"No, I didn't." Belle folded her hands as she opposed."I told you that I would think about it and I did today. I'm done, Ben." She heard herself say something she didn't plan on saying. At first, she just wanted a break from him but she just told him that she was ‘done’.

As her last three words resounded in her ears, she saw a reaction from him for the first time since she started talking. It was a smile, a scary one.

"No, you are not." He told her and came to her. She tried ...