Where Petals of Vengeance Bloom

Chapter 337

The sun filtered through the curtains, scattering dappled light across the bed as morning broke.

Mandy's head felt like it was about to explode-a pounding, merciless ache. Worse still, her entire body throbbed as though it had been taken apart and put back together, every muscle sore, but especially down below-enough to make her suck in a sharp breath.

With great effort, she forced her heavy eyelids open.

The first thing she saw was Liam's face—a striking, almost impossibly handsome sight that made it hard to look away.

For a moment, Mandy froze, her mind thick with confusion, as if her thoughts had been dipped in glue.

What the hell happened?

Why was Liam in her bed?

Wait-no. This wasn't even her bed.

For a wild second, Mandy wondered if she was dreaming. Maybe her crush on Liam had gone so far that she was actually making up this kind of dream.

But reality crashed in fast-the pain in her head and body was all too real. If this was a dream, it was the most excruciating one ever.

and her eyes went wide. Both she and Liam were

and bite marks ran along Liam's neck and chest -undeniable

beat, panic

no-this couldn't be real.

gingerly lifted the edge of the

saw Liam's familiar... anatomy, her cheeks flushed

and

sleeping face. Liam was still out cold, even more devastatingly good-looking in the soft

herself out of bed, moving as quietly as she could so as not to wake

a hopeless

she pulled on Liam's shirt and sweatpants. They hung off her in oversized folds, but she didn't care. She just needed to get

nearly half an hour passed before Liam

blinked awake, glancing around the room. When he realized Mandy was gone, a frown creased

vivid splash of crimson

at the stain, and suddenly the wild flashes of last night's passion replayed in his mind. His lips curled into a

dialed Mandy's number, already thinking of how he might tease her when she picked

the call

And again.

number? Who do you think