Heres the rest of the chap-12 --- Due to word limit probs :(
I took off across the room like my life depended on it, laughing as I heard Edward behind me. Okay, maybe I was being a little dramatic—but he was armed with a pillow and a smirk, and that was a deadly combination. I knew he was letting me win. He could’ve caught me in two seconds flat, but nope—he was enjoying the chase. Typical smug vampire.
Then chaos broke loose. One second I was dodging feathers, the next I was in a full-blown pillow war. I ducked. I weaved. I even pulled off a spin that was definitely ballet-adjacent, thank you very much.
But of course, it didn’t last.
With an infuriatingly graceful lunge, Edward’s arms wrapped around my waist, lifting me right off the ground like I was made of air.
I yelped, flailing
