RYKER'S POV
Three days had passed since David's volatile outburst.
Three days since his desperate, venomous threats had echoed through the front yard, leaving a heavy, suffocating tension in the air. I had spent forty-eight hours on high alert, checking the perimeter locks every hour and waiting for the other shoe to drop.
Thankfully... he hadn't returned.
The silence that followed his departure wasn't tense anymore; it was healing. The Bennett house finally felt peaceful again, the suffocating shadow of the past week slowly evaporating under the warm morning sun.
Lila's mother was recovering remarkably well, her strength returning in leaps and bounds. In fact, her stubborn streak had returned right along with her health. By mid-morning, she was already up and pacing around the main f
