Shattered Longings

Chapter 12 the 1tanned This

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Tella dan’t get a wink of sleep that night. By the time down broke, she had packed her bags and was ready to leave.

Before heading out, the

Leonard message to explain her situation. Since he was abroad and in a different time zone, she didn’t want to disturb him by calling.

To be surprise, Leonard called her right away. “Where are you planning to po

“Holha,” she responded. As soon as the word let her mouth, the realized she had sold him where she was going, and Dominic would soon find out about it,

Truthfully, she wanted to see Dominic, but she couldn’t. It would be best if they had never crossed paths–again in this lifetime.

left, Bella book one last look at the rose in the corner of the courtyard,

save time. Even though she tried to catch some sleep on the plane, she was still

for nearby hotels Alter confirming her booking, she received a text about a place

found the terms quite enticing. Della didn’t doubt the

checking out the place in person the next day. Since she might be

hopes but ended up having to get out of there as fast as she

she scheduled an appointment to look at the apartment. Bella expected to meet with a real estate agent, but to her

odd; they told her to let herself in, ring the key was under the

to be true. This place could easily be worth double the price, and it would still be a steal. It was

use all the rooms except the master bedroom. The only catch was that she couldn’t sublet any of

really good deal, she couldn’t shake the feeling that something was off Plus, she suspected that someone might have

the landlord replied. “If you don’t want to rent,

had to rent it, or she would be out

“You‘ in math already? why didn’t you tell me? I’ve been busy these past few days and didn’t get a chance to check on you. Have you

bis sentence, she impatienthreat him off “I didn’t come here to mooch off you the already found a job and a place to stay. Don’t bother me