Before Luci or August were able to question Ryder further, he hurled his way into the room as he began to feel the judgemental gazes of Luci's peers begin to study him. Although Luci looked at him with concern, August looked at him with hatred as he was well aware that a man like Ryder was dangerous to Luci. Not because he was a rival for her heart-but because he was unpredictable and a member of the Kearney family; a family who wished to have all werewolves dead-no exception.
"You have two seconds to get out of here on your own before I either throw you out of the goddamned window or door-" August attempted to assert his authority to Ryder, who only looked to Luci in desperation.
"I came to see her." Ryder spoke in a breathless tone before he began to tremble in place, which made him
