Crushed Affections (Dominic and Bella)

Chapter 7 Took Her Breath Away

The excruciating pain made the color drain from Bella's face. She had no idea how Dominic found out about her part-time job, nor did she know how she'd pissed him off.

She bit her lip and said nothing. Bella didn't want to explain, nor was there the need to do so. After all, he believed that Dorothy had brought her to Miller Manor because they were wealthy, which resulted in his parents' divorce. She didn't know where to start correcting him. Her silence drove Dominic mad. He pushed her into the couch and mocked, "If you want money, I can give it to you. Wouldn't it be easier to sleep with me rather than flirt with multiple men at a time?"

He was behaving like a beast who had lost its inhibitions. Bella curled up and begged, "Don't say that... Please, don't be like that. Things aren't what you think they are "

Dominic sealed her lips with his before she could say more. He'd always kissed fiercely. Bit by bit, he took her breath away.

Bella panted. Tears clung to her eyelashes. She didn't want to go down this rabbit hole of longing for his affection. It would only make it harder for her to leave.

Suddenly, she bit his tongue. The metallic taste of blood filled their mouths.

bony fingers locked around her throat. However, he didn't put

me like this. I didn't sleep with you on purpose... I do love you, but I'm not that meek

Then, Dominic heartlessly threw her journal and paintings onto the floor. He turned and left, only coming back in the early hours of the

so horrible she couldn't sleep. It was as though the sky had collapsed on her. Dominic had

she was half awake, she heard him return home. She wanted to explain

much hesitation. However, he dragged her onto his bed. The hangover soup she'd prepared for him spilled onto the

a night of passion. After that, he insisted that she

mean to absolve herself of all responsibility. If she hadn't gone to his room, they wouldn't have slept with each other. One could say that she had asked for it. Since then, Dominic would occasionally get drunk and head to her room. As the frequency of his visits increased, she fantasized about their

Bella would never become the woman he loved. He chuckled. Then, his lips turned upward

at the most

from him. As he looked at her figure disappearing into the stairwell, his gaze darkened.

His name is Felix Quinn, and he's Ms. Jones' classmate from university. They