BELLA'S POV

If Dad hadn't chosen such a dumb excuse, I wouldn't be struggling to keep him by my side now.

Since Dad told everyone that lame lie, I had no choice but to go along with it after I returned. I carefully capitalized on it and told it to Mark at every chance I got. He pitied me, and he had been loving and kind, always coming at my every beck and call to hold me in his arms and assure me that everything would be fine and he would always be there for me. But now... I reflected on the past few days and hissed again. The lie...