Chapter 145

Calista pov

I sighed heavily that was a long day of pretending as if I had chores because I still needed Bella to think that things were *normal* In the palace, now my feet were aching badly as I lay on my bed as I was rubbing my feet to bring back the blood flow.

I remembered what that woman had told me.

She told me that there were other things that she was keeping and she was going to tell me everything and provide evidence for it but she didn't want Bella to find out she was still afraid even in the privacy of the laundry room so she asked me to meet her later at midnight in her own room when she would have her own privacy.

"Does your feet hurt?"

I was unnecessarily startled when I heard his voice and my eyes lifted up to confirm that it was actually him standing by the door and upon looking at that place I was able to get the confirmation.

My eyes returned back to my aching feet but I was messaging it without responding to his question thinking that's the action that I was doing