Chapter 39: Seduction

Ivy's POV

When I wake up the next morning, I find myself curled up on a sofa in Spencer’s room.

The sunlight creeps through the windows and reaches my eyelids in thin slivers of gold. I groan, cracking my eyes open and looking around slowly. For a split second, I don’t remember any of what happened the night before.

But then it hits me, all at once, and I have no idea how to feel about any of it.

Tomorrow is another day, right? I think to myself with a wry smile.

Strangely, though, this is the first time it’s ever felt true.

I look down at my hands. They’ve been cleaned, but there’s still blood caked under my fingernails.

Erick is dead.

And I killed him.

‘It’s all over. Start a new life, Ivy.’

Spencer’s words ricochet through my mind, and an indescribable feeling fills my heart. I could start a new life–I have that chance now, and all because of him. It’s not just gratitude. Some words, the moment you hear them, you know you’ll never forget.

I find myself glancing towards Spenc