Ryker's POV
"She's still ignoring us," I muttered as I made my way to my room.
Ayla had slipped out of the dining room without anyone noticing, like always. The girl had perfected disappearing into thin air so well it almost impressed me. Almost.
I unlocked my door and dragged myself inside, not particularly wanting to be there, but Kael had told us to get some rest, and arguing with Kael was its own kind of exhausting.
I sat on the bed and felt the familiar dip under my weight.
How do you mend something you broke? How do you get someone out of your head when every time you close your eyes she's right there?
Ayla's face surfaced without permission, her silver eyes like a full moon held still, her expression always carrying a guardedness that made me want to understand what was undern
