“Isabella,
we hate to see you go,” Aro frowned. “If there’s anything you need …”
“I’m
good, Aro. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to transfer. I just can’t
stay here,” Bella explained, taping up her last box. They were going to be
shipped, on the firm’s dime, to her new office in Seattle. “Is there anything
else I need to do?”
“Nope.
Your boxes will be picked up by the end of business today and shipped out to my
brother, Marcus,” Aro nodded. “He said you have a month to get yourself settled
into your new home.”
“That’s
good. I have a place, but it needs a lot of work,” Bella shuddered. Two weeks
after Essie left, Bella flew out to Seattle to interview with Marcus, the
youngest Volturi brother. He said the interview was a formality and that Bella
would be welcomed with open arms. After a tour of the spacious office, Bella
was assigned her own space. She met up with her paralegal and things were
official.
In
addition to the interview, Bella found her dream home. It was a gorgeous place
overlooking the water of Mercer Island. It was three stories, with nearly an
entire side built of windows, overlooking the lake. The house was surrounded by
trees, and it was an oasis. The outside was amazing, but the inside was
completely trashed. The home had been built in the early nineties, and the
décor left much to be desired. Putting an offer down, Bella knew this would be
a fixer-upper. The bank accepted her bid, and she closed on her new home before
she flew back to Chicago.
New home on Mercer Island
Aro
Marcus
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