BELLADORA. Ad- Hell BELLADORA. “I–I didn’t see anything.” I didn't know why I’d said those words . He and I knew the truth, knew what I’d witnessed. It was clearly written across my face. “Let’s not make a liar out of you, Bella.” He took a step forward but I had nowhere to go. With a wall at my right, and Dimitri blocking my left and in front of me I was trapped. I licked my lips. I could scream, call for help. But the tightening of his jaw, and the thinning of his lips told me he knew where my thoughts were going. He lifted his finger and placed it on his mouth. “Shhh. We don't want anyone to hear a commotion.” Telling anyone what I saw wouldn’t have hurt anyone but Francesca and her family. I may not have thought very highly of Francesca, but her mother and father had alw

