Tiya's POV: I stared at the ceiling, then down at the phone that blinked on the nightstand. Midnight. Another restless night. I hadn't been able to sleep properly since that day I almost burned my kitchen down. My bones ached, and thoughts spun like knives, slicing through sleep and reason. I hated every minute of it. I wished I could just forget Ryker, put him behind me. Forget Ryker. It would be best for me. Safer. Smarter. But the thing about me was... I had never been that smart in my life. I had made the stupidest descisions, at the worst possible time. Agreeing for a date with Ryker was also a stupid move. He was a wolf. And I… I hated wolves with a passion. I despised every last one of them. I wished I could hurt them all like they had hurt me. Every single one of them had t

