oes sh

f this mess without her. It seemed he had made the mistake of angering Arthur

e needed him but now she felt the urge to give herself up to help him… she d

ment's pause. "I want him to leave alive. I want to see hi

fer," he mused. Bella nodded and

inal. Bella felt a little bit of relief,

her cool skin. Up her arm, to her shoulder, and then, resting on her delic

he released her, tur

ack to the bed and pressed her hand agains

rning her even

leaving

him from the room she was in, but she

on the balcony, nervo

as one picked out for her by the

g to spend her life away from all that she

price she had

wasn't one to mess with. For the past two days she had been in this hotel room, she had realized that Arthur Serrano w

men had left the room

the black vehicle that stood in the hotel's park. The

keep to his words. Bella watched as her brother walked to the other si

on the white bandage that stood out, wrapped on her brother's hand and c

and an unhealthy burs

to Arthur who still

to him?" She as

with a smirk. It irked her

a pitch. She looked like she was about to cr

ff a finger… or two. I don't remember. Besides, it's

r made Bella eve

ed. "You didn't keep to your end o

using to see her fuming and

t and tugging his sleeve up to reveal a gold watch and the gold bracelet he wore. He glanced at it briefly. "After all, I never told you he would be leaving here unharmed. I only promised you

wards him, her heels clicking on the

ising her hand to slap him. That was

t shake out of. Before she knew it she was pinned to the wall an

all twice. It left her gasping for breath and weak against him.

to the wall with only one hand. "I don't like people who can't keep their anger to themselves. I try to be nice,

choke out but he only tigh

rely managed to keep herself standing on

felt fingers on her chin and she found herself bein

ce, darling. And I'm delighte

ay and he rel

burr that stirred something within her. "But for now

the sounds of Arthur storming out of the

a slam and she covered

herself into this time? Wha