when Bella arri
the moment she pu
was turned
who did this?" she
n the miserable place she called
o the little mon
had hidden it, her hands already t
othing, not
est tig
ving things aside, hoping she was wrong. But there was
looked tow
was
d she had kept for h
loor, her body shaking violently as the tears
est, as she cried like somet
usted, Father. I am exhausted, Mother. Why did you have to leave
ame out broken,
ch have
rifted back to the man sh
ight for money doesn't sound so bad anymore. Maybe it's time I go
coffed
, the way she always did, Bella forced her
it, letting it run over her skin as if it
itchy against her skin
her room. Bella lay down on her makeshift bed, staring up a
good ca
wly, an id
nhattan. I won't giv
oney she had left and
" she told herself. "I can sleep on the streets if I have to. Beg for jobs. If
lity, but her heart
fear creeping in-the fear that some
her heavy water gallons across the floor and placing them against
id she retur
ht in her chest, exhaustion claime
***
HO
aked body loomed, his face hidden behind a black
to her with relentless force. Her weak attempts to move
that dick," Lucian growled, slapping her ass hard.
shit, fu
ngers, then exhaled a cloud of smoke directly into her face. Sh
voice trembling. Fear overshadowed any trace
than an object for his pleasure, a rag to be used at h
rushing it under his heel, then effortles
raw. His hands clamped around her throat, squeezing just enough
ced with disdain. "I was told you were the
into her mercilessly until t
s. With a low groan, he spilled his thick, milky load across her stomach and o
long, satisfied drag before exhaling slowly. Opening his cupboard, he
herself up, heading
g?" His voice cut through the air, cold a
to clean up,"
it were the most ordinary rule. "Get dressed and leave. Let my cum d
left no room for defiance. She obeyed, pulling on her
alled room service to clean up th
**
ready dressed, ready to leave, wh
ed into loud, a
en this doo
ped. It was the
oney... How d
re leaving. I've had enough of your
landlord stepped inside. He scowled in anger, his
Andrew," she greet
h," he snapped. "Pay up. I'
t back angrily, which only worsened things. "It's
oney. Then pay with your body. I've heard stories of how slutty you are, roaming the stree
she did what she had to survive... but this time
ce. You can have it. I may be hopeless , a common slut , but I won't do what I don't want to
money if you want to stay today and l
tle money left in her bag and handed it to hi
k the money, his hand grazing h
tomorrow," he warned, dragging his ey
d the door
mined to get her hands on anything o
**
ay...even as a waiter, they said they had enough staff. She glanced at a nearby
ting their laughter, their innocence, their complete cluelessness about the world, bring her a small measure of peace. She
maybe if the baby saw other children, she would calm down. It wo
the nanny's
... Okay, I'm comi
rushed off, hailed a taxi
despite everything, she felt thankful...otherwise, she might have slept straight int
d is gone, whose baby is crying?"
d, a litt
erself, trying to reason. Looking at the sky, she guessed
istent. Bella's heart thudd
er eyes widened. She reco
by I saw at th
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