"Winner!" the loud computer voice announced.
Bella had thrown the arrows randomly. She had not expected to actually win on a whim! Although, she missed seeing the knowing look Damon threw in the direction of the shopowner with a grin on his face that he quickly hid.
The shop owner, placed two items on the front counter. A huge, fluffy panda, and an extremely gorgeous golden clip with tiny little non shiny diamonds that had flowers and leaves design. She had never seen more beautiful jewelry than it in her entire life.
"You can pick any one of these items." The shop owner said with a smile, "congratulations on the win."
"Seriously?" she murmured, shocked, and immediately picked up the pin in her hand to admire
Damon's POVI just wanted to get home at this point and hide her away somewhere. Everywhere I went, her admirers popped out of nowhere like fucking popcorns. At this point, I was frustrated to the core.We got out of the event area, I had already called Alex to bring the car when suddenly something passed by me with an unnaturally fast speed. The very next second, my hands were grabbed, Bella falling out of my hands.I instinctively jumped forward to grab her. I could not let her get hurt at any cost! But the hold on my arms was impossibly tight, and Bella was nowhere in my sight.My head shot up in shock only to find a man holding her up in his arms.
Bella stepped close to Hunter. Lifting her arms, she wrapped them around his neck, got close, put her lips near his ear and whispered,"Let's stay here for a few days."The surge of happiness that rushed inside me was uncontrollable and overwhelming. I knew she still loved me... she can not leave me.But then, her next words had all of those feelings die just as soon as they had appeared, "I want to see Damon suffer the same way he tormented me in the past."Hunter wrapped his arm around her waist, holding her upright as she struggle to stand straight in her drunken state. There was uncertainty and unpleasant expressions on his face.She turned arou
Damon's POV...The worst thing that has happened to me was when Bella disappeared for three years. I had never thought that something would ever hurt me like I was hurt when my dad and mom were killed, but Bella leaving me did.Now sitting in the pack house with two men beside her having dinner at the dining table and her whole attention just focused on them made me realized why she had left and how much I had hurt her. Keeping Alina under the same roof as her with my relation tied to her must have destroyed Bella from inside bit by bit. I had thought I will make sure she is okay but I did not. And now as she sat with two men in front of me, I felt the same pain that I had made her go through.And damn it hurt like hell.
This must have been the first proper sleep in forever, and maybe the most peaceful one as well.As I stared at her sleeping face, her hair falling on her face and no frown, I realized maybe the tv did not show those sappy shows or movies just as fake as I had always thought.Bella fell asleep while talking about everything. I did not even intend for her to get invested in a discussion about such a small matter but the more she talked about it, even though it was all about business, I felt more... normal and attached.She fell asleep on the side of the bed, her feet dangling down and her head resting on the wall. When an hour passed and I was sure she was deep in sleep, I picked her up to lay her down on the bed, and went on to go sleep next to her after turni
My feet was trampled on by hers, making me flinch."You know physical abuse is not allowed on living beings, right?" I glowered."Stop being dramatic.""Then tell me what I did to you to make you this much angry?" I threw my hands up with a wide grin that I tried to hide, "you are losing your mind over nothing. Or was it that you wanted me to do something to you but I didn't, that's why you're angry?"Her mouth opened and closed like fish, her face contracted in disbelief, "Damon, you are dreaming if you seriously think I have any thoughts about you touching me.""Those I think you definitely have," I smirked, "you are so insistent on it, aren't you? Arguing ab
Bella's POVWhen Hunter proposed to go out at night, I could not refuse him this time. As we went out of the pack house and towards the forest, instead of a usual path that other wolves took to run, Hunter pulled me to an opposite, shorter path."Why are we going there?" I asked him in confusion."'Cause I don't want to be found until I come back with you." Hunter grinned, grabbing my hand to keep me with himself without getting lost.To my surprise, as we kept climbing up the short, narrow path, it opened up into a wider one that was going up towards a hill covered in more trees."Wow. I have never been to this side." I muttered in wonder.
By the time we went down the hill, changed into the clothes that Hunter had brought for the both of us and went down the hill, everything had already gone silent in the dead of the night.I was walking ahead, Hunter just a step behind me. We were about to come out of the woods when he suddenly grabbed my hand and pulled me back. I turned to face him, staring in question."I want to do something." he suddenly murmured, his ocean gaze in turmoil, but filled with a warmth that I was trying to get used to whenever he stared at me.I knitted my brows, smiling a little, "Do what?"He was silent for a brief second, but then his hand slipped to the back of my head, his body got closer, and the next thing I knew, his lips we
Searching for Bella, I was eventually led out of the house where I saw her standing by the door, staring toward the blank path in silence. Her back was facing me. I had been worried sick about her being in love with Hunter. Did she feel attracted to him? She had kissed him, this meant she was not completely unaffected by him. Had she... had she fallen in love with him? I wanted her back but not at the expense snatching her happiness. Which only meant that I had to do better and bring her attention back to me. I have to do everything to win her and not let her fall in love with Hunter.I inched closer to her, and placed my head on her shoulder. She did not react. I put my hand on her waist, staring in the direction she was looking at but there was nothing interesting."What are you staring at so intently?" I asked softly
As he watched her, a burning desire ignited within him. He wanted to be the one to make her smile like that, to be the one to make her happy and content. The thought of her being with someone else filled him with a fierce longing that he couldn't ignore.But he knew he couldn't force her to choose him. He had to let her go and hope that in her next life, she would see him as more than just a friend. He longed for the chance to love her fully, to be with her in every way possible.Hunter opened his eyes and took a deep breath, feeling a sense of calm wash over him. He knew he had to focus on the present and fulfill his duties as a celestial being. But he couldn't help the burning desire within him, the longing for Bella that consumed him.He stood up, feeling the cool night air on his face, and looked out over the pond. The moon goddess' magical aura surrounded him, and he felt a sense of peace wash over him. He closed his eyes again, focusing on his desire for Bella, letting it consum
HUNTERNicolaj walked slowly towards Hunter, taking in the magical surroundings of the moon goddess' place. The pond was surrounded by tall trees that seemed to glow under the moonlight, and the water's surface was so clear that it looked like a mirror. Hunter was sitting at the edge of the pond, staring into the water, lost in thought.As Nicolaj approached, he could smell the alcohol on Hunter's breath even from a distance. He shook his head, disappointed, but he knew that Hunter was going through a tough time."You're drunk," Nicolaj said, as he sat down next to him, “again. Ever since we have come back here, you haven’t been sober.”Hunter shrugged. "I needed something to forget about her. I thought getting drunk would help, but it's just making me talk about her more.""Bella?" Nicolaj asked, trying to keep his voice calm."Yes," Hunter said, looking down at his reflection in the water. "She chose Damon over me, a celestial being. Can you believe that?"Nicolaj raised an eyebrow.
