Chapter 69

Anna’s POV

I woke up the next morning feeling sore in all the wrong and right places, and for a while, I didn’t even move. I was scared to. The warmth pressed against my back felt too real to be a dream, and when I turned my head slightly, I saw Ryan’s arm draped over my waist, his hand resting on my stomach like I belonged there. My heart skipped. Oh my God… what did I do?

I froze completely, staring at his sleeping face. He looked peaceful, too peaceful for someone who had completely messed with my head and every sense of right and wrong last night. I was just about to move when I heard a knock on the door, soft but loud enough to make my blood turn cold.

“Ryan? Have you seen Anna? She isn’t in her room.”

It was Mom.

My heart almost stopped. Oh no. Oh my God. Not now.

I glanced at the clock. Morning… late morning. The sun was already bright. And I was naked in Ryan’s bed. Naked. I tried to pull his arm off me but his grip was tight, too t