Chapter 141
ACE
I ran after her, the adrenaline surging through me as I shouted, “Bella!” Her name echoed in the night, but she didn’t stop. I watched her silhouette vanish as she dove into a cab. I kept running, but before I could even get close, the car had already sped away, leaving me standing there, panting, with nothing but the cold air to fill the space she left behind.
I stood there for a second, frozen, chest heaving as frustration boiled up inside me. She was gone. Again. I ran my hand through my hair, gripping it tight as if it would somehow calm the chaos spinning in my mind. The pain in my chest was unbearable, but the fury—God, the fury—was all I had to hold onto.
I turned around, anger propelling me back toward the house. Each step was hard and fast, my entire body tens
