Chapter 87

“Naomi’s dead,” the voice on the other end solemnly pronounced, catching Ethan off guard with the sudden and unwelcome news. The weight of the revelation lingered heavily in the air.

“Is there something I can help you with?” the man inquired, sensing Ethan’s hesitancy from the other end.

Ethan, still processing the shock, replied curtly, “No.”

“Accept my condolences,” he offered, his words carrying a note of surprise that resonated through the phone.

“This is just really shocking,” Ethan admitted with a heavy sigh, the unexpected news settling into the fabric of his thoughts.

As the exchange continued, a somber atmosphere enveloped the conversation until, eventually, the man at the other end concluded the call. Ethan slowly lowered the phone from his ear.

Restlessness gripped him, compelling an immediate journey homeward. As a slight drizzle began to grace the surroundings, he navigated through the rain–soaked streets his mind racing with questions. Bella would be home, he had confirmed it from the butler.

Entering their bedroom silently he saw her seated in lost in her familiar routine at the vanity, seemed unaware of his watchful gaze. His observations were silent but thoughtful,

After a prolonged silence, he finally uttered the heavy words, “Naomi’s dead.” Bella queried, “What?”

Having not heard him clearly.

“Who’s dead?” she asked still concentrating on wiping her face.

“That pack elder you were talking to, the one from the previous night,” A weighty pause lingered in the air before he continued, “What were you guys talking about?” He asked instead.

“I already told you,” Bella replied, the edges of her voice tinged with annoyance. Defensively crossing her arms, she continued, “She mistook me to be someone,” concluding with a frown that etched across her face.

the depths of the revelation. Bella, met with his

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sharply, standing up.

mean?” she demanded, the tension palpable in the room

really misplace who you are?” Ethan sought

weight of the revelation echoing through the room. Bella, blindsided by the abrupt

her steps purposeful as she closed the distance, standing directly in front of him. Ethan, observing her reaction with a discerning gaze, studying the intricate play of emotions on her

me,”

gravity of the situation, reached out, grabbing

supposed to mean?” she asked her face contorted in panic

question, “Why don’t you tell me? What exactly are you

a crescendo of frustration. Ethan, faced with the storm

your wife, your

corrected the impression she had, and that was all,” Bella declared,

to do with it?!” Bella’s voice, now tinged with disbelief, hung in the charged

breaking into a sob. She

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suspicion, his thoughts swirling not just around her, but around the intricacies

he

up meeting his determination in surprise,

know what you’re talking about.” She pleaded

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