ZARA : I can't disobey
I was still sitting on the clinic bed, thousands of thoughts flying around in my head. The scene of Noah sucking my cheek flashed again and I immediately shook it off.
God… that boy would be the end of me.
The curtain shifted and Riley slipped in.
“Jace told me you were here,” she said, plopping down beside me.
“Yeah… the nurse said it’s a mild sprain.” I pointed at the bandage wrapped neatly around my ankle.
“Those assholes… best believe it was one of Noah’s obsessed disciples,” she gritted out.
“I know. They’re bent on making my life hell.”
“I talked to Noah,” she added quietly. “I honestly think he’s struggling with something he can’t talk about.”
I let out a long, tired sigh. “I’m trying to understand him, Riley… but I’m the one getting hurt in the proc
