~NYRA

I couldn't tell what it was. But it felt strange and dangerous.

My body shuddered but I pushed back the fear and approached him.

The closer I got, I could clearly see that the wetness in his hair wasn't from a bath... It was from something else.

"Rylan," I called again, this time with a firmer voice. "What are you— are you okay? What happened to you?"

Rather than respond to me, he suddenly grabbed my waist and without even giving me space to breathe, he kissed me. Hard.

My brows ...