~Zayne’s POV~ My chest loosened a little at the sight of her awake. I barely noticed Carol as she walked up to me and whispered, “Behave yourself around my bestfriend, Zayne. For God sake I can’t believe you two are a thing already.” And just like that, she slipped through the door and left. A tiny smile tugged at my lips. Carol had every reason to doubt I was right for Teyana. I didn’t have many great records—not any I regretted, though. Maybe I did regret only one thing… Teyana frowned as I approached her bed and eased down beside her. “Is the party still going on downstairs?” she asked. “It ended an hour ago. You’ve been asleep for quite a while.” Her eyes narrowed at me. “Just so you know, I still think the whole chosen thing is shit.” I bit my bottom lip to stop myself from

