Chapter 314

• I opened the door to Belle’s office and stepped in. She was right there, picking up some of her belongings from the drawers under her desk. Her dark hair was unusually bound behind the nape of her neck, and she was in pretty usual work clothes. And that was usual. Belle always dressed up impress, but now, seeing as she had lost her job, there was no one to impress here.
• She heard the click of my heels and looked up, pausing in mid-air. “Leilani.”
• “Belle.” I responded quietly.