Chapter 118

The question hangs in the air for a moment. From the moment it all began, I wanted to pretend those things didn't happen to me. I pushed them all down and kept in the present to keep myself from going insane. To keep what little dignity I had left.

"No," I answer honestly.

"Why are you lying, Bella?" he growls, slamming his hands on the table.

"Alpha Rossi," Judge Drusilla slams her gavel. He sits