me when Bella ar

d the moment she p

was turned

who did this?" she

en the miserable place she calle

to the little mo

had hidden it, her hands already

nothing, not

hest ti

ving things aside, hoping she was wrong. But there was s

looked towa

was e

od she had kept for

loor, her body shaking violently as the tears

hest, as she cried like some

austed, Father. I am exhausted, Mother. Why did you have to leav

ame out broken,

ich have

drifted back to the man s

ight for money doesn't sound so bad anymore. Maybe it's time I go e

coffed

d, the way she always did, Bella forced he

it, letting it run over her skin as if it

e itchy against her ski

her room. Bella lay down on her makeshift bed, staring up at

good cam

owly, an i

anhattan. I won't gi

money she had left an

," she told herself. "I can sleep on the streets if I have to. Beg for jobs. If

ality, but her hear

fear creeping in-the fear that som

her heavy water gallons across the floor and placing them against

did she retu

ght in her chest, exhaustion claim

***

HOT

aked body loomed, his face hidden behind a black

nto her with relentless force. Her weak attempts to mov

that dick," Lucian growled, slapping her ass hard. T

.shit, f

ngers, then exhaled a cloud of smoke directly into her face. She

voice trembling. Fear overshadowed any trac

than an object for his pleasure, a rag to be used at

crushing it under his heel, then effortle

raw. His hands clamped around her throat, squeezing just enough t

ced with disdain. "I was told you were the

g into her mercilessly until

es. With a low groan, he spilled his thick, milky load across her stomach and

long, satisfied drag before exhaling slowly. Opening his cupboard, he p

herself up, heading

g?" His voice cut through the air, cold an

to clean up,"

it were the most ordinary rule. "Get dressed and leave. Let my cum

left no room for defiance. She obeyed, pulling on her c

called room service to clean up t

***

lready dressed, ready to leave, w

ned into loud,

en this door

ped. It was the

money... How

are leaving. I've had enough of your

e landlord stepped inside. He scowled in anger, his

. Andrew," she gree

ch," he snapped. "Pay up. I

ot back angrily, which only worsened things. "It's

oney. Then pay with your body. I've heard stories of how slutty you are, roaming the street

she did what she had to survive... but this time,

ace. You can have it. I may be hopeless , a common slut , but I won't do what I don't want t

money if you want to stay today and le

ttle money left in her bag and handed it to h

k the money, his hand grazing he

tomorrow," he warned, dragging his e

d the door

rmined to get her hands on anything

**

way...even as a waiter, they said they had enough staff. She glanced at a nearb

tting their laughter, their innocence, their complete cluelessness about the world, bring her a small measure of peace. She

maybe if the baby saw other children, she would calm down. It w

the nanny'

?... Okay, I'm com

rushed off, hailed a taxi,

d despite everything, she felt thankful...otherwise, she might have slept straight in

ld is gone, whose baby is crying?

d, a littl

herself, trying to reason. Looking at the sky, she guessed

as she spotted a stroller, and a man approaching it. He d

at from the corner and stepped c

" she asked, making t

said, scooping the girl up.

. "If she were yours, she w

re she could do anything, he pushed her