Chapter 4

The resort suite felt like a sanctuary as I slipped my key card into the door. After the incident at the water park, Ryan had insisted I return to rest, personally escorting me to the elevator despite my weak protests. His concern had been so genuine, so different from Jake's irritated glances when I'd finally rejoined them at the wave pool.

"You should have texted me," Jake had said, not even looking up from his phone as Madison lounged beside him, her perfect skin glistening with water droplets. "We were worried."

The lie had been so transparent it wasn't even…