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.

ended the call Right before she left, Bella book one last look at the rose in the corner

Holh to save time. Even though she tried to

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

price was reasonable. Undamilar with the loopental market, she found the terms quite enticing. Della didn’t

saved the information and decided to get some shut–eye at the hotel before checking out the place in person the next day. Since she might be staying there for a long time, the wanted to be thorough.

high hopes but ended up having to get out of there as

scheduled an appointment to look at the apartment. Bella expected to meet with a

her to let herself in, ring the key

good to be true. This place could easily be worth double the

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

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

the landlord replied. “If you don’t

or she would be out

me? I’ve been busy these past few days and didn’t get a chance to check on you. Have you found a place to

off “I didn’t come here to mooch off