Derek's eyes flew wide, burning with disbelief. "Who did you just call out? Say it again!"
Vivian murmured again, dazed. "Jayden... my head's spinning..."
That name shattered the last of Derek's composure. His gaze turned pitch-black. He grabbed her chin and bit out each word, "Cecilia! Look at me. Look at who I am!"
That name cut through the fog in Vivian's mind for just a second.
She saw the dark, furious face above her. Derek.
On instinct, she kicked at him to shove him off. But she was too drunk, too weak. Her body wouldn't cooperate. If anything, it only gave him an opening.
He caught her ankle, a storm of emotions churning in his eyes. "Finally realized I'm not Jayden?
"You barely know him—how can you be so into him? What's so great about him?"
Vivian didn't answer. She wasn'
