Crushed Affections (Dominic and Bella)
Chapter 41

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on her machome atter work, as the son was setting, Bellacouldn't shake the feeling that someone was trading her yet, every time she looked back, there was no one there.

She thought of that man and couldn't help but leelnenus. She quickened her pace, almost beraking into a miñas she hurried back home. As soon as she depped into the cound, the locked the gate behind her.

She was all alone now, and it was freaking her out. Bella tried to imagine that Lemand and Dominic were still around, but the empty courtyard constantly reminded her that she

She had been preparing to kave for several days, but she hadn't decided on a city to settle in. She didn't want anything else to happen.

After dinner and a shonest, she went to the bathroom with some con clothes. The wound on her head was already healed, so she could get it set

While she was taking a shower, she heard something unusual amid the sound of running water. Their was an alley outside the bathroom window, and even though she had closed it, the sound was clearly coming from mutside Bella held her breath and carefully dressed herselt night then, thenated some approching the window, and she screamed.

When the person aside the window realized they had been discovered, they took offright away.

Night had fallen, and Bellaws to fail to go outside to check on her own. She was on the verge of tears, overwhelmed by fear.

Things wine wuy wone than she thought they'd be since she kit Milker Manot at least she had never been this tried there.

in the middle of the night, while Bella was haltanleep, she heard the sound of the window being pushed open

She thought it was.hist the wind, but when she opened her eyes, she saw a figureclimbing through the windows into her room. Terrified, she screamed, "Who are you? I'm going to call help!":

The greclumsily climbed back out the window the same way he hardenbered, Bella got up and burned on the lights. When the walked over to close the window, she noticed that the person had scaled the courtyard wall The way he walked sugnated that his legs were injured.

The first person that came to mind was the man from earlier in the day, and there was a good chance he was the one who had been perking in on her while shewn taking a shower. But why would he do such acting?

Bella wondered if he was mentally. Perhaps he surfood more than just an intellectual disabling Why else would he do somethingan pered?

Bella called the cops, and it wasn't long before officers from the town's station arte er taking her statement, they assured her they would fad the person and bring him in

After the caps left, she seas too scared to sleep, she just cred in bed

Tella decided she'd stay up and leave first thing in the morning she didn't care where she went; she just selt she couldn't stay there anymore.

All of a sudden, her phone rang, and she jumped, as she was still un edge. The caller ID displayed an attic amber.

In such a moment of vulnerability, she'd answeramy call, even if it was unsalted sales pichest needed to hear another to feel alone

As soon as the cal connected, Simon's voice came through "You're still awake, Bella"

For the first time, she didn't feel the urge to hang upon him, but she didn't mentien at she was going through a well "tam. What's up?"

His voice was heavy with regret as he repeated the woods he had said countless times beforr, "I know I messed up, and I'm not asking you to forgive me, line, give me a chance to make it up to you Come to Hoha and let me take our of you" Usually, Bella would've turned him down without rond thought at this time, she hesitated

Hotha was a burgeoning metropolis teaming with passibilities, like foodle. Even if she wasn't going for Simon, she could still make a good lite for herself there

Bella paused for a moment before responding, 'T'll think about it. Let's leave it at that for now.God.w!

As those words let her mouth, she had already made up her mind is go to Holba, but she was about to let Simone just yet. She didn't want him to think she was going there because of her