Chapter 63
Ryker was so lost in the hotel footage that time seemed to fade away. The grainy video, the subtle movements of Arlo and Phineas, and the unsettling silence after they left had taken up all his attention. He was so absorbed in his thoughts, analyzing every frame, that the world outside his mind disappeared.
A sudden, sharp knock on his door shattered the silence, pulling him back to reality with a jolt. He blinked, disoriented, and pushed himself away from the desk. He opened his bedroom door to find Chad.
"Alpha?" Ryker asked, his voice laced with confusion, to find Chad standing at his door in the middle of the night.
“Why weren’t you at training this morning?” Chad asked without skipping a beat. Ryker furrowed his brows when he heard this. He turned, his gaze falling on t
