ToriRyder.Did I just, did I actually just say his name out loud? Everywhere suddenly felt ten degrees colder, and I'm pretty sure the walls were closing in on me. Ethan's staring at me like I've lost my mind. Ryder looks like I just shoved him onto the ice without skates.And my father? Richard McKellar is looking at me with an expression I've never seen before. Confusion. Pure, unfiltered confusion.I want to rewind time. I want to take it back. I want to crawl into a hole and never come out.But I can't. Because the words are already out there, floating in the space between us like a bomb waiting to detonate."Victoria," my father says slowly, removing his glasses and pinching the bridge of his nose. "Did you just say you're dating Ryder Hayes?"My mouth opens. Closes. Opens again.Say something, Tori. Anything. Fix this."Yes," I hear myself say. "Yes, that's what I said."What the fuck, brain?"You're dating Ethan's best friend," Dad continues, and his voice is dangerously calm
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