Bella, who had entered the room in that very moment when Damon had snapped at Misha, moved quickly, taking Misha into her arms and soothing her with gentle words and loving touches. She knew that Damon was in a hurry and didn't mean to take it out on Misha, but he had scared Misha. Damon stood there, feeling like the worst father in the world. He tried to take her in his arms several times after that, not giving a damn about being hours late for the meeting but Misha would not let him pick her up at all. She started crying the moment he touched her. His little girl was upset with him. It was the worst feeling he had felt in his chest after Bella had left him. He could feel the tears welling up in his eyes as tried to coax her but she just didn’t allow him to even get near herself. “Don’t worry.” Bella put her palm on his cheek, assuring him softly, “she will get over it, baby. She must have gotten startled.” “She is angry with me.” Damon muttered, his heart aching painfully as he w
One Year After Damon and Bella Got MarriedAs the weeks passed by, Bella's pregnancy progressed smoothly, and Damon was more in love with her than ever before. He couldn't help but stare at her with admiration and desire, even as her belly grew larger with each passing day.One evening, as they were getting ready for bed, Damon pulled Bella close to him and whispered in her ear, "You look absolutely beautiful, my love."Bella blushed, feeling a surge of desire as Damon's hands trailed over her body. "Stop it," she giggled. "I feel like a beached whale."Damon shook his head, "You're glowing, Bella. Absolutely radiant. You make me feel like the luckiest man alive."Bella smiled, feeling her heart swell with love. "I'm so excited to meet our baby," she said, placing her hand on her belly.Damon leaned in and placed a gentle kiss on her stomach. "Me too," he whispered. "But right now, I just want to focus on you. You're so beautiful, Bella. More beautiful than ever before."Bella blushed
I broke off into a blind run after slamming the doors open. I ran straight to the pack house, not even thinking that I was wearing nothing but a t shirt and underwear. I ran straight inside. Since it was noon, some people had already woken up but others were still asleep, tired from the party yesterday. I ran into Roman as I was about to climb up the stairs."What's wrong?" he asked the very second he saw the look on my face."Hunter and Nikolaj. Where are they?" Even though I was breathes from running, I managed to splutter out."Guest rooms. First floor, first two rooms." Roman said with a confused stare.I ran off immediately. I was hoping it was just a joke that Hunter played for which I can kill him with my own
"Hey! I did not even agree to that!" I jumped in."An hour." Damon shot at Hunter."Twenty four hours." Hunter retorted."Three hours.""Twenty four.""Six hours""Eighteen.""Twelve hours! That's the last. You take it or leave it." Damon snapped and wrapped his arms around me tightly with his head on my shoulder, like a kid afraid of giving his toy away to another kid to play.I and the others sitting around were controlling ourselves with very much strength to not burst into laughing fits.
My hand was on Damon's that was wrapped around my chest to keep me close to himself. The moment he said it, my hand dropped lifelessly."She is still the same innocent, saint girl who had left me behind." Damon continued, "she is still the same to me, no matter what she did. So I want her. And I want her every version. I don't fucking give a damn if she kills the entire world."He gripped my shoulders and turned me around to face himself. His eyes were capturing mine with focus and love, "I wanted to torture them for you. They took my everything by ruining you. I wanted my revenge. If I was as soft as you are, I would have killed them the very day that you disappeared, Bella."Believing the words he was saying was hard. Even more hard was the feeling that was tingl
I hesitated. I knew he had a crush on me. He loved me. I knew that. And to hurt his feelings, that was the last thing on earth that I ever want to do. I could not even nod my head in answer but I guess I did not need to. He looked at it and then met my eyes again, "I should be saying that I am happy for you but if you want me to be honest..." he stopped speaking. "It is alright." I cut him off softly, "I know I hurt you." The grimness on his face increased. I don't think he wanted to see me hurt. Even when one day I broke a very beautiful piece of glass showpiece that he always kept on the side table by his bed, the one that he cherished so much that if Nikolaj even tried to touch it Hunter would be up at his throat barking
Bella's POVI think I had never felt my soul leave my body until this very moment. Damon was not just good at sex. He was literally torturously great that it did not even leave a room for me to complain about. I mean, it was not like I could say to him 'you are just too good at making me cum, slow down'? It would just broaden that damn smirk on his face even more.After washing my hands, and tying my hair in a loose bun, I followed Damon out of the washroom hand in hand. He took us back to the seats, but I pulled at my hand. He noticed the slight pull, turned around to face me, "What's wrong?"I arched up on my toes to say the words in his ear, "I am going to go out for a minute. I need to breathe some fresh air."I