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Bella woke up to find the sun setting. The room was warm, and the windows were open even though she had made sure to close them. She wasn’t sure how exactly she wound up there, until she remembered what happened with Brandon in the garden and her spirit immediately fell.
Just as she was about to move from the bed, however, the door swung open and Luke appeared in the hallway.
Her blood turned cold at the sight, and she immediately felt like she was about to pass out. His knuckles were covered in blood, and his eyes were glowing ominously as he tilted his head slightly and watched her. Bella rarely saw him like this, with his rage held back even though she could tell that he was a bomb just waiting to explode.
He was shirtless, and there were tiny splatters of blood all over his
