Chapter 28 The Morning After

• Troy groaned as his eyes fluttered open, adjusting to the rays of sunlight streaming through the open window. Once his vision cleared, he opened his eyes fully, only to be met with a sharp, throbbing pain in his head, pounding like a drum. He groaned louder this time, clutching his head as if it might split apart.
• He glanced around the room, noting its unfamiliarity—dark curtains, pale blue walls, and the faint scent of an unfamiliar cologne filled the air. He wasn’t in his dorm room, and judging by the silk sheets wrapped around him, he wasn’t in his usual cheap, cotton bedding either.
• As he sat up, his body stiffened, eyes widening in realization: he was naked, with only the sheet covering him. Not a single piece of clothing was on his body.