring me pain. They played with my emotions.Who do they think they are? Who did Darius think he was, messing with my life how he saw fit?!
"Bella, why can't you just listen to me—" she let out a loud shriek and I turned around as fear flooded my brain."Talia?" I called. She was nowhere behind me. "Talia?!" I called again.My heart was starting to beat so loud even drums would be put to shame. I started heading back the way we came, h
Darius's POVThe healer was inside checking on Bella's sister and she requested that we wait outside while she works.Bella was pacing uncomfortably in front of the door. Arnold was leaning against the wall throwing me strange looks. Miranda sat on the floor, watching my movements from the corners o
This was the second time I was traveling to Arnold's land since the alliance and our friendship. And this room was the one he always assigned to me.The door Bella headed to was a walk-in closet. A perfect soundproof room where she could scream all she wanted without waking her poor sister.I follow
Bella's POVThis was wrong.Darius was a drug to my aching heart but I knew that having him was wrong. It felt right but I couldn't settle for it. There were too many red flags. What if I returned to him and he changed again?I left him for a reason and that hasn't changed.As we finished making lov
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