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“Wait!” She held out a hand “We can’t just quit”

I smirked “Yes, we can”

Bellamy took a deep breath “We have to finish We can’t be quitters”

“Yes… we can”

The reality of walking out the door of the Oleander hita member of the Order? Possibly Would it be a scandal or a shame? I supposed so But Sully didn’t pass the Trials, and he didn’t become a member of the Order, and the world didn’t come to an end So why did I care so much?

I didn’t need the Order forI had all that on h this?

And the sick fact was that Bella so damn hard to be the perfect overachiever like I had

Well, no more I didn’t have to do this And I didn’t have to stand here locked up in a damn cell with a woman who never liked me

“Emmett,” Bellamy said in a much calo of all her anger “I s of the Order now And we’ve been here for so long as it is It would be a sha”

“Yeah,” I said, nodding “It was a waste of time”

I paused and took in her beauty Even in herher face and neck, and her hair disheveled, I had never seen ais? I really thought you and I had so I really saw the possibility that you and I could…” I shookall my cards “It doesn’t matter now As you pointed out, you are old money, and I’m new money Our worlds will never be one”

Without saying another word, I turned to the door and left I could hear Bella this further I was done being a people pleaser I was done trying to prove myself to others Done

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BELLAMY

That selfish son of a bitch That night he walked out the door teeks ago, I didn’t even know if he left the Trials for good or if he was co back in the next s any better

Because… did he apologize? Acknowledge he’d been an ass or try to work things out with me at all?

No No, he did not He just sat down at his desk in the corner and opened his laptop, looking totally fresh and completely unperturbed He barely even looked ht to be pissed off at me