Chapter 83
Bella
So I stood there, feeling every nerve in my body tremble, as Ace watched me. His eyes, once so familiar and comforting, now felt like a stranger’s. The thought of him forgetting me—forgetting us—made my heart pound erratically. “Ace?” Maya called his name, her voice breaking the silence that seemed to stretch on forever. His gaze shifted between her and me, and his parents’ horrified expressions only intensified the knot of dread in my stomach.
“s**t! I am so f u c k i n g sorry, Bella,” Ace’s panicked voice broke through, snapping me back to reality. It took me a moment to realize that tears were streaming down my face. I wiped them away hastily, my hands shaking. Ace tried to get up from his spot, his movements urgent and desperate. What was happening? Why was he apol
