Bella was turning around to leave when her gaze fell upon the doorstep of the house,
"Renee?"
Bella's eyes widened in surprise while her lips spread into a wide smile at seeing her best friend standing there.
Seeing her in front of her eyes, her eyes suddenly got filled with tears and she ran towards her, instantly taking her in a deep hug.
"Do you even know how much worried I was?" Renee scolded with a baby face, "your parents said you have found your mate so you left the pack when I came back home from the vacation. Your phone was not connecting and I was worried sick where you left without even telling me about it at all."
"Sorry." Bella whispered, pulling back from the hug and pu
Bella was sitting outside on the swing placed outside her house caressing the finger which was not swollen because of the tight ring. Her eyes were staring at the moon. Her heart in pain because of the devil who had left to sleep in the guest room upstairs. She was no longer as afraid of him as the thought of her family dying by his hands scared her. She knew he was merciless and that was the only reason that brought tears on her cheek that she wiped away almost instantly. Her gaze turned to Renee who sat right beside her. "I know about Damon, Bella." Renee finally spoke up in a low tone, "your parents told me everything, and clearly... you are not happy at all." Bella put her hand on Renee's lap in an attempt to find some kind of assurance, "Where can I go, Renee? What should
Numerous negative thoughts were running in her mind at the same time and that is why she failed to realize when he took her hand in his palm softly. He caressed the injured skin with the tip of his finger and that was enough to wake Bella up from the cloud of her thoughts. She jerked her hand away, pulling it away from his hold. "What the hell do you want now?" she gritted in a strong voice, "aren't you happy seeing me in pain or are you planning to give me more because you are not yet satisfied?" Damon stared at her blankly without saying anything, making her even more irritated. She could not even understand why his stare was not frightening to her, in fact, it just made her more weak in front of him. She tried to walk past him and that is when he grabbed her stomach, holding her
But her words only made him furious. Even though he knew that her words were true, it still made him angry. Even he himself could not understand why. After all, it was not like he was in love with her, right? He was only getting so desperately attracted to her because of her body. He glared at her in anger and that anger shifted in his grip on her. Bella flinched but Damon only smirked at her, hiding the anger that laid under the surface, while Bella continued to speak without understanding the depth of danger lurking beneath, "you don't love me Damon. This is just the lust of your wolf that forces you to come close to me from time to time. You know it, right? You should not be worried about me. I am not going to be your mate for life, after all." He looked down at her, unblinking at her words, "yes, I don't love you and there is no w
It had been two days since their stay at Bella's house. Since day one, it was harder for her to be around Damon as it seemed like Damon was hell bent on showing everyone in the pack that she was his. The only time she had been able to take a breath of relief was when he had gone out yesterday morning due to his work meeting and returned very late at night. To welcome their relation, her parents were having to hold a party at their house to introduce the couple officially. Even though their relationship was fake, it made her feel like shit thinking how better it would have been if she were a werewolf, not a weakening. Maybe then Damon would have accepted her without any objections and this party would have been a happy one for her instead of a sad reminder of her disabilities. She looked down at her family that was busy in prepar
It had been two days since the last encounter with Damon. Bella was happy as well as irritated. Happy for being at home finally, but irritated because she was stuck with Damon who had not left even one chance to grab her alone.Renee had told her that there was a surprise coming for her. The thing she hated the most was surprises. She begged to her so much but the stubborn brat refused to reveal anything.But then Bella was happy as from the past two days she did not have to encounter the devil of her life. He had to go back to his pack to handle some business and Bella felt like a free bird again without his watchful eyes. But somewhere in her heart, she knew he was somewhere near her. Even though he was physically not there, she could still feel his presence. And his scent that he had left around the house and on her did n
Liam saw the tears in Bella's eyes and knew that she was feeling very emotional. Everything that had happened in her life within the past few weeks had made her even more exhausted than she had been while fighting for her life within her own pack for being the weakling. As she finally broke down in sobs in front of him, Liam hugged her immediately. Renee looked at both of them as she took deep breaths to control her tears. She had missed him too much as well. It was so good to finally see him again."Why am I feeling like my fighting champion has turned into a tears machine now?" Liam joked and was immediately hit with Bella's fist in his stomach as she gave him a threatening look."You have become too strong." Liam groaned in pain, "Stop eating so much now at least.""You are the fatt
Damon chuckled at the look on their faces that screamed fear. As he started walking towards with slow steps, his hands in the pockets of his jeans and nothing but an immensely cool look on his face, he saw Bella's forehead getting wet with sweat and some drops of it slipping down from her cheek to her neck.He felt his throat going dry in desire, but the anger he felt was much superior. His every step was like an attacker walking to its prey, his gaze fixated on Bella.Bella was trying desperately to think of something, some excuse, or a path that would help her get out of the current situation but her mind was blank. As Damon closed the distance between their bodies, grabbed her waist, and pulled her close to his chest harshly, her heart felt like it was about to jump out of her chest. She tried to turn her face to look her Renee but D
The next thing she heard was Liam's painful moan as Damon kicked him on his stomach again, making him curl up on the ground holding his stomach. Renee ran to Liam and covered him with her arms. Liam's eyes had started getting shut because of extreme pain and faintness but he still managed to glare at Damon in anger. Damon only smirked at Liam, showing him his superiority as he held Bella closer to himself possessively."You fucking bas..."The words had barely left Liam's mouth when Damon pushed Bella away from his hold and grabbed Liam by the collar of his shirt and made him stand up on his feet. Renee tried to come between them and hold Damon's arm but one jerk of his hand was enough to make Renee fall on the ground.He lifted his hand to punch Liam but Bella instantly grabbed his up