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.

went wide. Both she and Liam were half-naked under

ran along Liam's neck and chest

a beat, panic flaring in

couldn't be real.

her throat dry, and gingerly lifted the edge of the comforter to peek

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

and

cold, even more devastatingly good-looking in the soft morning light. But appreciation was the furthest thing from Mandy's mind. All

as quietly as she could so as not

were a hopeless mess-stained with

choice, she pulled on Liam's shirt and sweatpants. They hung off her in oversized folds, but she

left, nearly half an hour passed before

blinked awake, glancing around the room. When he realized

it was, a vivid splash of crimson blooming against

of last night's passion

reached for his phone and dialed Mandy's number, already thinking of how he

the call

again. And again.

"So that's how it is, Mandy? Use me and then block my number? Who do you think I am?" He scoffed, half amused, half annoyed. "Well, you're still with the Fosters. Let's see how far you