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An August Visitor. Bella did not break the seal at once even afterwards. She turned the letter over in her hand, thumb pressing against the edge until the paper bent slightly.She shut her eyes for a second. “No I won't, I made a promise to him." She turned it in her hands again and checked it one more time. Then she slipped it beneath the pillow and stood up from the bed."Don't fall for this temptation.” She whispers to herself again.She moved to the mirror, her fingers trembled slightly as she adjusted her hair, smoothing it back into place down to back. The faint mark at her collarbone that still had Andre’s finger print caught her eye; she covered it with powder. “Now what do we have here?” She said to herself.Now, Bella stood before her wardrobe. Her eyes caught a cotton sun-dress that was at the far end but she changed her mind after running her fingers over it."Too light.” She muttered to herself.After about twenty minutes of picking and dropping. She finally found on

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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. “Where are you taking me to Isabella?" He questioned.Bella merely smiled. “Come,” she said softly. “We can speak in my room.” Something in her voice hinted at how serious the matter could be. He said nothing at that point as he followed without protest. His feet echoed against the marble, slower than she remembered -Once inside, she shut the door and turned the key.For a moment, neither of them spoke. Both father and daughter locked eyes absorbing the aura that filled the room.Her father removed his hat first. He held it before him with his fingers tightening around the brim anxiously.“You look well,” he said.Bella smiled. “So do you, Papa.”It was not true, she knew this herself. The li

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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 she allow her shoulders to ease.Andre stood beside her seemingly pleased with himself.“You handled that well,” he said at last.She turned to him. “You did most of it…Thank you.” She muttered.A faint smirk touched his mouth. “He is your father…I can't stop him.”“And that alone earns him courtesy?” she asked.“I just wanted you happy after our long week…So what did he say?” Andre asked.Something in his tone made her glance up. “Nothing." “Nothing?" Andre repeated, shocked.“Yes, he was just happy to see me.” " Fair enough.” Andre said then shrugged.There was no mockery there in his voice, no anxiety.Only a quiet steadiness that unsettled her more than anything ever could.They walked

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Temptations.“Bella.” The strangely familiar voice called out at her again. She could hear the footsteps making way to her as Instantly her breath snagged. The letter crumpled slightly in her fist before she forced her fingers to loosen. For one wild second she thought of who it could be even if she had her guesses.Just then the figure stepped forward and the light caught his face.“Theo.” The name left her in a thin breath. She pressed a hand to her chest, steadying herself. “You frightened me.”His gaze moved over her, unhurried. “I did not mean to.”“You did anyways,” she replied, sighing deeply.The corner of his mouth twitched. He came closer, she could hear his boots grinding against the gravel stone and perceived the scent of smoke clung faintly to him.She shifted the letter behind her back, pressing it flat against her spine instinctively.“What are you doing outside at this hour?” he asked.“The air is clearer here.”“In the dark?” he scoffed.“Yeah, I enjoy it better.”

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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 approached.“You sent for me.” He muttered. "What do you have?’Amardi nodded once. “I did.”Theo waited for the man before him. Armandi pulls out a signed document.“You were not kidding." Theo said beaming.“It cost me an arm and a leg." Armandi uttered.“Yeah, your efforts will be well appreciated…I'd see to that.”For a minute Armandi turned to walk away then stopped.“You are walking a dangerous path, you know right?” Amardi said at last.Theo let out a quiet breath through his nose. “Speak plainly.”“You know what I mean.” Amardi’s eyes shifted to him then. “Bella.”Theo’s jaw tightened. “Choose your next words carefully.” he warned.“I will not till you get this straight, you are my f

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A Crossed Line.Theo’s mouth had barely brushed hers when Bella jerked back as though it burned her lips, she could still feel the nerves tingling where his lips had just been.Her hands left her side before he could see it, and it took a crack of her palm against his face to split the silence.For a second neither of them moved. Theo’s head turned with the force of her hands with his dark hair falling over his brow. A faint red mark bloomed along his cheek. He looked almost startled, as if he had not truly believed she would do it.Bella’s chest rose and fell at an uneven rate , she appeared shocked at herself as anger flashed across her face.“Bella, I…” He tried muttering.She cuts him off. “How dare you,” she said, her voice trembling.Theo shocked as he fluttered his eyes lid, he still couldn't believe what had just happened.She lifted her hand again, but this time he caught her wrist before it could land. His grip was firm, not cruel, just enough to stop her.“Bella,” he bega

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The Wrong Letter“Oh, dam-nn!" She stuttered.The name on the envelope was not the one she had prayed to see, it was different and that fact alone made her tremble slightly.Bella’s fingers tightened around the paper as if doing that alone could change the ink. For a moment she simply stood there staring at the paper while different scenes were playing out in her mind while she was struggling to catch up with what her heart already understood.The maid had taken the wrong one somehow. A letter from Theo was already on its way out of the estate to Andre in what was the stupidest mistake she could ever dream of.“No,” she whispered.The door opened without warning.“My lady?” The maid’s voice came softly, not aware of the drama.Bella spun around so fast the letter slipped from her hand and drifted onto the desk.“You took a letter from the drawer,” Bella said, her words tumbling over one another. “Which one?" She asked again to confirm.The maid paused, startled by the urgency in her

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Brothers in Arms.Rowan stepped out of the bathroom, steam still clinging to the air.“What a day." He muttered to himself.He takes one more step out to his bedroom with a coolness that was totally a contrast to the heat of the water. He ran a towel through his hair and walked toward the small wooden desk by the window. His eyes fell on the letters neatly stacked atop it , which were mostly about pack politics. He reached for one of them absentmindedly, his fingers grazing the edges of the rest making it slip from the table and fall to the ground.For a second, he contemplated bending down to pick it up. Instead he let out a grunt while walking away with the one he already picked.Just as predicted the letter was from one of the council members. It prompted him to drop it halfway.“The letter could wait.” He muttered inaudibly as he made way to the other side of the table.Soon a glass was before him filled by half with whisky. He took a long drink from the cup and shut his eyes

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Truth and Truce.Bella stepped out of her room, the quiet halls of the mansion stretched before her in the most awkward of ways. It was supposed to be a simple meeting with Andre, but the noise she heard from the direction of the balcony made her stop in her tracks.Something about the chills in the voice gave her this cold feeling as the deep, rich tones of laughter filtered through the thick wood of the door. She paused, her hand hovering over the handle for the next few seconds.For a moment, Bella stood there, trying to make sense of the sounds.“Am I hearing right?" She muttered to herself in the most inaudible of voice. She might be wrong but going by what she was hearing the brothers, Theo and Rowan, were talking. It wasn’t just conversation that was hard to comprehend, there was an ease to their words, a shared laughter, a brotherhood she hadn’t expected to hear in the midst of all the tension that had built up between them.She felt a tightness in her chest. Was that

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How To Tame An Alpha Bella’s fingers trembled slightly at her sides as she tried to think of a way out of this maze she had found herself in.Andre was watching her now, so the last thing she wanted to do was make a mistake and make him realize what this was all about.The letter was just a few meters away from her but picking it now would most certainly send the wrong message.“Are you fine,my love?" He spoke softly.She forced herself to breathe. “Yes, I am …I was only trying to help,” she said, bending to gather a few scattered papers from the floor. “It looks untidy.”Andre studied her for another moment, then gave a slow nod before shrugging it away like it meant nothing.“You just looked so worried," he murmured.He walked toward the cabinet near the wall and retrieved another bottle. The faint clink of glass filled the silence for a t drawing her attention away.“If you are going to be here for a while.” he added, “you might as well sit and have a drink with me.”Bella hesita

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