Riley’s POV
I came back exhausted and dropped onto the couch. My body felt too heavy to move, and my mind refused to stay on one thought for more than a second. Every question about what to do next pushed against another, and the mess of it all made me feel restless.
A cold shower. That was the only thing that might help me clear my head.
I pushed myself up and went straight to my room. I stripped off my clothes and left them where they fell before stepping into the bathroom.
I turned on the shower and the spray hit me in sharp bursts of cold. I sucked in a breath at first, but I stayed under it, letting the water run over my skin. Slowly, the tightness in my chest eased a little, and the noise in my head faded enough for me to think straight.
When I stepped out, I wrapped myself in
