chapter 27

“Where do you think you are coming from?” The sudden voice startles me, I didn't expect for him to still be awake.

I hold the pepper spray Max insisted on getting me even after many reassurances that I was fine, in my hand out. “Don't try anything funny Ryan, I've had a really long day okay, I don't need this right now.” I tell him truly exhausted.

“Where have you been? I called your parents house and guess what? they were very much clueless about your whereabouts.” Ryan says moving closer to me again.

“Stay where you are Ryan, I'm not playing with you.” I say to him keeping my voice firm. “I will not

hesitate to turn you into a screaming, howling bitch if you try me.” Never have I said it and meant to harm someone so badly.

“Is this what it's going to be now?” Ryan asks going back to his doctile good boy self.

“I don't want it to be like this either Ryan, I want us to go back to how we were, living peacefully and civil and just quietly waiting for a year to be over, now we just