~ Jack’s POV

I froze. The maid’s words hit me like ice water, snapping me out of whatever fog I had been lost in. I blinked, pulling back slightly, my mind struggling to catch up with what she had just said. Not Bella? I blinked again, looking down at her face. It wasn’t Bella. It wasn’t her at all.

The maid looked nothing like Bella up close. Her eyes were wide with fear, her face pale, and her lips quivered as if she was bracing herself for something awful.

For a moment, I just stood ...