BELLA : HE Watched. HE WANTED. HE CLAIMED

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. ""I DIDN'T RUIN YOUR LIFE, ... I JUST REMOVED EVERYONE WHO THOUGHT THEY HAD A PLACE IN IT." Bella Her voice trembled as it echoed off the walls. "I don't know what you're talking about... please-someone help me!" Silence answered her. Heavy. Suffocating. Brook A slow clap broke through the quiet. "Still hoping someone will save you?" He stepped out of the shadows like he'd been there the whole time. Watching. Waiting. "I told you before... no one is coming, Bella." His gaze dragged over her, possessive, unblinking. "You should've listened." Bella She stumbled back, her pulse roaring in her ears. "Why are you doing this? What do you want from me?" Her hands shook as she whispered, "Please... just let me go..." Brook A low chuckle escaped him-cold, controlled. "Let you go?" He tilted his head, as if the idea amused him. "After everything I've done to find you again?" Another step closer. Then another. No rush. He knew she had nowhere to run. "I watched you, Bella." His voice dropped, almost gentle-worse than anger. "Every street you walked. Every call you made. Every lie you told yourself that you were safe." He leaned in, close enough for her to feel his breath. "You were never out of my reach." Bella A sob slipped out before she could stop it. "You're insane..." Brook His smile sharpened. "No." A pause. Deadly quiet. "I'm yours."

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