Bella sat back at Misha’s words, putting space between them, because the air between them had gone from teasing and sexual innuendoes to a very serious topic that she had been trying to avoid with everyone. “I can’t,” Bella said softly, looking down at her finger. She would keep the ring off but she wouldn’t call off the engagement. “We both know I can’t and I could have done a lot worse. Someone a lot older. Someone meaner. Someone that would force me to do things I don’t want to do. Ash has been nothing but nice to me since it happened. I can't go against my father.”