Bella:

For a moment, it felt as though the ground had been snatched from beneath me. All I wanted was to disappear. They had gone through my phone, and I wished they had kept it to themselves.

"So?" Ryder asked, crossing his arms over his chest. I took a deep breath, steadying myself.

"Sebastian was my boyfriend in the Rune pack. His father is beta, and we were close growing up. Then something happened last year, causing a separation. That's why I came to this ...