Chapter 17.

Bella’s POV.

I awoke to the ruthless glare of sunlight piercing through my eyelids. With a pained groan, I shifted, my head colliding with something solid.

"Fuck!" I gasped, my eyes flying open to meet Devon's startled gaze.

"What is it?" he asked, his voice laced with concern.

But I was too busy scanning my surroundings, my mind replaying the memories of the night before, to register his words. I sat up, the crisp cotton sheets pooling at my ...