THIRD PERSON POV:

“Is it just me, or has Bella been acting a bit weird since today?” Kai said, breaking the silence between him and his friends.

Ryder, who lay on his bed, sat up at once with his feet touching the ground. He had just gotten back from a long day of detention, and it sucked, unlike when Bella came around to keep him company.

“Maybe Ryder here owes us some explanation,” Finn chipped in, and Ryder sighed.

He knew they would have found out about ...