Caleb's POV
Pain shot through my head as I slowly regained consciousness. For a few seconds, I couldn't remember where I was. Then everything came rushing back in fragments.
I remembered the argument with Evelina. Her rejection. Then she hit me with something. I touched the side of my head and winced.
She had really hit me. I pushed myself up from the floor and looked around the room. The house was silent. Evelina was gone.
My mind felt hazy, and my thoughts were scattered. I didn't want to stay there any longer, so I staggered outside, climbed onto my motorcycle, and drove straight home.
The Ryder mansion was still awake when I arrived. I barely made it through the entrance before Dad saw me.
"Caleb?"
I stopped. His eyes immediately went to my head.
"What happened to you?"
I inst
