Riley's POV cont’d
My mind spun in disbelief as I stood frozen in the doorway. Of all the people in this godforsaken world, it had to be him? The arrogant, reckless playboy who had made my life a living hell at school... Alexander Lockwood. The very same guy who never missed a chance to humiliate me alongside his brothers. And now, here he was, lounging casually in a plush leather chair, his legs spread wide, a smirk playing at the corners of his infuriatingly handsome face, as though he'd been expecting me.
"You look surprised," his deep, velvety voice broke the silence, sending an uninvited shiver down my spine.
I clenched my fists, feeling my nails dig into my palms. ‘Of course I'm surprised, you bastard’, I thought, but the words refused to leave my mouth. My brain was still trying
