SEVENTEEN BLAKELY I SIT AT the kitchen bar in our apartment drinking a rum and Coke. It’s my third. I skipped the rest of my classes today. Didn’t give a s**t to be there. Matt got to me. He was right. It doesn’t matter who I f**k today, tomorrow, or next week. The end will be the same. I’ll be his. And now I’ve pissed him off. He pretty much told me he’d keep me caged in the dark as his s*x slave. What the f**k did I do to him? He was cheating on me. He never even told me about the ritual. How was I going to vow to be his if I didn’t know about it? Ryat chose me, but Matt showed no interest in me whatsoever. Just our future as husband and wife. Let’s not forget the girl he’s been with for God knows how long. I take another drink, the straw making a slurping sound as I realize I’ve r

