Too Hot for Chapter Ten: The Scene My Editor Said Needed a Cold Shower

Vivv wasn't planning to end up half-naked on a kitchen counter at 1AM—but then again, she also wasn’t planning on Ryder walking in, seeing her in their sweatshirt, and deciding the peach she was eating wasn’t the only thing ripe for devouring. This bonus scene didn’t make the book. Too hot, they said. We kept the receipts.