{Noah’s POV}
Ellie Anderson stood in front of me; surprise was evident on her face. She must be wondering what I was doing here, at my own home—but she didn’t know that, did she? This was, after all, the first time we’d seen each other in this place. I didn’t even think that I’d bump into her tonight. For the past week, Rhys and I have been going home at midnight and leaving just before everybody wakes up. He said he didn’t want this girl—his words, not mine—to ruin his day first thing in the morning, and since I had my fair share of issues, we’d agreed on that same setup.
Ellie blinked; her bright emerald eyes took me in, from my face down to my half-naked body.
I knew her.
Rhys has hated her ever since we were kids. He blamed her for his father’s lack of interest in him and his mom,
