when Bella arri

the moment she pu

was turned

who did this?" she

n the miserable place she called

o the little mon

had hidden it, her hands already t

othing, not

est tig

ving things aside, hoping she was wrong. But there was

looked tow

was

d she had kept for h

loor, her body shaking violently as the tears

est, as she cried like somet

usted, Father. I am exhausted, Mother. Why did you have to leave

ame out broken,

ch have

rifted back to the man sh

ight for money doesn't sound so bad anymore. Maybe it's time I go

coffed

, the way she always did, Bella forced her

it, letting it run over her skin as if it

itchy against her skin

her room. Bella lay down on her makeshift bed, staring up a

good ca

wly, an id

nhattan. I won't giv

oney she had left and

" she told herself. "I can sleep on the streets if I have to. Beg for jobs. If

lity, but her heart

fear creeping in-the fear that some

her heavy water gallons across the floor and placing them against

id she retur

ht in her chest, exhaustion claime

***

HO

aked body loomed, his face hidden behind a black

to her with relentless force. Her weak attempts to move

that dick," Lucian growled, slapping her ass hard.

shit, fu

ngers, then exhaled a cloud of smoke directly into her face. Sh

voice trembling. Fear overshadowed any trace

than an object for his pleasure, a rag to be used at h

rushing it under his heel, then effortles

raw. His hands clamped around her throat, squeezing just enough

ced with disdain. "I was told you were the

into her mercilessly until t

s. With a low groan, he spilled his thick, milky load across her stomach and o

long, satisfied drag before exhaling slowly. Opening his cupboard, he

herself up, heading

g?" His voice cut through the air, cold a

to clean up,"

it were the most ordinary rule. "Get dressed and leave. Let my cum d

left no room for defiance. She obeyed, pulling on her

alled room service to clean up th

**

ready dressed, ready to leave, wh

ed into loud, a

en this doo

ped. It was the

oney... How d

re leaving. I've had enough of your

landlord stepped inside. He scowled in anger, his

Andrew," she greet

h," he snapped. "Pay up. I'

t back angrily, which only worsened things. "It's

oney. Then pay with your body. I've heard stories of how slutty you are, roaming the stree

she did what she had to survive... but this time

ce. You can have it. I may be hopeless , a common slut , but I won't do what I don't want to

money if you want to stay today and l

tle money left in her bag and handed it to hi

k the money, his hand grazing h

tomorrow," he warned, dragging his ey

d the door

mined to get her hands on anything o

**

ay...even as a waiter, they said they had enough staff. She glanced at a nearby

ting their laughter, their innocence, their complete cluelessness about the world, bring her a small measure of peace. She

maybe if the baby saw other children, she would calm down. It wo

the nanny's

... Okay, I'm comi

rushed off, hailed a taxi

despite everything, she felt thankful...otherwise, she might have slept straight int

d is gone, whose baby is crying?"

d, a litt

erself, trying to reason. Looking at the sky, she guessed

istent. Bella's heart thudd

er eyes widened. She reco

by I saw at th