Chapter 119
Bella
It had been a week since I last saw Ace. A week of complete silence, no texts, no calls. I thought this was what I wanted—no, I was sure of it. I had asked him to stay away, to give me space. But now, sitting alone in my room, the quiet was deafening. Every minute stretched longer than the last, and despite my best efforts to distract myself, my mind kept drifting back to him.
I tossed my phone onto the bed with a sigh. Another meaningless notification. Every time it buzzed, my heart leaped with a hope I couldn't suppress, only to crash down when it wasn't him. I hated how much I missed him, how much I wanted to hear from him, despite everything.
I remembered the conversation with my mom from a week ago. I had told her everything, spilling the truth about Ace. I expec
