CHAPTER 17

"Bella, can we talk?" Jedd asks me the moment I get home from school. He's sat on the bottom step of the stairs, hands resting on his knees. I shake my head immediately, needing my own space right now. "Not now Jedd, maybe later." I reply quietly, my voice barely above a whisper. I quickly scurry past him and up the stairs, desperate to hide myself away in my room. I hear him sigh behind me but I ignore it and carry on heading towards my room. As soon as I enter, my eyes land on the pile of...