Shattered Longings

Chapter 6 Like the Wind

Any idea why she locked herself in the abandoned storage room

“That was stupid”

“she seems smart enough, but het brain ben’t all that impressive”

Bella had just woken up when she overheard Dominic and am talking, and she distinctly heard Dominic call her stupid.

Her head was still a lele dizzy, and her eyelids belt bewy, but her mind was clear, and her bearing was sharp. The familiar smell of disinfectant filled the air. She was in the hospital and had been saved.

She breathed a sigh of relief, and tan noticed immediately. “Oh, your reawake. Come on, let me take a look”

Bella opened her eyes and slapped away tan’s hand. Trifine Emmalyn”

Ian struggled to stifle his laughter. “You heard what we said, right? it’s the truth. Come on, tell us, how did you manage to lock yourself in there? if Dominic hadn’t come home and noticed you were missing, or if he’d stayed late at work and returned later, you’d be dead.”

Belladon’t want to talk and felt too embarrassed. Even now, thinking about what happened, shest felra ile scared.

finished, they left the hospital. It was mest midnight, and Bella felt weak. Her legs trembled,

stand it any longer. He picked her up, visibly

thought that door was trying to kill her? They say curiosity

about it, the more she blamed Desi “If you hade locked in the house, I wouldn’t have been so bored, wouldn’t have gotten curious about that door, and wouldn’t have

and said, “When you’re able to walk without stumbling, you can go back

“You’re not going to lock

her into the

was the

breakfast, he dragged Bella andund Mitter Manor for a tour, locusing especially on the roomwhere she had been locked up. He made sure she

confused. “What are we

your curiosity,

just a bunch of junk in there. What

volk, “How was supposed to know it was

someone to remove the door and clear out all

from her map feeling very thirsty. Just as she

drink anything cold,” she said. “I’ll make you some tea. I was so scared yealerday. When Mr. Atiller found you, you were drenched in sweat, and your face was so

then what happened?”