Wow. I have got to get him calmed down or we’re all dead, Bella thought. Nathan, hurry the hell up and get here already!
“Mikel,” she purred, walking forward slowly and placing a hand delicately on his arm, “forgive me. Please forgive me. I didn’t realize you loved me. I’ve never met you before today, Mikel, so how could I know? Why have you waited so long to come to me?”
He gulped. She could feel him trembling from her touch.
She moved closer, gently stroking his cheek.
“Can we be alone? I really want to spend some time alone with you, Mikel. And I think it’s brilliant what you’ve done with the serum. I’d love to know more. Can we go somewhere, just the two of us?” Bella said sweetly, gazing up at him with what she hoped to God looked like love and adoration.
He let his breath out sl
