Knox frowns. “What?”

“I wouldn't let her go with Nova to see Thalia and now she hates me. Am I losing her? Thought it would take a few years more, to be honest. Teen years..”

“No.” he assures me, taking my hand. “You're not, you can't lose her. She's just mad you didn't let her go with Nova.”

I shake my head. “She seemed pretty upset.”

He nods, pulling me into him and leading me away from the wandering eyes and whispers around me. “She's Bella, of course, she's ...