I was beyond shocked seeing Ryan rooted to his spot without moving an inch as his hazel eyes flickered through my almost nude body, thank goodness, I was wearing a tube bra, but the annoying thing was that I was putting on G-string pants which barely covered my ass.

“Don't you know how to knock?” I fired at him, quickly grabbing my towel to wrap protectively around my body as I glared at him.

Without saying anything, Ryan turned around slowly, and I thought he was leaving just like that without even saying a 'sorry' for barging into my room like a nuisance evading one's privacy.

To my surprise, Ryan closed the door behind him as my heart skipped a bit.

'What is he doing?' I asked myself, staring at him suspiciously as he turned around to face me.

“I'm here to apologize,” He finally spoke, a slight scoff escaped my mouth making me fold my arms over my chest as I began to stride closer to him, cautiously taking my steps toward him, like he was a predator.

“Apologize?” I asked him, standing a few inches away from him, he sighed, bringing his arm up to his hair as he raked his hands through his dark auburn hair.

“Hailey,” He started, covering the distance between us, I absurdly took a step backward, trying to be alert with what he'll do next, while he shot me a sharp gaze.

“I'm sorry, Hailey” He apologized.

“Sorry?” I asked now snapping my gaze back to him as I moved closer to him now fully closing up the distance between us, as I raised my head slightly to stare in his face.

“You're sorry,”

“Will that fill up the good mark I lost today?” I questioned him as he pulled his gaze away from mine.

'Fuck!' I heard him mutter lowly beneath his breath as he took a step back.

“Hailey, I meant it when I said I'm sorry,”

“Just like the way, you apologized at first after humiliating me in front of everyone, and made me believe you were truly sorry,” I fired at him, with a sneer now releasing my folded arms.

“I'm not falling for that Ryan, you made me a complete fool last time, and don't think you're apologizing for the scandal you pulled up, will work this time around,” I spoke firmly.

“I'm sorry, I know I'm an asshole, I just di-didn't--”

“Why did you do that, Ryan?” I questioned, cutting him off from what he was about to say as he glanced at me and looked away.

“We're step-siblings, and I thought I could trust you,” I muttered walking closer to him as he looked at me, his eyes were full of emotions that almost trapped me, but this time, I'm not falling for that nonsense again.

“Why?” I demanded, wanting to know the exact reason why he ripped my hard-earned presentation work away from me.

“Because, I don't want you to go to the same college with your boyfriend,” He fired at me unexpectedly, jolting me back as he gripped my arm and pulled me closer to him, my face crashed on his chest making my breath come out heavily.

“I did that because I didn't want you to go to the same college with your boyfriend, I'm sorry, I didn't know what I was thinking then,” He said calmly now, while my veins flowed boiling blood with rage as I placed both of my palms on his chest and pushed him with all the strength I could muster.

“You must be crazy!” I shouted furiously at him,

Why would he do that? That's so childish of him…

“Insane, in fact,” I added unbelievably.

“That's why you made me lose such a great mark, that will make me have good grades when I graduate?” I fired at him while he just stared at me.

“I don't even understand,” I spoke to myself, so he did that just because he didn't want me to go to the same college with my boyfriend.

He's crazy and got to be kidding me!

"Why would you even do that?" I questioned him unbelievable.

“Hailey, I'm sor--”

“Get the fuck out of my room!” I shouted at him, I was sick of hearing his 'Sorry' word most of the time.

He will do his evil deeds and end up apologizing.

What did he take me for?

“Hailey!” He called again.

“I said leave, Ryan!” I ordered with rage, I needed to do some thinking and right now, I want him out of my room this instance.

I turned around, wanting to make my way to my bed, when he grabbed my wrist.

Furthermore, I turned back to him, yanking my wrist furiously away from his hold.

“Fuck off!” I shouted at him as he stared at me with one of his annoying and cold looks.

He gazed at me like I'd triggered a death button inside him.

“I'm just starting with you, Hailey,” He spoke icily, taking dangerous steps towards me while I incautiously moved back.

“Wh-What?” I stuttered, confused at what he just uttered.

“You're going to regret everything you started, Hailey,” He growled as he kept walking closer to me while I moved back till, I got stopped by my bed and sat on it shockingly, trying to process what Ryan was saying.

'What did I to him?' I thought as he gave me one of his hateful and deadly looks as he leaned closer to me.

“You're going to hate starting what you did not finish, Hailey, trust me,” He voiced, filled with threats while my breath caught up in my throat as I tried to breathe but couldn't.

I flapped my lashes baffled at what he spoke again, I felt like he was hiding something from me and leaving me in the dark.

'What did I start and did not finish?' I asked myself, with no answer, could he just get straight to the point without having to scatter my brains with his speech?

Isn't it the same Ryan who was begging and saying he was sorry for what he did, and now he was acting all fiendish?

He's such a bipolar…

'And what does going to the same college with my boyfriend has to do with this?' Another question, I need to unravel.

I forced myself to stare at his face as he gave me a devilish smirk before he stretched his arm and tugged the strands of hair covering my right eye to behind my ear, I cringed in fear at his sudden touch when his finger brushed my earlobe.

He straightened himself, leaving me completely speechless as he stormed out of my room, I could only gaze at his broad shoulders and back and how he strode out with a bad aura.