Chapter 217

Jude and Bella lay on the bed. His hand caressed Bella's belly gently and lovingly. He wasn't sure if the baby was his, but he had no reason to doubt her, the woman he had chosen himself, his mate, even if it meant hurting another woman who had served him as a wife and mother for his daughter for more than seven years. He had only just realized that all this time he had been burying his feelings, not the other way around—he loved Moira, but his ego was hurt when he found out that Moira had been in a relationship with Bryan. Where did he get that information? Of course, none other than Bella. "Jude... are we going to move out of this house?" Bella asked after they had been silent for quite a while. She had been thinking about it, but hadn't had the chance to ask Jude yet. "Why do you want to move?" "The atmosphere in this house is different now. There's too much negative energy in it because of Moira. I don't know why, but I used to think this mansion was so calm and peaceful, just like