Chapter 61
Ryker's walk back to his room was a heavy, trudging retreat. Svetlana's lecture had been a verbal lashing that left him shamefully tucking his tail between his legs, her words sharp and undeniable. He couldn't argue with her—she was absolutely right about his limited contributions to the situation. But the real blow, the one that stopped him dead in his tracks, was the thought of Rylee. A young, pregnant Luna out there risking her life to search for Ghaya, all because he lacked the courage to do it himself. The truth was a stone in his gut, a crushing weight of his own making.
Ryker walked up to his room, but when he placed his hand on the knob, he started to have an internal battle with himself.
Sleep. The thought is a siren's call. His bed was only a few feet away, a soft p
