Chapter 6

For the next few days, Ryan became a regular part of my life because having him around felt natural.

We went for coffee, walked through the city, and talked about the years we'd spent apart. Sometimes we laughed about college memories. Other times, we talked about nothing important.

But I made sure Ethan knew.

“Ryan and I are grabbing coffee.”

“Ryan wants to show me this new restaurant.”

“I'm going shopping with Ryan this afternoon.”

I noticed the changes in Ethan, the pauses, the questions he pretended weren't questions, and the way his Alpha instincts sharpened whenever Ryan's name came…