Chapter 17. What the Hell Have I Done

Bella’s POV

I awoke to the ruthless glare of sunlight piercing through my eyelids. With a pained groan, I shifted, my head colliding with something solid.

"Fuck!" I gasped, my eyes flying open to meet Devon's startled gaze.

"What is it?" he asked, his voice laced with concern.

But I was too busy scanning my surroundings, my mind replaying the memories of the night before, to register his words. I sat up, the crisp cotton sheets pooling at my waist, and my gaze fell on my own nakedness. Fuck how did I ended up in this mess, why did I let my own emotions get to me.

The sheet cocooned me, a frail barrier between my exposed vulnerability and Devon's prying eyes.

"Bella, what is it?" he asked, his confusion betrayed in the furrow of his brows, which only ad