Alone Time

The car ride downtown is unbearable.

My shoulders are jammed between Declan and Ryker in the backseat. I feel like I’m suffocating, but I can’t pinpoint exactly why.

Declan’s hand rests possessively on my thigh, and he squeezes my skin every time Ryker shifts beside me. I twist my lips, shifting my eyes to look at him. He looks different, but exactly the same.

His hair is longer, his eyes dark