#Chapter24 I Didn't Want To Hurt You

Bella's POV:

It felt like weeks, months, or maybe years had passed caged in this house without my family and Gabriel. With each passing day, I was losing the count of days and the hope of freedom.

When my father used to hit for small mistakes I wanted to run away and leave that house, but my mother's worried nature stopped me every time. As I grew older, I looked at my siblings and decided to protect them from the man that we called father. I always wanted to get a job so I could take my mom and my siblings away from...