ANMELDENBetty's POVAfter Nina left, I stayed in my room for a while thinking about everything carefully.My heart was beating fast because I knew what I was about to do was risky. Those brothers were not stupid. Especially Damon. He notices every little thing. Blaze was suspicious by nature too and Colt knew me emotionally better than the others.But I also knew one thing.They felt guilty.And guilt makes people softer.I stood up from the bed slowly and looked at myself in the mirror. I didn't want to overdo anything or make myself look suspicious. If I suddenly started acting too sweet after days of ignoring them, they would definitely know something was wrong.So I decided to act normal.Well... as normal as I could manage.I left the room quietly and went downstairs.The moment I got close to the living room, I could already hear their voices. They were discussing something seriously and I immediately realized it was still about the biking tournament.Good.That made things easier for m
Betty's POVThe next few days felt like prison to me. Nobody said it out loud, but that was exactly what it was. They didn't lock me inside the room or chain me down or anything dramatic like that, but I could feel it anyway. Everywhere I went, somebody was watching me. If I stepped outside my room, there were guards downstairs. If I sat in the living room, one of them was always nearby pretending not to watch me.It was annoying. Actually, annoying wasn't even enough to explain how I felt. I felt trapped..And the worst part was that they kept acting like they were doing this because they cared about me.Damon was the strictest about it. He barely let me leave the house and every time I asked to go somewhere, he always had one reason or another why it wasn't safe.Colt kept trying to make me eat.Blaze mostly stayed quiet, but I noticed him watching me all the time like he was worried I would disappear again.I ignored all of them. I stopped trying to argue after the second day becaus
Betty's POVThe moment I got back to Nina's place, I was already annoyed. Not really angry at Nina. I knew she was worried about me and trying to protect me. But I still felt irritated that she told Blaze where I was. I just wanted one thing that belonged to me alone and somehow those brothers still found a way to get involved in it.The moment I entered the apartment, Nina stood up from the couch immediately. She looked nervous when she saw my face."Betty—""Did you call Blaze?" I asked her immediately.She looked guilty right away and that alone answered my question before she even opened her mouth."Betty, listen to me first—""You called him," I repeated, already feeling frustrated. "Nina, why would you do that?"She walked closer to me carefully like she thought I was going to explode at any second."Because I was scared for you," she admitted. "You secretly met Travis after everything that man did to you. What was I supposed to think?"I dropped my bag on the chair and rubbed m
Blaze's POVI was already in a bad mood before Nina even called me. Nothing had felt normal since Betty left us.The house felt empty without her around and honestly I hated how much I noticed it. Every little thing kept reminding me of her. The kitchen. The couch. The hallway where she used to argue with us almost every single day.And the worst part was knowing she hated us now. No matter how many times I tried to explain things in my own head, it still didn't change the fact that we hurt her badly.I was sitting outside when my phone rang.The moment I saw Nina's name I immediately picked it up because I knew she wouldn't call me unless something serious happened."What's wrong?" I asked immediately.Nina sounded worried and angry at the same time."Betty left the house," she said quickly. "I think she went to meet Travis."The moment she said his name I immediately stood up."What?""I checked her phone earlier," Nina admitted. "I know it was wrong but I was worried about her. She
Betty's POVI stood in front of the mirror for a long time before leaving. I don't even know why I was wasting time staring at myself like that. Maybe I was trying to convince myself not to go. Maybe I was trying to stop myself from doing something stupid again. But in the end I still picked up my bag and left anyway.Nina wasn't around. She had gone out to get some things from the market with Rocco and honestly I was relieved about that because if she had been around she definitely would have stopped me from leaving.I didn't want her worrying about me again.She had already done too much for me these past few days. She stayed beside me after everything that happened. She held me while I cried about my baby. She kept Damon and his brothers away from me every single time they came around trying to explain themselves.I still couldn't even think about them properly without getting angry. Every time I remembered what happened that day I felt sick again.I lost my baby. My baby. Even thi
Betty’s POVI refused to go back with them after I was discharged from the hospital. There was no way I was going to stay in the same house with people who looked me in the eyes and told me to get rid of my baby. Even thinking about it made my chest hurt again.So I stayed with Nina. She didn’t even hesitate when I told her I wasn’t going back. She just nodded and told me I could stay with her for as long as I wanted. Honestly, I don’t know what I would have done without her these past few days.I stayed in the room Nina shared with Rocco and even though it was smaller than what I was used to at the brothers’ place, I felt safer there emotionally.At least nobody there was pretending. At least Nina didn’t make me feel crazy for being hurt. The first few days after leaving the hospital were horrible for me. I barely slept. Every time I closed my eyes, I kept remembering the blood on the ground and the feeling of panic when I touched my stomach in the hospital.Even now, my chest still







