Chapter 15: Mia

I swipe my phone from the nightstand beside the bed and read the last text from Alyssa. I fully expected her to announce that after all these years, she had her dirty little way with Colton, but that doesn't appear to be the case. Apparently, their little make-out session in the pool didn't go any further than that.

I haven't mentioned what happened with Beck. It feels too intimate to share through text message. For the time being, I want to keep the news to myself. It's been hours, and I'm still in a state of shock.

I'm no longer a virgin.

That seems crazy.

Alyssa will go off the deep end when I tell her.

As I'm replying to Alyssa's text, something pings against the bedroom window. I startle, and my head whips up. A shiver of unease slithers down my spine. I stare in that direction, ears pricked for the slightest noise, but there's nothing.

Thirty seconds later, and there's another plink against the glass.

Someone or something has to be out there.

I rise from the bed, and tipt