[Ryder] "I want you... to make me feel like a woman." My mouth hung open the moment she uttered those words, stunned to silence. Who in the hell was putting ideas like this into her head? Celeste might be a grown woman, but her sudden boldness was... alarming. Disarming even. "You..." my eyes narrowed, knowing I couldn't resist this side of her. I hated this. Hated how weak I was around her. Hated myself for marking her and was still in shock that I couldn't recall what had gone down after her blunt confession of love last night. The fact that I couldn't recall anything meant that Malik had taken over. And yet, I couldn't forget what had happened last night. Last night was... troubling. Shortly after Elvis informed me that Celeste wanted to talk, I felt something—no, someone, trying

