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Malia's POV

After Ronan left my room to freshen up, I stripped out of my sweat-stained clothes and went into the bathroom. My hair received the most attention as I ensured that every single trace of sand and leaves were removed.

I wrapped the big fluffy towel around my body before stepping out of the bathroom and thanked the goddess I did because Ryder was lying on my bed like he owned it. Technically he did, but still…

I gave a tiny shriek of surprise when I saw him but he just gave me the once over and continued scrolling through his phone.

I decided to ignore him at first. I settled on a chair and plugged the hair dryer into the socket beside it.

His I-don't-give-a-fuck attitude annoyed me so much that I had to speak despite my initial determination to ignore him.

“What if I was naked?” I blurted out. “You should have given me some sort of warning.”

“I knocked and got no response,” he shrugged.

I waited for more explanation and scoffed when he said nothing more.

I turned in my