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The howling sent chills down Bella’s spine. She couldn’t understand what was going on, but when the entire manor began to shame with the footsteps of dozens of men clamouring past her bedroom door, she understood then why Luke told her to stay in her room.
He had planned an ambush.
She turned to Ava, who was looking just as terrified. Both of them had sprinted back to the room, and they were still panting from the effort they had exerted.
“What the hell is going on out there?” Ava asked. “Has everyone lost their mind?”
“It sounds like a fight,” Bella replied when the sound of splintering wood came up to them.
“He’s so f*****g stupid!” Ava exclaimed. “Why would you sanction a fight like this in your own home?”
A terrible explosion followed, and both of them felt the house tre
