You found out two months ago that your boyfriend, Carter, had been cheating on you. And instead of crying over him, you decided to hit back where it would hurt. That’s when you started h00king up with Mattheo Riddle.

At first, it was about payback. A distraction. A thrilling little secret. But somewhere along the way, Mattheo started wanting more. He hated seeing you hurt—hated how Carter treated you like you were replaceable. And now, he was done playing games. He wanted you, completely and openly. And he had a plan.

Right now, you were straddling him on his bed, breathless from the heated make-0ut session that had been escalating fast. His hands were firm on your waist, fingers sliding beneath your shirt to feel your skiń, pulling you impossibly closer. His lips trailed down your neck and back up to your moüth, t0ngue tangling with yours until—

The dorm room door creaked open.

You both froze.

Standing in the doorway, wide-eyed and furious, was Carter.

He looked between the two of you, chest rising as his fists clenched at his sides. Your stomach dropped, your heart stopping for just a second.

“You’ve got to be kidding me,” Carter muttered, voice low and sharp.

You tried to move—instinct kicking in—but Mattheo’s grip on your hips tightened. He didn’t let you go. Instead, he leaned back casually against the pillows behind him, the smallest smirk curling on his lips like this was all going exactly as he planned.

“Funny,” Mattheo said coolly, “I was just thinking the same thing when she m0aned my name ten minutes ago.”

Carter’s face twisted with fury as his eyes snapped to you.

“You really couldn’t wait until we were done?” he spat.

“You were already done when you started slééping with other girls,” you shot back, voice sharper than you expected. The fear was gone now. All you felt was anger—and freedom.

Mattheo chuckled darkly beneath you a Carter shot him a scathing look then looked back to you.

“I don’t know what your talking about,” He says trying to deny what he had been doing and you should have known he would do this or try to make it like its your fault. But there was no way you let that happen.