Chapter twenty

Bella was still unsettled.They had barely stepped out of the conference room when her phone vibrated in her hand. Once. Then stopped. She glanced at the screen out of reflex.Unknown number.Her chest tightened immediately.She slowed her steps without realizing it. Darian was a few paces ahead, already scanning his phone, his jaw tight as if he were replaying a conversation in his head.The phone vibrated again.Unknown number.Bella stopped walking.Darian noticed this time. He turned, eyes narrowing slightly. “Problem?”“I don’t know,” she said honestly. “It’s an unknown number.”He studied her for a brief second. “Answer it.”That surprised her. “You want me to?”“Yes,” he said, flatly. “If it matters, it’ll reveal itself.”Her thumb hovered over the screen. Every instinct screamed at her not to pick up, but she was tired of running from things she didn’t understand.She answered.“Hello?”Silence.Bella frowned. “Hello?”Then came a laugh.Soft. Slow. Mocking.Bella’s spine stif

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Chapter twenty one

Bella didn’t knock when she got to Rachel’s place.She used the spare key like she always did, slipping inside quietly and closing the door behind her with more care than necessary. The apartment smelled familiar, clean laundry, faint citrus from the floor cleaner, something warm cooking in the kitchen. It should have felt comforting. Instead, it made her chest tighten.Rachel’s voice came from the kitchen. “Bella? Is that you?”“Yeah,” Bella replied, setting her bag down by the wall.Rachel appeared a moment later, wiping her hands on a towel. She took one look at Bella and stopped mid-step.“Heyyy, babies, how was the trip”“Okay,” she said slowly. “Something happened?.”Bella forced a small smile. “Hi to you too.”Rachel didn’t return it. She crossed the space between them and studied her face properly this time. Bella’s posture was straight, her clothes neat, her hair pulled back the same way she wore it to work. But there was something off. Something tight in her expression, li

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Chapter twenty two

Bella was already at her desk when Darian arrived.She hadn’t planned it that way. It wasn’t strategy or ambition. It was nerves.Sleep had barely touched her the night before, and by six a.m. she was wide awake, staring at the ceiling, replaying fragments of the trip she hadn’t spoken about out loud. By seven, she was dressed. By eight, she was at the office, coffee untouched, laptop open, pretending that today was just another workday.It wasn’t.She heard him before she saw him.The change in the office atmosphere was immediate, like the air had been pulled tighter. Voices lowered. Movements sharpened. Someone murmured, “Good morning, sir,” with a little too much eagerness.Bella lifted her eyes from her screen just as Darian stepped onto the floor.He looked exactly the same, dark suit, composed expression, that controlled presence that made everything around him fall into order. But something was different.He looked tired.Not weak. Not distracted. Just… edged.Their eyes met.O

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