Sky’s POV
The next morning stayed quiet, almost too quiet, until around ten, when Zayne walked into the kitchen. My mother straightened so fast you’d think she’d been waiting for him all morning, wiping her hands on her apron like she needed something to do with them.
“Good morning, young Alpha,” she said, her voice careful and polite.
“Morning,” he replied. His eyes went past her almost immediately. “Is Sky around?”
My heart skipped. Of course it did.
Mom’s eyes flicked toward me. “She’s here.”
Zayne turned fully then, his gaze settling on me like he’d already made up his mind. “I need help with something outside.”
Mom nodded so quickly it felt like she was pushing me forward with the gesture alone. “Of course. Sky, go with him.”
I swallowed, wiping my palms on my shorts before th
