Ryker's POV
Everyone is here. Well, almost everyone. Mom, Dad, Micah, Kaylin, and Violet. We're waiting on Steven. I'm still sitting on Alyssa's hospital bed. I've been here all night. I haven't slept. I was too scared that if I fell asleep, something might happen to Alyssa. Like her heart does that terrifying thing where I think it might explode. Or she wakes up and doesn't know where she is or who I am.
But Alyssa slept thru the night. She mumbled a few times and moved twice but never actually woke up. But she held onto me all night. It was amazing.
"You need to sleep," Mom says.
I pick my head up, so my nose is no longer in her hair. Even without the mate bond, she still smells absolutely amazing. Still like honeysuckles and candy, and I'm addicted to it. I glance at my mom. "No."
