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.

drifted downward, and her eyes went wide. Both she and Liam were

bruises and bite marks ran along Liam's neck and chest -undeniable evidence of what

skipped a beat, panic flaring in her

no, no-this couldn't be

dry, and gingerly lifted the edge of the comforter to

instant she saw Liam's familiar... anatomy,

and Liam

his sleeping face. Liam was still out cold, even more devastatingly good-looking in the soft morning light. But appreciation was the furthest thing from Mandy's mind.

as she could so as not to

were a

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

nearly half an

around the room. When he realized Mandy was gone, a frown

was, a vivid splash of crimson blooming against the white sheets,

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

phone and dialed Mandy's number, already thinking of how

the call

And

smirk. "So that's how it is, Mandy? Use me and then block my number? Who do you think I am?" He scoffed, half amused,