"I burned the damn contract, it's a moot point now," Bel said. "Yet she still goes to him. I swear, one more time and it's over between us. She made me make a choice, now I want her to make one, too. It's all about free will, isn't it? She's giving hers up, and that's more of a 'fall from grace' than anything. She's playing right into his hands. And she just won't realize it."

He sighed, putting his face in his hands. "Look. I love her. With all my soul. But she's killing me with her actions. It needs to stop."