Chapter 11

Bella's POV

I woke up to the sound of my phone ringing, the shrill noise piercing through the silence of the room. Groggily, I reached over to the nightstand and fumbled for my phone, my eyes still heavy with sleep. The display showed an unknown number, but something in me urged me to answer it.

"Hello?" I murmured, my voice laced with exhaustion.

"Bella, it's Xander," came the urgent voice on the other end of the line. "We have a problem."

My heart skipped a beat, the worry creeping into my voice. "What is it? What's wrong?"

"There's someone from my past, an ex-lover," Xander explained, his voice tinged with both anger and concern. "She's resurfaced, and she's determined to exact revenge on me. Bella, she's a dangerous woman, and she won't stop until she destroys everything I hold dear, including our relationship."

Fear coursed through my veins, intertwining with a surge of protectiveness for the man I loved. "Who is she, Xander? Why does she want to hurt you?"

Xander took a deep bre