Wow, Charlie just got his daughter's place shut down. He doesn't have a key to the restaurant so who has he been working with? I'm glad Alice is having that much needed talk with Jasper. I think James and Jake can straighten thing out with Bella. 

Oh what an awful awful man Charlie Swan is. He stole from Bella money that was rightfully hers and wanted the rest of it too. Thank goodness Esme got away from him. And the suffering he put Bella through not only from the beatings but the whole business with her appendix. To tell  a child with glee that she almost died and losing one of her fallopian tubes was a punishment for taking her mother away from him. Evil man.

What a nice wedding. Lots of cultural things for Edward to learn. Wonder if he went commando. Worked out that Rose had her baby right before they left. I'm curious to see what name she and Emmett decide on for their baby. So thoughtful of Edward to be concerned that Bella has her cuddles. Their future is looking bright. 

Can't wait to read about Edward and Bella's wedding!

The drama with Charlie is almost over, just sentencing. Hopefully he gets a very long sentence. He was limping coming into the courtroom. I wonder if he was punished by more than just Vicky. Now they can all move on. The promotion for Caledonia and Wee Caledonia went off great. Who knew Bella had these hidden talents.

What is Charlie up to now? I'm glad that Bella has all this support.

Bella obviously doesn't know how to run a restaurant. That's why she has asked for Edward's help. I wish he wouldn't be so impatient with her. She has not been running the restaurant like Edward seems to think, Charlie has. I also think Bella is tired. She has not made a good impression on him. The restarant needs to close for the evening, Bella and Alice and Edward need to sit down and make a plan of how to run the restaurant. Then they all need to go home and get some rest.

  I can see why Edward wants to make a name for himself on his own. But why does he feel the need to date and sleep with cougars? And why did Isabella let her restaurant go downhill? Should be interesting story. He's already antagonistic toward Isabella.

I'm frustrated with Edward that he has preconceived notions about Bella. Alice makes it sound like Bella is working her ass off there. She was already there when Edward arrived. Since I have no Bella POV only Edward's I know nothing about Bella except what he sees. It seems like there is so much more backstory about Jasper. I hope he and Bella find a way to become at least friends.

Now so much makes sense to Edward. No wonder Bella has no experience, she's only 18 and has never run  a resturant. She has no idea what she's doing. But sher is a fast learner. And I have a feeling that if Edward showed up at 5 o'clock like Jake suggested he just might find out she is the cake lady. According to James, Bella is quite talented in the kitchen, mostly thanks to what he's taught her. I think that she was referring to when she said she wanted to be involved in the restraurant just not as a cook in the kitchen. Now that James has cleared the kitchen of Eric and Taylor, who I doubt have culinary training, and Jake got rid of Mike tthey have a good chance at making Renney Soul a success.

Bella is having twins. If only she knew the woman she just met is the mother of their father.

Painful for Royce to give up what he knew. Eleazar will suffer the consequences for putting the hit on Carlisle and kidnapping Bella. There will be no deals and no mercy on him and his family.

I very much enjoyed the ending of Carmen and Irina. Good for Esme. She showed herself to be a true member of her mafia family. As for Eleazar, his death was sweet revenge for Carlisle.

It did. I thought "him" might be Jacob. It's not Mike nor Laurent. Hmmm, Eric or Eleazar maybe? The family will be so surprised when they get the news about Edward's and Bella's nuptials. Hopefully Rose won't think Bella is trying to upstage her. She only wants the best for her friend. And knowin that Bella has found her soulmate should make Rose veery happy.

"He" will never admit Bella is not his. I don't think even Edward's collar will stop "him."

I liked the way Felix handled Billy. And that is just the beginning. I wonder what else Edward has planned. I also liked how Edward spoke to Bella about her scars. He was so supportive, even suggesting that if it really bothered her that much they would get in touch with a plastic surgeon. She is a survivor.

