Chapter 31. Shrouded in Secrets

BELLE

I was grateful that Grayson let me walk away from him back at the diner. I was grateful for the walk home by myself, where I could gather my thoughts and cry without feeling like someone was watching me.

I entered my dark apartment, violently kicking off my stupid heels, not caring where they landed. My tears continued to flow, dripping down my neck and onto the cotton of my shirt.

My heart nearly stopped when I flicked on the lights. A huge figure was standing in the middle of my kitchen. I let out a loud shriek, immediately turning to run back out of the door.

“Luna! Stop screaming! Jeez, it’s just me!”

My eyes adjusted, and I was finally able to see. “Kyle?” I asked. “Oh, my god, Kyle?”

I barely even recognized him. He looked different—like, really, really different. He seemed to have gone through the same transformation that Grayson had.

His body was bigger, stronger, and more mature. He had grown at least a foot in height, just li