Chapter 31 A Pact

• Bella:
• The next day, the incessant buzz from both my phone and Ryder’s woke me up. Truly, I didn’t want to open my eyes, because even though I felt sore, the pleasant feeling of what we had done last night remained, and merely thinking of it made my stomach do a lot of cartwheels.
• The events of the previous night replayed in my head multiple times, but the beeping of the phones wouldn’t let me concentrate, so I forced my head up and reached for mine on the nightstand.