Poor Bella has evil coming at her from all sides. From her former Dom, from Tia and Leah, and now from Paul. Now would be a good time to tell Edward about Paul.  He promised to protect her. 

Oh, no. Edward has no idea what Billy hasa been up to. Good thing Bella told Edward what Billy said to her. Edward is very vigilant. But "he" is determined to get her back.

Oh, no. Emmett is too overbearing and over protective. 

Yay, Esme! Edward makingt love to Bella and picturing her in his bed every night wrapped around each other, what a change.

Awwww. This was a great ending. Edward was her husband, and her Dom when he needed to be and everything turned out well.

I love their banter. He sees a future with her. I wonder how he will make her previous Dom pay.

Wow. Mommy and Daddy wanted to make sure she didn't forget that she lost not only with how "He" hurt her, but how much. I hope Edward can help her heal. I also really hope Edward can find some way to make James pay.

I hope that the silence ends and everyone will be happy and congratulating them. When the news of Edward's and Bella's marriage reaches those two two evil witches, Tia and Leah, they will know they can't break these two apart. It's horrifying to think they are working with "him" to destroy Bella. But Edward will do his best to destroy "him" so he can never hurt Bella again. I don't know what you have planned for this story but I hope Bella doesn't have to deal with "him" other than to see "him" apprehended. And of course, I would love to see Tia and Leah put in their places permanently.

"He" has had too much control over her. Thankfully her Dominant has brought her back  and made her feel safe and confident again.

Nahuewl sounds like a good attorney. He thinks he has a way around the agreement. "He" violated their contract. It's too bad she can't make the NDA void.

I feel bad for Emmett knowing he brought Jasper into their lives and Edward's home. I loved how Rose intentionally mispronounced the reporter's name, ""bitchy" instead of "Betsy."

Tia and Leah are in trouble! They lied about being with Peter. And now they will unknowingly help to catch him. Edward and Bella are so sexy together, inside the playroom or out.

Good chapter. He tried to make it very romantic with the candles and his letter. For their first time it went pretty well, especially knowing they were experiencing it together. 

It's so lovely to see their growing relatioonship. They're already talking about plans for their future. Stay at home wife and mother is stil frowned upon even in this day and age. When I mentioned to a friend at a dinner get together that I was a stay-at-home mom she immediately turned away and excluded me from the conversation. It really hurt because she had no idea the sacrifices that came from making the decision to live on one income just so I could be hme for my kids.

Awwwww. They said those three magic words, "I love you."

Gah! What a beautiful fairy tale ending. I loved the letters Edward read to her at their ceremony. Thw whole event with thwe pumpkin carriage and the wedding in the chapel. So beautiful.

Charlie carries a lot of guilt and shame. He's never known just how much he neglected his daughter. Now they all know about the treatment she suffered whilwe she was gone. Like Rose said, she's a survivor. She's damaged, but has managed to make a life of her own. No one will ever own her or tell her what to do again. Teddy thinks Phoenix is the painter. He'll be surprised when he finds out who the painter really is. I hope he gets the help he needs. His so-caled friends inflicted a lot of emotional and mental damage on him. 

Charlie overreacted. He wants to protect his little girl. Problem is she's not his little girl anymore, she's trying to live the best life she knows how. Leah and Seth are a great support for her, and they're doing well. Good thing Helen is there. She's making Charlie see reason. Teddy understands  he treated Izzy badly. But Izzy isn't ready to face him yet. She needs to face her fears for herself to heal. She needs to know that he's changed and cares about her. She was once his best friend and Teddy wants his Izzy back. But Teddy needs to learn about what happened to her, all of it. From the time she was shunned by him, which is why she doesn't trust him, to her time with the cult. He needs to know how damaged she is, and why she'll never completely heal and be his old Izzy ever again.

