Bella
Daniel’s confession left me reeling. On one hand, I pitied him for the decisions he had to make and I couldn’t imagine a man like him being held on ransom like this. On the other hand, I hate him being an unrefined iron for not becoming steel fast enough. He could have handled this matter better and yet did not. Does this kind of man deserve to be with Arlene? Yet it is obviously not my call to make.
He refused to leave until he met Arlene today so I contacted Mia to get Arlene to the Council Building. When Arlene arrived, her face was red and flustered. She walked hurriedly towards us as I waited for her outside the meeting room.
“Bella, what happened? What did he say? Does he want to take Everly away?” she cried as soon as she reached us. She held my arms and nearly crumbled as
