ISABELLA 🌸I hated it.I hated the way my body remembered him when my mind was supposed to hate him. Damien wasn’t someone I needed to be around, not after every form of abuse he’d made me endure.Until the last one that broke me, compelling me to leave without looking back.I pulled away from him, from the kiss, retreating before he made another attempt, because I knew it would be harder to stop him. Tears welled up in my eyes, and my breath trembled when I tried to speak.“Don’t ever do that again.”He caught my wrist before I could stand up fully, his eyes pleading when I stared into them.“Bella—‘’My other hand moved swiftly, slapping him across the cheek. It wasn’t hard enough to hurt, but enough to express my seriousness and anger.“Don’t you ever try to touch me again, Damien. Ever.”I wriggled my wrist free and stood up, my heels clicking against the marble tiles. My body trembled as I walked away, tears streaming down my cheeks.He didn’t run after me, didn’t call my name
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