Chapter 30. Take Responsibility

[Denali’s POV]

Searing white light presses against my closed lids, urging me awake when all I want to do is stay asleep. My head pounds and my stomach rolls, not to mention that every part of me feels heavy and sore.

Groaning, I attempt to turn away from the intruding light, only to find that I’m being held in place by a strong arm.

Gasping, my eyes fly open as I crane my neck to see Rosco fast asleep behind me. Our bodies are meshed together, and he holds me protectively against him, but that isn’t the thing that leaves me most shocked; instead, it is the fact that my bare back is pressed against his exposed chest.

Feeling my heart begin to race, I turn away from the sleeping man and slowly begin to look down to take in my naked body.

“No,” I hiss as my fear spikes.We didn’t. He wouldn’t. Right

No, no, no. There was no way that we had slept together, and if we did, why couldn’t I remember it? Had I really drunk that much? After the first two