Perhaps it was the confidence boost of the momentary contempt, or the fact that she was just starting to go numb after months of this fucked up situation with Linus. Bella decided too delve into the more seedy side of her world. The place where the people didn’t judge or care about why you were there. If anything Bella had to be on her guard. There were many masks here.

The people behind them were always trouble. Mind you, Bella was wearing a mask of her own. She had her own agenda on this night.

Mutually assured destruction.

If there was one thing she was good at, it was seeking and finding literla human garbaage who she could exploit to ultimately fuck her shit up. Tonight there was not a conscience in her head that was telling to not to.

There he was sitting at the end of the bar. There was practically a flashing sign above his head. Bella sat down beside him and lit the match.

Burned away another string in the disentanglement of Bella and Linus