nder'

s I slowly rose from the bed. I looked at my surroundings and wondere

d to remember. It didn't even take a s

I had left every duty I was handling to speak some sense in

verything ha

as I got off the bed. I glimpsed some medicati

r? Why was she taking

t walls reverberated through the

he hell

ood there speechless. Some of them

hey told me that morning. The last time they saw her was with a suitcase when she waltzed out of my house. I remember that day too. I had been slig

hecked the garage. It honestly felt like I was running mad. My growl

ming shower that did nothing to calm me

d a painkiller from the medicines on m

shrugged into my suit j

ssed hard down on the pedal. I was past the speed limit, but it was the only

ttention. Now s

o Beta Johnson the moment he

er at the villa and rushed you to a nearby clinic before I took

d tell me not to call her Luna Torres but Miss Turner.

e, my rage building with each w

dissolution request. Here it is," he placed the file in front of me. "I received it just before

blind rage, I gripped the sheets of

time, you're out!" I told him sternly. If she wants me

ing at? Had she gone crazy? Wasn't it enough that I let her stay in my house and fed her? I wo

r that shit again, ev

traightened, and I suspect

her, my anger evaporated to an extent, but I could still feel it. I could still fee

But Bella had to leave for treatment abroad because of a rare genetic condition u

care, my protection.She tells me she still loves me.I can't give her what she wants.

decided to ignore it as she sashayed her hips toward me and perch

he gesture. "You've been working all month. We haven't seen each other for a long t

hnson picking up the papers and shuffling th

the papers so I could shred them like I did the p

cheeks pressed on my thighs, her fingers intermittently fiddling with my collar a

ey's stunts and desperation for attention and focus on the woman in my arms ri

she looked at me. My heart momentarily skipped a b

y. You know it's

, "You should alway

ers, and my lips grazed hers in a brief kiss. "So

her pout in place. Her pupils rolled up as she thought of what she wanted.

" I raise

signs the best jewelry. All the Lunas in

her waist. "Done. I will make s

y heart swelled. "Thank you!" She

e for Sydney too. It would shut her up and make her f

peering into mine. "This Sunday is my

ied to accommodate the date of someone's

want you there. I'm sure Dad does too," she looked away and ransacked her tiny bag that was sitting primly on my table. Her ha

ch equaled more money, and more money equally meant more work. I couldn't afford to slack o

I stopped. If I could make time to attend this party, I could accom

ent he needed to knock some sense into Sydney's head and remind her that our unfortunate

be a few hours away from wor

la, "I'd make t

wait!" Sh