Chapter 139: The Darkness She Cannot Escape

Dante found her minutes later.

He knew the second she was missing.

Knew the second he woke up to an empty bed, the scent of blood thick in the air.

His wolf was already on edge.

Already desperate, panicked, furious.

And then—

He saw her.

Kneeling in the dirt.

Covered in someone else's blood.

Dante stopped breathing.

"Bella."

She flinched at his voice.

Didn't look at him.

Didn't move.

Because how could she?

She had fought so hard.

Had survived so much.

But in the end—

The darkness had won.

Tears burned her eyes.

"I don't know who I am anymore."

Dante's throat tightened.

"You are mine." His voice was raw, shaking, unrelenting.

"And I will fix this."

Bella let out a shaky breath.

"What if I don't want to be fixed?"

Dante stared at her.

Because deep down—

They both knew the truth.

Bella wasn't fighting the darkness anymore.

She was becoming it.

And this time?

She wasn't sure if she wanted to stop.