Chapter 183

Cyprian's POV

The courtyard was alive with the sharp click of the ping-pong ball bouncing between us, the sound blending with the distant hum of The Royal Keep gardens.

The tennis table gleamed beneath the shade of tall trees, sunlight spilling through the leaves in restless patterns across the ground.

Ryker was grinning wide, his shirt half untucked, and his energy matched the heat of the a