Michael Reese.
“Are you certain he’s dead?”
I glanced at Ryker, as this was the last thing I expected him to say. I was expecting him to scold me, say something about how it was wrong and cruel of me to kill Hayden. Hearing him question Hayden’s death, in all honesty, made me doubt what I’ve seen.
I couldn’t help but connect his question to what the mutt told me, that, and what Tyler said about his dream. But Hayden couldn’t have survived. Edward confirmed that he died, and he wouldn’t lie to me.
Did he lie to me? No. No, no, it wasn’t possible. Why would he lie?
“I guess you’re not sure,” Ryker said when I failed to respond. “It’s just, the bond between you is one of the strongest I’ve ever seen. Though he rejected you before, you still felt the mating pull.”
“What’s that has to do
