Cade:
The first thing I felt was warmth. The second was weight — soft, steady, and breathing against my chest.
For a long minute, I didn't move. Didn't even open my eyes.
The world outside was quiet, the kind of quiet that only existed before sunrise. Rain still clung to the air, but the house had that slow, sleepy hum — the kind that made it too easy to stay still.
Then came the knock.
Three hard thuds against the door.
"Cade."
Riley stirred instantly, eyes flying open. She blinked once, disoriented, then froze when she realized where she was — pressed up against me, tangled in my blanket, my arm still resting around her waist.
"Oh my God," she mouthed.
Before I could say anything, Logan's voice came again, sharper this time. "You up? I need you."
Riley panicked quietly, pullin
