"Teddy, please stop... you're hurting me," I begged, my voice trembling. But he didn't listen.
He pulled me inside the restroom and locked the door with a sharp click that echoed in my chest. Before I could protest, he pushed me against the wall, his body pressing hard into mine. His left hand slammed against the wall beside my head, caging me in as we both breathed heavily, chests rising and falling in sync.
I looked up at him. His fierce, blue eyes scanned every inch of my face like he was memorizing me, like he was starving.
"Why didn't you pick up my calls or reply to my texts?" he growled, voice low and dangerous. "You left me in the dark, Payton. Why?"
"I don't know, okay?" My voice cracked as tears gathered in my eyes. "I thought Richard and I could fix things... that we could m
