LOGINNothing Is Ever Coincidences Andre did not move immediately after Bella left..The doors had barely settled back into place when the silence returned, heavier than before.It stretched across the room, pressing into the walls, settling into the space she had just occupied.For a brief moment, his gaze remained fixed on the door…Then something in it shifted.Not outwardly , and definitely not enough for anyone watching to name it. But it was there, buried beneath control so practiced it had become second nature.“She speaks to you without restraint,” the elder finally said, careful.Andre did not respond. The man lingered a second longer, as if expecting something else When none came, he inclined his head slightly.“I will take my leave, Alpha.”Andre gave a small nod, dismissing him without a word.The door closed again and he was alone in the room. This time, he exhaled.His hand moved to the edge of the table beside him, fingers resting there briefly before curling against the wood
Seeking Just Answers The night did not settle not at all after her father left, every word he said was left there in her subconscious mind as it lingered.Bella remained where she was long after the door had closed behind her father, as if something in her had not caught up to the moment yet. The room felt unfamiliar now, like it had shifted into something colder without warning.Her promise still echoed faintly in her ears.‘I’ll handle it.’The words had come too easily. She had said it without thinking too much about its impact and now she had to.Still they felt like a weight she could not set down. She moved at last, but slowly, like every step required thought. Again for the umpteenth time her gaze found the crumpled paper where it had fallen earlier. For a moment, she just looked at it, perhaps all of this was caused by it and at the same time maybe not.Then she walked past it. It wasn’t what mattered at that moment. All she wanted to do was get to the end of this.Andre
What It CostsBella did not remember the walk back. One moment she was standing near the disposal yard with the wrong paper in her hand, and the next she was inside her room with the door shut harder than she intended. The sound echoed once and settled into the silence like something final. She stood there, staring at nothing.All of this was starting to dawn on her, but the question at the back of her mind was why?Why, now?Then the anger came all of a sudden. It rose sharp and sudden, curling tight in her chest until it had nowhere else to go.“This is your fault,” she muttered, her voice low but trembling. “All of this… it’s your fault.”Theo’s face pushed its way into her thoughts without invitation. The way he had spoken and the way he had looked at her like none of this mattered…Like she didn’t matter.If he hadn't done that all of this wouldn't have happened. It was starting to play out at the back of her mind that all of this was going to result into something far more terri
It Shouldn’t Be LostThe word didn’t come the way Bella expected, she had shut her eyes expecting the worst. It couldn't be that bad right. It was just a god-damned piece of paper. Yet all of this wasn't a justification. At least it didn't feel like that. If it was important to her then what was in it had to be.When the words finally came It wasn’t accusing in any way.“Bella,” Eleanor began, her voice quieter than before, “have you eaten?”Bella blinked. ‘Was that it?’Of all the things she had braced herself for, that wasn’t one of them.“No,” she answered after a second, caught off guard. “I… I wasn’t hungry.”Eleanor studied her for a moment longer, then gave a small nod, as if that confirmed something she had already assumed. Something about the woman before her seemed off but what it was she couldn't figure it out just yet.“That explains the state of you,” she said, not unkindly. “You look like you’ve been carrying the weight of an entire household on your shoulders.”Bella
Just A Damned Paper.A quiet, hollow feeling opened in her chest as she realizes this was not dream. The letter was gone. She was processing it slower but the feeling left something heavy that sunk into her chest.“We can ask the staff,” Aria suggested gently. “Maybe it hasn’t been taken far—”“I threw it away,” Bella cut in, her voice low. “I caused all of this…” Her fingers curled slightly at her sides.“I don’t even know why I did that.”The words came out softer this time, almost like she was speaking to herself.Aria stepped a little closer. “Then we fix what we can.”Bella let out a breath, but it didn’t steady her.Before she could respond…A voice came from behind them.“What in the hell are you doing out so late!” Bella stiffened as she knew that voice. Slowly, she turned. Andre stood a few steps away, leaning casually against the wall.His expression carried that same unsettling ease, the kind that never quite reached his eyes.His gaze flicked between them before settling
Holding On To Him.The door slammed harder than Bella intended as she walked back to her room as the sound rang through the room, she stood looking around like this was a kind of dream.“This is most certainly a joke.” she muttered.Regardless the room remained the way it was as if it carried everything she hadn’t said with… For a moment, she stood there with her back pressed against the wood, her fingers still curled around the handle.Her heartbeat came quickly as she took the first steps away as he could feel the pressure on her heart heavy and suffocating.Her chest rose quickly, uneven, like her body was trying to catch up with something her mind hadn’t yet accepted. She stared ahead, unfocused, her thoughts still stuck in the corridor.He didn’t come after her,like she had thought he would. That realization settled slowly, sinking deeper with each passing second.Bella’s grip on the handle loosened. Then, just as suddenly, something inside her gave way. She turned, stumblin
A Mistake?“Damn! Andre." He cussed as he stormed into the passageway that led to his wing.Theo found Amardi near the lower courtyard waiting with most of the servants long since withdrawn.Amardi stood with his hands clasped behind him, staring at nothing in particular. He did not turn when Theo
Chapter 22Unfinished TermsBella did not release her father’s hand until they were halfway up the stairs. It felt to her like he might disappear if she did.All of sudden she forgot he was to be blamed for her plight as she tugged on.Her father, though surprised, walked briskly behind her. “Wher
Lurking In Darkness.The corridor led back to Bella's room who was completely unaware of the conversation just underneath her window if she looked outside.She wasn't in her room anyways. Bella had remained where she was until her father disappeared beyond the curve of the staircase. Only then did
What Lingers in SilenceThe morning came quietly, almost too precise for a place that had known so much unrest the night before. It almost didn't feel like it even as the sunlight slipped through the tall windows in rays. Settling across the room in soft glitters.It brushed over the bed, over the







