Eva POV
Riding home with Tyler’s arm around me gives me such a sense of security like I haven’t known since the night my father died. He smells like crisp apples with a masculine musk of honey mead which makes his scent incredibly delicious to my senses. The warm, electrical current flowing through our contact makes my head spin in the most spectacular way. Celeste gives me the occasional chirp of contentment, as she settles into his embrace. I sigh as I allow myself to join her in this moment of peace.
All-too-soon we arrive to the apartment complex and the men escort us up to my unit. Ivy plans to camp out on our couch for the night, so Derik and she depart to her place to retrieve an overnight bag. As soon as I open the door to my apartment I feel Celeste stir to alertness as the atmo
