The Ritual: A Dark College Romance

Ryat watches as Blakely boards her father’s jet and then follows her aboard. Before Blakely sees him, he puts drugs in a vial of champagne, which the flight attendant delivers despite knowing it is drugged. Ryat fires the attendant, considering this a failed test, and texts Phil to inform him of the staffing changes and that he and Gunner are “crashing the girls’ trip” (286). Ryat moves to the back of the plane, where Blakely is surprised that he has found her so quickly. He confirms that he drugged her, citing their agreement that he got to do anything he desired when he caught her. She falls unconscious. He masturbates and looks forward to marrying Blakely, thinking of Matt’s jealousy.

Blakely wakes in an unfamiliar location. When Ryat reports that he destroyed her revealing dress, she feigns annoyance, though she feels excited at his clear desire for her. Blakely tenses at the realization that Ryat inserted a sex toy into her anus while she was unconscious but relaxes at his reminder that she has historically enjoyed their sexual games. She professes her trust for him.