Chapter 297

"Wait, are you planning to ditch Hayden now that you've, uh, had your fun?" Lena asked.

I couldn't believe Lena actually thought that about me.

"Uh, what? Where did that come from?"

Lena snorted. "Girl, you drained him like a Capri Sun, and now you're gonna act all innocent?"

I blinked, still trying to process. Lena pointed to her neck, then plopped onto my bed, grinning like a cat that got the cream. "Didn't know you had it in you. Guess you unleashed twenty years of pent-up energy on poor Hayden, huh?"

I cringed, remembering the hickey I'd purposely left on his neck. "It's not like that, okay—"

Lena held up a hand, cutting me off. "Nah, save it."

I let out a helpless laugh. True, explaining would only dig me a deeper hole.

"So, are you feeling better now?" she asked, her tone going from nosy to serious in a split second.

I knew what she meant—about the whole thing with my parents' accident.

I closed my eyes and stayed silent.

Lena sat on the edge of my bed and gave my hand