~ Jack’s POV

I didn’t follow Elara. I should have, but I didn’t. After she stormed out, I just sat on the bed, staring at nothing in particular, wondering how I could have been so damn stupid. Calling her Bella when we were in the middle of it? What the hell was I thinking?

I rubbed my face roughly with my hands, sighing. "You screwed up this time, Jack," I muttered to myself. It wasn’t even a slip of the tongue; Bella was just always on my mind lately and seeing her at the dinner party ...