Chapter 179

Ryker

The restaurant was beautiful inside, all warm lighting and soft music, and the host led us to a private table in the back corner that felt secluded from the rest of the dining room.

"This is nice," I said as we sat down.

"I thought we deserved a proper date," she said. "After everything we've been through, I wanted to do something special."

My heart swelled with love for her, for t