Know Your Place

(Neva’s POV)

I grinned faintly as I rubbed my wrist, easing the numbness where the chains had bitten into my skin.

“You have no idea how persistent I can be,” Ryker murmured, tossing the silver chains aside.

I smirked back. “We’ll see.”

The door creaked open. Rose walked in with a bright smile and light steps, but the second her eyes landed on my freed wrist, her expression dropped. The joy draine