ALEX
I couldn’t tell if I was supposed to be shocked or just laugh it off.
Bella White.
For so long, I’d convinced myself I had her figured out—every expression, every move. But in that moment, it was made known to me that she had been the one quietly unraveling me all along.
“How are you so sure?” I asked, my voice low, daring to figure out what she thinks she knows.
Bella shook her head slowly, a small, almost bitter smile tugging at her lips as she picked up her fork. The metal clinked softly against the plate as she stabbed her steak.
“If you’re this surprised that I figured it out,” she said, her tone calm, “then you must have thought I was stupid. Slow, even.”
My brows pulled together instinctively, a frown forming before I could stop it.
“I have never seen you as anything le
