Bella needed to get out. She felt like she’d been cooped up in Albert’s house since she arrived. The only time she left was to walk over to Amavita Estates, and she wasn’t sure she should be doing that anymore. Not knowing the problems between Ryan’s family and her father.
She should have some loyalty to him, but she’d spent her life hating the man for abandoning her and not wanting. Just because none of that was true didn’t mean those feelings went away overnight.
While Albert was out of the house, Bella snuck out like a grounded teenager. She considered leaving a note, but she didn’t know what to write, so she just left.
Instead of turning toward Amavita, she went the opposite direction into Bereton. She hadn’t explored the tiny town yet, and it seemed like a good day to get outside a
