Bella’s POV
For a moment, everything blurred together.
The music, the lights, the bodies moving around me—it all melted into one overwhelming rush as James spun me. I followed the motion without thinking, letting myself get lost in it for just a second.
Then I collided into someone.
Hard.
A strong hand caught my waist immediately, steadying me before I could lose my balance. The grip was firm, almost too familiar, like he had done it before.
I froze.
Slowly, I looked up.
At first, I couldn’t place his face. The flashing lights kept shifting over his features—red, then blue, then dark again—but something about him made my stomach twist.
Then I saw it.
That smirk.
Sharp. Amused. Slightly cruel.
And it hit me.
Scott.
My chest tightened instantly.
Of course it was him.
He had b
