FAYE
I had just stepped out of the car, heading toward the house, when Bella appeared in front of me. The way she positioned herself...blocking my path with that smug little smirk...told me this wasn’t by accident. She was waiting for me.
I sighed inwardly. Of course she was.
She thrived on moments like this, swooping in when I was least in the mood for her nonsense. And today? Today I wasn’t in the mood for anything. My chest was already tight from the stares I’d endured all day, the whispers that followed me everywhere. I knew exactly why she was here. To taunt me. To make sure the whole pack remembered just how much of a "traitor" I was.
Bella wasted no time. She raised her voice deliberately, loud enough to carry across the compound to the few people milling about. She wanted witne
