Dante's POV
I'd noticed slight changes in Belle since the day after the date we had. Starting from how she'd promised to come to my room after changing, then never showed up, and the way she'd started finding reasons to be elsewhere anytime I looked for her.
For weeks, I watched her pull away from me slowly and it was really killing me but I feared bringing it up with her would only push her further away.
Belle had this way of finding me no matter where I was in the territory—she'd always claimed it was some sixth sense for locating attractive men but lately it felt like she was deliberately not looking for me. As a matter of fact I'd caught her severally, turning corners quickly anytime she heard my voice.
So there's no doubt about it, she's actively avoiding me and I had no idea wh
