GRACE’S POV The bass from the frat house was a physical thing, pounding against my ribs like a second, shittier heartbeat. I fucking hated Halloween. Hated the cheap costumes, the sticky floors, the whole performative chaos. But my roommate had begged, and I was a sucker. So here I was, “Little Red Riding Hood,” a fucking cliché in a too-short red velvet cloak, trying to get to the bathroom without some drunk asshole spilling his jungle juice on me. And then I saw him. Gideon. Of course. The universe’s personal fuck you to Grace Miller. He was leaning against the wall, a plastic cup in his hand, dressed as some kind of wolf. No shirt, just a fake fur vest open over his stupidly ripped torso, and a mask pushed up on his forehead. It was tacky as hell, but on him, with those dark, predatory eyes and that permanent smirk, it worked. It worked way too well. Our eyes met across the sweaty, gyrating crowd. A jolt, like touching a live wire, shot straight down my spine and set
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