Crushed Affections (Dominic and Bella)

Chapter 67

Chapter 67 He Has Been Good to Her

Tella found herself reminiscing about her childhood. She used to be terrified of thunder.

One night, when Alchand was away, a violent thunderstorm struck, and she had huddled at the foot of her bed with tears streaming down her face.

Suddenly, Dominic burst into her room and said coldly, "Come sleep with me tonight"

That was why, despite his hatred for her, she always clung to him. She remembered the few times he had been kind.

He had been kind, but now she wanted to move on, both from him and from her pain.

""Mr. Miller, you're back..."

Dominic, with a hint of annoyance, released

shoes and went

I'm so sorry. I

"It's okay. He's just drank. You should go get some

she passed Dominic's room on her way upstairs bella noticed the doce was and decided

the doorkeeh, adeafening dap of thunder shock the house. Her heart sank to her

intentions. She was certain he was genuinely drunk, even though he didn't appear overly intoxicated. How she She gently closed the door

no longer child, no longer to trail to cower in the corner of turbed, but

thunder continued intermittently for over an hour before the rain began to fall in a steady drizzle. Despite this, thender continued

was sulting from Insomnia, She found her

nest momng, she was awakened by a chons of birds only to find that

bust their nest. Now, their young had hatched, and the alr was filled with their cheerful chips. She hadn't sonnything like this since she was a child living with her mother in the

and sunny, she sat up and sweiched. As the blanket slipped off her, she caught a glimpse of something

on him, though he had