Bella:

Seeing the triplets in pain pricked my heart, but I braced myself because they had treated me like an animal earlier.

“This is very cruel of you, Bella, and—”

“You know my name is Bella?” I cut Ryder short before he could finish his sentence.

All this time, he had only called me names or, at best, my surname, but for once, he realized I had a name.

I watched the three of them, fuming on their knees, trying to mask their pain with anger. A part ...