Chapter 88
Bella
Something was off about Ace. The way he had smiled at me, so forced and hollow, the way his eyes had been distant, as if he was somewhere else entirely. What was going on in his head? What had he talked about with Marcus that made him react like this? I thought I had cleared everything with him except---
My heart began to race as the realization hit me. Why didn’t I freaking think about this before?
"No, no, no. I hope Marcus freaking did not!" Panic surged through me as I grabbed my phone, my fingers trembling. I had to get to the bottom of this. Thank God I had exchanged numbers with Jennifer at the last moment.
"Pick up, Jennifer," I muttered under my breath as the phone rang. But there was no answer. "Damn it!" I found myself chewing my nails, a nervous habit I h