So his past is coming back to bite him in the butt. Good! He was horrible to Izzy, how could he say he loved her. He left her and treated her badly. And now that he's found out his neighbor, whom he's criticized and done nothing but cause trouble for her, expects her to believe him. He's delusional. If she could ever forgive him he has a lot to make up for. But she can't ever forget. And she shouldn't forgive him. Maybe someetime in the future they could be friends? If he finds out his family has helped and supported her he might feel betrayed by them. SMH...  Louanne, I hope your meds help you and you get to feeling better. I love this story, please don't abandon it. I really like your writing, not only this story. I think you're a fantastic writer. Your attention to detail about your characters just keep me waiting for the next update. 

Izzy took care of Mrs. Gerandy. That's terrible that she bullies children that are smaller or different. The principal better step in and do something. Renee is not nice to her daughter. She doesn't arrive home early enough to pick Izzy up from school and threatens to leave her to walk home alone. Izzy is too young to walk home alone.

What a difference Tanya made. She's really interested in her students. I think Mrs. Gerandy was just waiting to retire.

Izzy made it through indergarten. On to summer fun and adventures. Surprised her mom was there.

Oh, no. The kids are still cruel. And now she's been kidnapped and no one will realize until it's late.

Izzy is smart. I hope the Sheriff is not friends with the Wolf. Renee, or Harmony, is not well liked. Meadow wants out of the commune but Harmony saw her letter and blackmailed her to get Izzy. Harmony doesn't love Izzy but she wants favor with Wolf by getting more members to work in the commune.

Sparrow is back where he feels he belongs. I hope they can keep him safe and not drag him back to Wolf. Wolf is evil, he wanted to bed Sky. But now maybe they can keep Izzy safe until it's safe to bring her home to her dad. Edward is out of control. Maybe staying with his aunt and uncle and then boot camp will straighten him out. He'll be away from Siobahn, who has proven to be a bad influence on him.

Edward has found new better friends. He's living with the regrets and mistakes he made. At least now he knows Siobahn is no good for him. Hopefully they can find Izzy. Maybe with Phoenix's help they can find out what happened to her. But she's at a place where she is safe and can heal. She can't go home because that's where Wolf will look for her and kidnap her again.

Finally, Charlie and Izzy are reunited. Izzy remmembers her Daddy. So heartwarming. Sad to know that he cannot tell anyone about Izzy because there are some from the cult who want to find her and take her away again.

Seems there is a repeat of chapter 17?

Those girls that made fun of her were friends of Leah.  I wonder why Izzy cut all her hair off. Maybe when she gets her feet and ankles fixed she will feel better about herself. She's making such good progress with on-line schooling and working for Heidi.  Petal was right, Charlie was too busy to notice what was happening to Izzy. Plus he would have noticed the strangers hanging around town. He was too absorbed about his own grief about Renee. But he's trying to make things right with his daughter.

B was brave to go on America's Most Wanted. Because of her courage some of the wanted people who had been hiding in plain sight were captured. What a nice reunion for Jasper and Izzy. Un fortunately, because of the danger she still faces, Jasper can't tell any one about her.

Jasper saw first hand the damage that was inflicted on those kids physically and mentally. Izzy may never have a normal relationship. Edward feels a lot of guilt for the way he treated Izzy. Thankfully he is away from Siobahn and will be away from Rachel. He has a lot of anger toward himself.

Izzy doesn't see a future with a mate fpr herself. That's so sad. No one has shown an interest in her romantically because she has so little selfworth she pushes people away. I'm sure Charlie would love to see her in a relationship but he knows she shies away from people she doesn't know. I think he worries about her future too. I wonder if she will ever meet Edward again and what their reaction  would be. He doesn't seem interested in anyone. I wonder if he ever thinks about Izzy, he's so busy living his life.

Izzy is very careful around people. But Esme took her time, and Izzy remembered her kindness.

She did name him. Wow. And she declared he doesn't own her anymore. Very big moment for Bella. How will Bella react to meeting the peole that adopted her baby. And they agreed to visitation. But Bella is not ready to take over care of her daughter. Maybe Maggie can work out some kind of agreement that leaves an open adoption option for Bella to get her back later.