Chapter Four
Ryan’s POV
I thought I despised her. That’s what I’d been telling myself all day, trying to make sense of the frustration burning in my chest. But the moment I walked into that party and saw Aria standing there in that short denim skirt and black crop top, showing skin I hadn’t seen before, I completely lost my mind. Every coherent thought evaporated. All I could see was her, and all I could think was that I needed to get closer to her, to figure out what the hell this feeling was that had been eating at me since yesterday.
I didn’t even think before I moved. My feet carried me across the room, my hand reached out and grabbed her wrist.
“Excuse us.” I said to her friend.
I wanted to take a step but before I could, Lila appeared in front of us like a protective guard dog
