current obsession with control? The article was incomplete but it did give her a lead to explore at the library. Every bit of research conducted would have to be safe—preferably offline and definitely with no in-person interviews, which always trace back. Bastien already knew the relationship was volatile and that Bella was on the edge of leaving—or worse, yet trying to ruin him.
Bella wasn’t sure and needed a rest. She managed to avoid Alicia, her roommate fairly well, knowing she would have questions about whether her new man was in fact the billionaire political figure she managed to embarrass herself in front of.
But the next morning Alicia was there, not at work, and in a very chatty mood for some reason.
“Wake up, sunshine,” she said, intrusively invading her space and shoving her face right into the morning sunlight.
“Oh hey.”
“Did you have a goodnight sleep?” she asked, a bit miffed.
“What? I guess.”
“Did you dream anything, honey?”
“Ummm…about toast, I think.”
“I ought to kick your ass.”
“Excuse me?!”
“You hid this from me. You sneaky, sneaky woman.”
“What?”
And just like that, Bastien was there. In front of her. In Alicia’s apartment…just inches away from a still groggy Bella.
“Oh no…you didn’t.”
“I didn’t do anything. He came to see you, darling.”
“Yes,” Bastien said. “I know where you live, darling,” he said with a wide smile…a bit unnatural and not quite as friendly as the first time they met.
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