Chapter 26

• Bella POV
• Fredo's menacing presence loomed over us, his gaze fixed on me with a chilling intensity. I could feel the weight of his threat pressing down on me, paralyzing me with fear. Every instinct screamed at me to run, to find a way out of this nightmare, but the reality of Fredo's gun pointed at my head kept me rooted in place, .
• Jace stood beside me, his eyes darting between Fredo and me, his fists clenched in frustration.