afford to get away with it would, those without the protection of billions of dollars would suffer the full wrath of law. Chances were that they wouldn’t be the worst of the offenders…
The nurse made her way into the room, she scooped Bella’s chart up from the end of the bed and began ticking boxes. I watched her carefully, my eyes taking in every little move she made. What if she wasn’t really a nurse? What if she was working for one of Christopher’s friends? It wouldn’t have been the first time Christopher had someone infiltrate our operations. Natalie’s face popped into my mind but I quickly pushed it away.
“She’s doing better today, Mr Crantree. Perhaps you should take this opportunity to get cleaned up? Get some sleep?”
She fiddled with the drip that was connected to Bella’s arm and I felt the hairs on the back of my neck stand.
“Why would I do that? If she wakes up I want to be here.”
“Oh, we’ll call you if there is any change in her.”
Her voice was cheerful and it grated across my already frayed nerves.
“No.”
My tone was gruff, angry and tense. She glanced up at me in surprise. The look in her grey eyes a little frightened. I liked it that way. I wanted people to be afraid of me, that way there was less chance of them going after the people I loved.
“I just meant it might help you feel better if…”
“I said no. If she wakes up then I want to be here. She has to know that I was here with her, no matter what. So can you please just do your job and leave me be.”
My voice was harsher than even I’d intended it to be here. Her shoulders stiffened and I could hear the distinctive catch of tears in her voice as she turned away.
“Of course.”
She scurried from the room and all of the anger simply disappeared from my body. What was I thinking? Attacking the nurses wasn’t the way to go. I had Bella back, I didn’t need to be so cruel to anyone else. I had everything that mattered to me and as long as she woke up then everything would be fine.
I pressed my lips to the back of her hand, inhaling the scent of her skin. She was still my Bella… Or at least I hoped she was. Would she still want me, after everything that had happened no one would blame her if she hated me.
Two years. Two years, I left her to suffer at that hands of that bastard. How could she forgive me for letting her down so badly? I couldn’t forgive myself, so I didn’t expect her to. Would she have changed?
It wasn’t something I’d ever allowed to penetrate my brain. In the two years that she was missing I’d only ever thought of getting her back. The only thoughts I entertained of her was the memories I held. I’d never even fully allowed myself to imagine getting her back. It had always seemed so impossible, so far out of my reach that to dream of it was to taste bitter disappointment every time I woke up.
“What are you doing here?”
Her voice was so familiar and when I turned to look at her I could see Bella in her eyes. It was weird to sit there holding Bella’s hand in mine, while I stared up at a slightly older version of her.
“I said what are you doing here, Aidan? You know you don’t belong here…”
Bella’s sister prodded me again, her parents stood behind her nodding in agreement.
“I have as much right as anyone to be here, I’m her fiancé.”
Sarah laughed. “You’ve been spouting that nonsense, since she disappeared. Don’t you think, Bella would have told us if you and her were together? Don’t you think she’d have told us about you in the first place?”
I stood, rage tingling along my spine. They’d never understood, always believing I was the reason she was gone. And they weren’t wrong… They only thing they were wrong about, dead wrong about was my feelings for Bella. I loved her more than anything else in this world. I’d given up just about everything I was to find her. My life changed the moment she entered into it and when she was taken I
The nurse made her way into the room, she scooped Bella’s chart up from the end of the bed and began ticking boxes. I watched her carefully, my eyes taking in every little move she made. What if she wasn’t really a nurse? What if she was working for one of Christopher’s friends? It wouldn’t have been the first time Christopher had someone infiltrate our operations. Natalie’s face popped into my mind but I quickly pushed it away.
“She’s doing better today, Mr Crantree. Perhaps you should take this opportunity to get cleaned up? Get some sleep?”
She fiddled with the drip that was connected to Bella’s arm and I felt the hairs on the back of my neck stand.
“Why would I do that? If she wakes up I want to be here.”
“Oh, we’ll call you if there is any change in her.”
Her voice was cheerful and it grated across my already frayed nerves.
“No.”
My tone was gruff, angry and tense. She glanced up at me in surprise. The look in her grey eyes a little frightened. I liked it that way. I wanted people to be afraid of me, that way there was less chance of them going after the people I loved.
“I just meant it might help you feel better if…”
“I said no. If she wakes up then I want to be here. She has to know that I was here with her, no matter what. So can you please just do your job and leave me be.”
My voice was harsher than even I’d intended it to be here. Her shoulders stiffened and I could hear the distinctive catch of tears in her voice as she turned away.
“Of course.”
She scurried from the room and all of the anger simply disappeared from my body. What was I thinking? Attacking the nurses wasn’t the way to go. I had Bella back, I didn’t need to be so cruel to anyone else. I had everything that mattered to me and as long as she woke up then everything would be fine.
I pressed my lips to the back of her hand, inhaling the scent of her skin. She was still my Bella… Or at least I hoped she was. Would she still want me, after everything that had happened no one would blame her if she hated me.
Two years. Two years, I left her to suffer at that hands of that bastard. How could she forgive me for letting her down so badly? I couldn’t forgive myself, so I didn’t expect her to. Would she have changed?
It wasn’t something I’d ever allowed to penetrate my brain. In the two years that she was missing I’d only ever thought of getting her back. The only thoughts I entertained of her was the memories I held. I’d never even fully allowed myself to imagine getting her back. It had always seemed so impossible, so far out of my reach that to dream of it was to taste bitter disappointment every time I woke up.
“What are you doing here?”
Her voice was so familiar and when I turned to look at her I could see Bella in her eyes. It was weird to sit there holding Bella’s hand in mine, while I stared up at a slightly older version of her.
“I said what are you doing here, Aidan? You know you don’t belong here…”
Bella’s sister prodded me again, her parents stood behind her nodding in agreement.
“I have as much right as anyone to be here, I’m her fiancé.”
Sarah laughed. “You’ve been spouting that nonsense, since she disappeared. Don’t you think, Bella would have told us if you and her were together? Don’t you think she’d have told us about you in the first place?”
I stood, rage tingling along my spine. They’d never understood, always believing I was the reason she was gone. And they weren’t wrong… They only thing they were wrong about, dead wrong about was my feelings for Bella. I loved her more than anything else in this world. I’d given up just about everything I was to find her. My life changed the moment she entered into it and when she was taken I
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