Stone’s entire muscular body went completely rigid and hard as stone beside me on the couch. His dark eyes flashed with a dangerous fire, and his chest heaved as he prepared to explode at her. But before he could open his mouth to shout, I surprised myself, Riley, and everyone else in the room by speaking up first.
“I will be completely fine, Raven,” I said quietly but very clearly, keeping my voice steady as I lifted my chin to meet her mean gaze without flinching. “I did not walk into this compound to compete with your past memories with him. I am sitting right here on this couch because Stone wants me here by his side. That is all that matters.”
For a single second, a quick flash of something that looked a lot like genuine respect shined in her dark eyes, but it was quickly replaced b
