Thirteen

RYLEE

Biting my lower lip, I stared out the window of my room, my hands resting on the window sill. My face warmed at the thought of what I'd said to Alpha Vincent. It felt really good to have done that. I hoped that I wouldn't regret accepting him. Alpha Vincent was still an asshole, but he was less of an asshole than before.

Right when he'd threatened anyone who would hurt me, I had felt the butterflies in my stomach. He was quite charming in a way. He was drop dead gorgeous as well. He looked good enough to eat and those lips of his...

I froze, my train of thoughts coming to an abrupt halt when I realized what I was doing. Was I really fangirling over Alpha Vincent? Cringing, I buried my face in my palm. I felt thankful about the fact that I wasn't ranting in front of Ava. It would have been so embarrassing.

The door to my room was pushed open and Ava strode in, whistling under her breath.

"Hey, bestie" she said, plopping down on my bed. I raised a brow.

"Bestie?"

"That