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Chapter Ten

They’d been holed up in Drago’s condo for too long She’d been growing io said he had to meet with Carlos in the afternoon, she took the opportunity to get down to her own business

Belle got dressed, then walked to the large s off the kitchen She stared down at the bustling city There were torlds, one that everyone could see, and the seedier side hidden in the shadows She wanted out of that twisted world Belle wanted to be one of those oblivious people rushing around on their lunch hour

Drago had been kind to her, too kind His sacrifices were too great Why should he suffer or put himself at risk because of her? It wasn’t fair, and she wouldn’t have it Once she had her life sorted out, then she’d deserve aa relationship out of desperation and eh that she wanted to do this right

He thought she was a delicate flower That he needed to protect her Had he never watched her fight? Belle was capable of shutting out the world and turning off pain in order to win She was asince she was a kid She’d turn off her e and deliver a brutal attack to ensure she came out the winner

Winning was all that mattered

Today she’d do the sa on others She’d deal with her father firsthand Before she left, she wrote a letter to Drago, asking hi She trusted him, and knew he’d o’s real heir and not that bastard Mikey’s

Once outside, it felt foreign to walk the streets on her own, the cool breeze on her cheeks She’d never take her freedo And Drago had shown her what life and love could be like After her experience with Mikey, she’d assuo showed her how a real ood sex could be

She pulled out her cell and scrolled through the inforathered There was a tracker on Donald Ford’s car, the creepy politician Drago said wanted her dead That was her first stop And then the fa but traditional She’d practically lived in the base affection or unconditional love fro of the loveless house made her stomach turn sour She didn’t want that lifestyle for Ava Anything would be better