RYDER
"This is the last time I'm going to warn you, Nadia!" I begin angrily. "You'd better give up now and move on with your life, or you're going to regret it! What I choose to do with my personal life doesn't concern you or anyone!"
Her eyes are wide. "Yes, it concerns me! It concerns me because I love you!"
"That so? You love me so much that you took another guy to the bonfire the first chance you got? That's your version of love!"
Her eyes light up. She's never looked more insane. "I knew you'd notice it. Come on, Ryder. You know I only did it to make you jealous, and by the looks of it, it worked. Come on, Ryder—you and I are endgame. We both know that. Our fathers are close friends. My father is your father's Beta. It only makes sense for us to be together."
A cruel smile just
