“Thank you,” Bella said watching herself in the mirror. She pulled on the curls that Madeline had spent half the afternoon curling up, and making them drop just right around her shoulders. They framed her face making her look beautiful. She stared at herself for a few more minutes before turning away from her image irritably as the face of her made filled her mind.
She didn’t understand why she couldn’t stop thinking about him.
He was clear that he didn’t want her.
But why did he save her from her fall earlier today. And touched her like that before pushing her away…
Bella gritted her teeth.
She had barely resisted leaning into him, and giving herself to the hunger that was crawling inside her, making her feel ravenous.
Her stomach growled at that very moment. She touched her
