Kayden
"The contraceptives," I began, staring at the sky and avoiding Rhys's gaze on me. "They were the reason for the stomach bug and the fall on the ice," I admitted, letting out a sigh of relief knowing that I had finally told Rhys the real truth about what happened to me.
Then I looked at him, trying to find a shred of the man who said he wanted to make everything better.
Why did he have to make everything a game? We could have been inside, sitting on the sofa with Starlight and having a conversation like two normal people. Instead, I was pinned against the edge of the pool, naked and shivering—not from the cold, but from the way my body was responding to his proximity.
