The Note.

This is in Luke's point of view.

I had fallen asleep finally holding Isabella close to my chest like I had longed to do so many times before. Feeling her fragile body close to mine. I could hear her soft breathing and feel her heart beating next to mine. Slowly I drifted off to sleep.

I woke up the next morning expecting to find my new found love sleeping soundly in my bed. But what I found when I woke up was different. I found that she was gone. Figuring that she had just went through to the living room to let me sleep soundly. She wasn't there either. I started to grow panicked. I rushed around the house looking for her and calling out her name only to find that the house was completely empty.

I nearly broke down then, but then a thought came to my mind. What if she was at Sarah's. Quickly I ran through the house and to the bedroom where my phone lay. I picked up the phone and started to dial Sarah's number when I noticed a note on the floor next to my bed. I picked it up and examined it closely.

The envelope was addressed to me and in Isabella's handwriting. I quickly picked it up and ripped it open to find a neatly written letter that was also covered in tear splotches. The pace of my heart seemed to quicken and I felt like I was going to pass out where I stood.

I started reading the letter quietly.

"Dear Lucas,

If you are reading this then I would first like to start off by saying that I am so sorry. I know that I have hurt you awfully. First by leading you on last night. And then by leaving you in the middle of the night. But you have to understand that I didn't have an option, I would have loved to stay in your arms. Secretly I have always had a major crush on you, and I knew last night going into your home that I was going to have to leave. In-fact, that is what I was doing when you found me. Please don't be upset with me I know that you have to be hurting awfully. I know that it is my fault as well, just Lucas, you know why I couldn't stay. It was for your own protection. If Alexander would have found out that you had taken me in, then he would have killed you Luke. I left you because I love you. I left you to protect you. Hopefully some day you will be able to understand why. If not right now, then soon.

Sincerely Isabella."

By the time that I finished reading that letter my heart was frozen inside my chest and I could feel nothing but a light flow of tears going down my cheeks. Looking down at my phone I saw that I still had Sarah's number dialed and I decided to press talk.

She picked up rather quickly and started rambling about how Isabella had called her the previous night and then left out of nowhere. I went to speak but my voice wouldn't seem to work.

"Luke are you there?" Sarah demanded more than asked.

My voice came out in a strained type of way, "Isabella has left the country, she's in Italy." I managed to get out.

"WHAT!" Sarah yelled and then she started rambling.

I hung up and then threw my phone at the wall.

She had really left.

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