Chapter 79

Bella's POV

I opened Collette's door slowly and got in. She was facing the wall and was hugging her knees to her chest. My heart ached for my best friend. I couldn't imagine the pain she must have been through right now.

If it was Liam, I think I'll die with him. I don't think I'll survive without Liam. I slowly climbed the bed and hugged her from the back. She slowly turned around and faced me. Her eyes are swollen and still full of tears.

" Bella," she whispered, then sobbed in my chest. I let her cry for a few minutes and stroked her back. I cried with her. I cried for their love and for their child who will never meet his father.

" I'm here, Cols. I will never leave you. I am so sorry, babe. I am so sorry this happened to you." I whispered to her and hugged her tightly.

" Bella, how can I live without him? How can I raise our child alone? What will I tell our child? Bella, I don't want to go on without him." She cried, and her words tore me apart.

" Cols, don't ever say that. We are all here. We will help you, and we will raise our kids together. Do you remember when we were kids? We made a vow that we will get married and get pregnant together? Now, we can make that happen. Our kids will grow together, and they will love each other like brothers and sisters." I told her, wiping her tears.

" I am so scared, Bels, and so lost. I miss Todd so much. I am angry at myself for not giving him the chance to talk to me at the station. He told me that he fell in love with me while doing what the Wilson siblings ordered him to do." She cried.

" I should have listened. I shouldn't have abandoned him. Now, he's gone, and I won't ever see him again. Feel his touch or hear his voice. It hurts so much, Bels." I closed my eyes and bit my lip so hard. How can I make her feel better? How can I ease the pain she's feeling right now?

" Hush, babe. You are one of the strongest people I know. I know you'll get through this. You will have to, Cols, for your child, please." I begged her. We slept, holding on to each other, and cried ourselves to sleep.

The next morning I woke up feeling sick. I scrambled to my feet and ran to Collette's bathroom. There I saw her sprawled to the floor, barfing her guts out on the toilet bowl. I ran to the sink and vomited. After puking, I sat on the floor and leaned my head on the cold wall.

I inhaled and exhaled slowly, then crawled towards Collette. I helped her to her feet and helped her brushed her teeth. We went back to her room, and she crawled back to her bed.

" Let's go down, babe, and eat breakfast. We need to eat for our babies, please? Besides, aren't we going to prepare for Todd's wake? Collette, you need closure. And it would help if you face this now." I urged her, but she didn't budge. I sighed deeply and left her be. I walked out of her room and went to our room.

I was surprised to see it empty. Liam must have gotten so early. I went to our closet and looked for a change of clothes. There I saw Liam's shirt and sweatpants. I took it out and went to the bathroom to take a shower.

After my shower, I went down to look for food. My stomach is grumbling now. My baby is asking for food. I went straight to the patio by the pool, where I hear voices. Mom and my in-laws are there, and my little girl is playing with her dolls by the lounger.

" Good morning, guys. Morning sweetheart." I greeted everyone and my daughter.

" Morning, dear. How was your sleep? How's Collette?" My mother-in-law asked me.

" We had a rough night and equally rough morning. We were both throwing up early in the morning. I asked Collette to come down with me to eat, but she doesn't want to." I told her.

" It's okay, hon. I'll go and bring her food. Go and eat your breakfast. You must eat more now that you're pregnant." She said.

" She's right, honey. Take care of your health. You have a little one inside you now. You must eat on time and eat more." My mom agreed with my mother-in-law. I nodded my head and started eating my breakfast.

" Have you seen, Liam? I went to our room and found it empty." I asked them.

" He went to your apartment, sweetheart, to get some clothes, and he said he would pass by the station and the morgue. Somebody has to identify Todd's body and prepare for the funeral. Todd, as we know, lives alone. He doesn't have a family or any relatives that we know of." My father-in-law Demitri informed me.

I feel so sorry for Todd. To die alone and to die in that brutal way is just so inhumane. How could Dylan and Jenny do that to him? After what he did for them? He doesn't deserve this kind of death. He doesn't deserve to die at all.

" Don't worry, hon. I am had an escort with him. The FBI sent more men this morning to look out for us and to protect us." My mom added. I nodded my head and continued eating.

" Yes, dear, you shouldn't worry too much. The FBI is involved in this case now. It won't be long that these two will be caught. Besides, I got us covered, in case they make a mistake of coming here. I won't hesitate to put a bullet through their heads." My father-in-law said and patted his bulging side. He has a gun.

Later that afternoon, I received a message from Liam saying he's on his way home. I replied and told him to be careful and be safe. Mom and my mother-in-law are in the kitchen baking, while my father-in-law is in his library.

Sophie and I are watching frozen again when we suddenly heard a gunshot outside. My father-in-law went out of the study quickly. Both my moms came rushing in from the kitchen as well. We waited and listened for a while.

When another shot was fired, my father-in-law told us to hide in his study and lock the door. We ran inside then I remembered Collette all alone upstairs. I told my mom to hold Sophie while I ran out of the library and went to Collette's room.

She sat in her bed with wide eyes. She jumped when I suddenly came in. I dragged her out of there and went downstairs again to go to the library, but the main door was suddenly pushed open with force.