Bella forced herself to smiled and chat with Marian and the other ladies, but inside she felt like crumbling and giving into the turmoil of feeling that were making her shake whenever she thought about what happened between her and Karic outside. Her body was still flaming hot from what he had done to her. Oh the way he had touched her… She took a deep breath calming her body as it flamed just thinking about his hands around her, and the delicious taste of his blood. She closed her eyes feeling like she was coming apart inside. Why was he doing this to her? Bella asked herself. “Are you alright?” Marian asked. “Yes. I just feel tired. We’re been standing for too long,” she said stretching her arms over her head. “Me too. But I want to dance with prince Phillip one last time,

