When Love Comes Late by PASSION

Was Stella just going to let this happen?

“Wait! I’ll confess!” Haley suddenly cried out, her voice cracking.

The bodyguards paused.

“I admit it.

I hurt Stella!” Haley’s voice came out rushed, but Stella captured every word.

Stella’s eyes widened in disbelief.

“Why? Why would you do something like that?”

Haley lifted her head slowly.

“Come closer; I’ll tell you why.

”

Without a moment’s hesitation, Stella took a step forward.

she could get any closer, Matthew intervened, grabbing

his hand reassuringly and stepped closer

Their eyes locked.

Suddenly, Haley lunged.

teeth down on a bodyguard’s

grabbed Stella’s injured wrist

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“Stella!” Matthew roared.

“Mrs.

Clark!”

scene was pure

the ground, a sharp pain

tire body.

fast,

to her

up?” he asked

then turned

“Get the car!”

welled in Stella’s eyes as she glanced towards the door, only to find Haley had

dashed after Haley, but she was already