Aurora Dourada: Retorno By Ricardo Almeida

Heavy footsteps approached them.

Alarmed, Steven stood in defense of Bella and Linny, his fists

clenching and his muscles bulging under his suit.

Linny was scared stiff, but Bella kept her composure. As her eyes fixated on the three men, Bella held Linny tighter in her arms.

The leader of the group was Winston.

Bella had been around the block before. She could tell from a quick

once-over that the man was no pushover.

“Who are you?” Steven hissed through clenched teeth.

Tilting his head, Winston looked past Steven to stare at Bella. His NôvelDrama.Org holds this content.

voice was flat. “You must be Ms. Thompson.”

“I am Bella Thompson.” Bella was the one and only.

“Oh, you’re as pretty as they say.”

Winston grinned sinisterly. “Shame that it won’t be for long.”

Bella gritted her teeth as rage consumed her.

The man sure was cocky.

“Do you work for Shannon? Did she send you to kill me?” Bella

showed no fear.

“Ms. Thompson, you could’ve enjoyed your little life of privilege, but you had to mess with the wrong people and poke your nose where

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you shouldn’t. You’re an adult, and it’s only fair that you pay the consequences of your actions.”

“Haha. Fair, my ass.”

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Bella laughed fearlessly, her voice loud and clear. “I dare you to lay a finger on me. Even better, you can kill me. If you don’t, I’ll make sure you and the people hiding behind your back will pay.”

Winston grinned.

Many had voiced similar threats to Winstons in the past, but they

were all dead now.

“I’ll handle things from here, Ms. Bella. Take Linny and run,” Steven

urged, his knuckles white.

“Go, Linny.”

Bella gave Linny a nudge before turning to Steven with determination.

“I’ll stay to help. You’re no match for them on your own.”

“Ms. Bella.” Steven looked deep into Bella’s eyes, swept away by a

moment of zeal.

He and Bella were important companions to each other.

Steven would have a wife and children in the future, but Bella would

remain special and irreplaceable in his heart.

She was once his first love.

Now, he had undying devotion for her.

Linny did not want to just run and hide, but she knew that she was of

no help and would only become a burden to them.

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With tears in her eyes, Linny gave Bella a nod and turned around to flee, but two men came up from the back and blocked her path.

Bella, Steven, and Linny were surrounded as the air thickened with

ominous tension.

The odds were not in their favor this time.

“Get it done and over with.”

Winston cracked his neck muscles his eyes fixing on Bella’s face.”

Leave Ms. Thompson to me. Call it my respect for her.”

A black Lamborghini drifted and pulled up by the side of the empty.

road.

Justin got out of the car and looked at the pitch-black park with worry.

He took strides into the area as the harsh wind grazed against his

skin. The overly serene air gave him a bad feeling.

Perhaps it was because he held Bella dear to his heart, or maybe they

had been through many brushes with death together before.

Whatever the reason, he could always sense when Bella was in

trouble.