Semua Bab THE DEVIL'S BOY TOY: Bab 131 - Bab 140

  Ryker’s POV I tried to pull away from Leo the second my phone started vibrating again, but his arms only tightened around my waist, holding me firmly against his chest.A groan escaped me immediately. “Leo,” I complained weakly, shifting in his lap. He buried his face against my neck instead, his lips brushing warmly against my skin while the phone continued buzzing loudly.I put the phone to my ear as the screen lit up instantly.The guilt that had already been lingering in my chest twisted harder. I answered quickly. “Hello?” “Ryker, thank God.” Chris’s voice boomed through the speaker so loudly I nearly flinched.“We’re back at the dorm already. I called my dad and told him I needed extra money for school so I could get you that plane ticket

 Catherine’s POV I expected him to be angry.But I didn’t expect him to be that angry.The image of his face still replayed in my head, while I sat alone in the living room, my fingers wrapped tightly around a mug of tea that had already gone cold. The look in his eyes had unsettled me.And for one terrifying second, I genuinely thought he was going to explode. The apartment was silent now. The kind of silence that made expensive places feel hollow instead of luxurious.Leo had walked away after the conversation, and I didn't dare follow him. I swallowed hard at the memory.A small part of me had actually been scared.Not because I thought he would hurt me, but because for the first time since our engagement, I felt like I was breaking whatever cold ice lived between us,and I wasn't going to like the aftermath. I

Leo’s POVThe drive to my parents’ beach condo was painfully quiet.Not the peaceful kind of quiet either. Not the kind .This silence was sharp and forced. Catherine kept glancing at me every few minutes, probably waiting for me to magically stop being angry.It wasn’t happening.Outside the tinted windows, the roads stretched endlessly ahead, lined with tall palms and expensive vacation homes that all looked too polished to actually be lived in. The closer we got to the coast, the saltier the air became.I rested my elbow against the car door, fingers brushing absently against my jaw while my cane leaned beside me.My leg hurt.Everything hurt.And somehow, being trapped in this car with Catherine made it worse.“You’re still mad at me,” she finally muttered.I didn’t even look at her.“What gave it away?”She sighed dramatically. “Leo.”I stayed quiet.The truth was simple. I wasn’t just angry because she called my father.I was angry because it worked.That was the part clawing at

  Leo’s POV “It’s yours?” Her voice came out confused, suspicion carefully tucked underneath the softness of her tone, Under different circumstances even I wouldn't believe it was mine. “Yes, it is.” I nodded once again, calm and detached, even though I could already see the questions beginning to form behind her eyes. “You’ve been here recently?” Another nod. That should have been enough, but Catherine had never really been the kind of person to leave things alone once curiosity got its claws into her. “Why didn’t you tell me you were coming?” she asked. “We could’ve come together.” “It was before we got engaged, so…” I answered quickly hoping to throw her of my trail. 

  Ryker’s POV Chris walked closer to me slowly like he was scared one wrong movement would make me completely break apart. “Denounced?” he repeated carefully. “What do you mean denounced?” I looked at him, my throat tightening immediately. “It’s gone,” I whispered shakily. “It’s over.” The words sounded unreal even to me.Like somebody else was saying them. “If anything, I’m supposed to get kicked out of this school.” My chest tightened painfully at my sad reality.  “None of this makes any sense.”Oliver’s brows pulled together immediately.“Did they state why?” I wiped roughly at my face, but the tears just kept coming anyway. &ldquo