Chapter 049

[Apple]

"You're a virgin."

Something in his eyes changes as he takes a step back, his face becoming a blank mask.

"Did I do something wrong?" feeling naked and vulnerable, I fold my legs into my chest, trying to cover myself as best I can with the sheets of the bed.

"Oh Apple, you deserve so much better than me to be your first."

He kisses my brow like I'm a child and slides out of bed. "You sleep here, I..." he looks outside. "I need to go for a run."

Without a backward glance, he strides across the room, and walks out, leaving me alone confused and feeling rejected.

"He doesn't want a virgin," I sigh, thinking back to Zion and how he cheated on me with my sister because of the very same problem. "I guess I'll always be one then."

Everything feels heavier without him here. I need him to hold me and tell me it is okay, but he can't even be in the same room as me now that he knows the truth.

Why does my lack of experience drive men away? I thought Zion and I were waiting for the p