Chapter 17

Arthur’s POV

Mason parks near a bar Bella hasn't been to, adding visiting the bar alone to her to-do list.

They both make their way into the bar after showing their ID cards. Mason drops his hand on Bella's back to guide her to the empty seats in front of the bar where the bartender is mixing drinks for some group of people.

Bella sits on the stool carefully, with Mason on the one beside her, staring at the drink choices.

Mason asked. "Do you have any idea what you want to drink?"

"No, not really. I'll go with whatever seems okay to you."

"Okay."

The bartender turns to them, looking Bella up and down for a minute with a flimsy smile before his eyes stop on Mason who's intently watching with an almost obvious scowl.

Bella doesn't hear the conversation between Mason and the bartender, she's scrolling through her messages and subtly checking the time. She still has an hour before she heads back home. The last thing she wants is to get on Gabriel's bad side for today. He hasn't sc