Isabella
The moment the words left my mouth, the entire room fell silent, completely silent.
The laughter disappeared so fast it almost felt unreal, like it had never existed at all and every pair of eyes in the room turned toward me.
Some of them were startled, some of them embarrassed while some of them were annoyed at being caught, and William, William looked shocked.
He wasn't guilty, nor was he angry. He just looked shocked, like he genuinely hadn’t expected me to walk in. The tension in the room thickened instantly, heavy enough to choke on and for a few seconds, nobody spoke.
Then chairs scraped lightly against the floor as William stood.
“Bella,” he said quickly, walking toward me. “It’s not what you think.”
A bitter laugh almost escaped me. Not what I thought? I had heard
