"Did you do it on purpose?" he asked, leaning forward and resting his elbows on his knees. He didn't understand. Why would she have killed herself? Was it because she realized who her soulmate was? But if that had been the case, then why would she be crying about it? She should have been glad. The man that had taken her mother was dead, and she didn't have to deal with the burden of guilt that he carried.

"No…" Bella said softly. "But it doesn't mean that it wasn't my fault."

"How did it happen?" he asked curiously, his voice gentle.

"There were these two boys," she began, lowering her...