Nina POV "No, thank you," I flatly refused without a second thought. "I'll bathe after you." Ryder hesitated for a while before I heard him let out a defeated sigh. "That's sad," he mumbled, but I still refused to bat an eye at him. I heard the soft echo of his footsteps against the floor, and I knew he was heading toward the bathroom. And the next thing, I heard the door open and then lock. "Goodness me," I fell flat on the bed with a puff. God, that was close. Those tingling feelings almost made me lose my senses for a second. How do I survive with him this close and always around me? Is he having fun because, damn well, he knows how my body reacts to his presence? No. No. I cried out and buried my face in embarrassment. Why is everything that has to do with me

