Chapter 32

Ryker

Six a.m. I woke to the pre-dawn silence of my own room, my first conscious thought reaching through the bond to sense Avery's state in the room next door. Her breathing came slow and even, deep with genuine rest, and relief washed through me so intensely that Varg stirred with a pleased rumble. She was actually in a deep sleep.

I lay still, staring at the ceiling as my wolf pushed at my re