Tiya's POV:
"You can come by again. If you want.”
Oh s**t.
I hadn’t meant to say it out loud. Not yet. Maybe not ever.
But the words slipped out—soft and clumsy—and the moment they did, I saw his face light up like I’d just offered him the stars.
God, what was I doing?
This was foolish. Dangerous. I knew where this path led. I’d watched my life spiral before—been the one holding the shrapnel when people walked away or blew up everything I cared about.
Letting Ryker in would be no different.
Worse, probably.
Because he wasn’t just anyone. He was a wolf. One with eyes like storms and a soul that looked too much like something I might’ve once believed in.
But despite the voice of reason screaming at me… I wanted him.
I wanted the chaos.
The softness in his gaze undid something tig
