Damon was walking out towards his car when his phone rang. Seeing Roman's name on the screen, he immediately picked it up."What did you find?" he asked directly, impatience clear in his voice."I got the restaurant to send me the video of the dinner table. The woman's face is not clear in any of the snapshot, I am not sure why. In every scene, her face is hidden by a dark shadow.""What kind of bullshit is that." Damon snapped, "at such a high class restaurant have they put up cheap cameras that can not detect the face of a fucking woman?"His heart was already in pain since last night. All he wanted to do was just get a hint of his suspicions being true so his heart can finally be at peace. His mind was fill
Bella's eyes were instantly filled with pain at the mention of it. Hunter regretted the words as soon as he said them as it reminded her of her horrible past, but it was too late to take those words back now. He halted at a spot and pulled her sideways towards an open area going towards the edge of a river where many boats were parked at the side.She followed him without a sound of protest and as they came to settle on a white boat after paying the owner, Hunter started up the boat to pull away from the place.Bella stared at the vast city spread out at the edge. The river water took them away from it towards the silence and blue, endless line. Once the boat was steady, Hunter came up to sit right next to her. His head leaned backward while his elbows rested on the edge of the boat for support. His blue eyes sparkled when ma
Bella's sincere gaze turned to a glaring one while Hunter burst out in laughter immediately at the look on her face."You don't leave even a moment to tease me." Bella gritted and glared at him.Hunter bumped the side of his head with hers lovingly, "Your anger is just important to get my day going."****"This came through two days ago." Roman handed Damon a golden envelope, "Alpha Gray is celebrating his two hundredth birthday today. He has requested your presence at the event."Damon's grabbed the envelop to look over it briefly as he swift past the office hall. Many greetings came his way from various people that he ignored silently, his eyes scanning over
"A surprise?" Bella's frown changed into a smile, "really?""Have I ever lied to you?""More times than I can count." Bella rolled her eyes.He grinned and engulfed her body in a side hug, pushing her to come with him as they came inside the hall, "This time, I am not lying. Your reaction, well, I am not sure if it is going to be a good one or bad.""You are scaring me." Bella laughed awkwardly."Aw... who knew psychopaths are scared of something too."Bella shot Hunter a glare, only to earn a toothy grin from him in response.****
Bella tried to not react. As much as her heart was in distress and her legs trembled in panic, she tried to remain calm, thinking that she had to make sure he would not recognize her. There was no way for him to recognize her, right? She did not have a scent on her. More than half of her face was covered with the mask. He should not recognize her!In her panic, she pulled her hand to snatch it out of Damon's grasp. But she had not realized that it was so so tight on her that even when she had pulled with all her might, it did not lose at all. Her eyes moved away from his dark ones that were staring at her intently and for some reason, unblinkingly.She pulled at her palm again, and this time in desperation. Her breaths became harsher while her moves became frantic. All she could focus on was to try and get free of his d
Bella's body was filled with tingles when she heard his whisper. Her attention briefly moved away from Damon to Hunter entirely. Her gaze met Hunter's as she pressed her lips, sighing in nervousness. Then she also leaned down close to his ear, and muttered, "Let's move to a different city right now." she gulped hard, trying not to sound as affected as she was feeling from inside, "please. I can not be so close to home. To him."Hunter slid his hand on her lap and grasped her hand in his own, "I am here for you." he moved away and then came to bump her forehead softly with his own, "you have to face your past to accept a new future and reality of your life."When he moved back, her lips were trembling and her eyebrows were knitted tight in tension."Don't tell me you are
On the other hand, Damon had been listening and staring at both of them quietly while staying hidden. He clicked a picture of Bella from his phone and put it in his pocket again. He could not believe how much she had changed over the years. She looked more beautiful, more confident and... well, healthier.He heard their words and the moment Hunter started speaking, he hoped this man would keep his fucking trap shut. Each word he said felt like screeches of nails on the walls to Damon's ears.'Be his wife?' Damon rolled his eyes. At least one thing was confirmed that Bella was not his 'wife' yet, as the bastard had been claiming.And then he had the nerve to go ahead and say 'I love you' with his dog like eyes to her so brazenly? Damon straightened in his spot on hi
"I am sorry." he repeated softly.These past three years had forced him to repeat every little memory with Bella over and over again. And each time he had submitted to the grave guilt and sadness that rushed to his heart. He had been so lost in trying to keep her safe that he had made her miserable.His life had always been deprived of love. When Bella came to him, the only thought that kept repeating in his mind like an unstoppable record was- keep her safe at all cost. No harm should come her way was the only thing he had wanted. His past had been scarred. His heart, even his wolf were cursed.In his blind efforts of keeping her safe, he lost her."Fuck your sorry." she hissed and stomped her heel on his foot. HAR