What I am most scared of is leaving Bella alone with all these things sorrounding her hybrid identity. Who will she lean back to when everything becomes too much? Who will comfort her when she is overwhelmed? Who will always silently watch out for her? I can't bear to leave her all by herself in this cruel world.
I have to find a way to survive.
Javier didn't say much about the poison. Whether it can be neutralised or not. That means there is still hope.
This is not about me anymore but about Bella. I have to be there for her.
I pushed the door to our room open quietly. The scent of our mating, of our love, still hung heavy in the air. Bella was still asleep, her hair fanned out across the pillow, a peaceful expression on her face.
I stripped off my clothes and slipped into bed besid
