Chapter 3

The sunlight stung my eyes.

I groaned, struggling to open them, and found myself lying in a strange bed.

"Awake?"

My body stiffened. I followed the sound.

And saw my sworn enemy.

Ryder.

He was leaning against the bedroom doorway, shirtless, watching me with a smirk.

My gaze dropped, landing on his toned chest.

There were several clear scratch marks there.

"I… we…"

My voice trembled. I pulled back the covers and saw I was only wearing my boxers.

Ryder slowly walked over, looking down at me from above.

"What, don't remember what you did to me last night?"

My mind went blank.

Last night, while drunk, I seemed to have mistaken someone for Liam, kissing and touching them…

"No way! How could I possibly—"

Ryder raised an eyebrow.

He pointed to a red mark on his collarbone.

"You kissed and gnawed on me, then tore off my clothes?"

My face went white. Flashes of last night flickered through my mind.

I really did kiss someone, and said some… unspeakable things…

"I'm sorry! I was drunk, I got the wrong person! I thought you were Liam—"

Ryder's eyes turned cold.

"So all that passion was for Liam?"

"Uh, it’s a misunderstanding. I'll pay for your dry cleaning. Let's just pretend nothing happened…"

"Alex, you're just going to sleep with me and not take responsibility?"

He pressed me onto the bed.

Up close, his handsome face made my heart pound uncontrollably.

Ryder's looks were truly flawless.

A high nose bridge, thin lips, and those alluring, mocking eyes…

*Wait, what am I even thinking?!*

I struggled. "Nothing happened between us! I, I blacked out, there’s no way…"

He frowned.

"Do I need to describe in detail how you clung to me last night, kissing me while whispering, 'I like you so much'?"

My whole body burned. I was so mortified I wanted to crawl into a hole.

"Those were just drunken words! Ryder, let's just pretend this never happened!!"

I abruptly pushed him away.

Grabbed the clothes scattered on the floor and haphazardly pulled them on.

Then, I fled.