[DAPHNE]
I picked up my phone, too annoyed to even check the caller ID.
"Daphne?"
My mother’s voice echoed through the speaker.
I let out a frustrated sigh. "Mum?"
"Where are you, dear? It's time, and we're about to leave."
I immediately checked the time on my phone. s**t. She was right. I hadn’t even realized how much time had passed.
"I'll be there in twenty, Mum."
"Make it ten, dear. We're all moving together. Everyone's waiting."
I ran a hand through my hair, exhaling sharply. "Okay, I'm on my way."
As soon as the call ended, I turned to Ryker, and the moment my eyes fell on him, still in his briefs, my cheeks turned red.
He was hard. As a rock.
And I was wet. Dripping wet.
"You need to go back, I see," he murmured.
I bit my lip nervously. "Yeah."
He smiled, his voice ge
