Ryker’s POV:
The house had gone quiet.
Just the wind outside the windows, Lucas flicking cards across the table, Gabriel leaning back like he owned the place while Kai worked a blade across a cloth in slow strokes.
Then I heard her.
It wasn’t loud, just a faint sound slipping down the stairwell, but the moment it reached the room, Lucas stopped moving.
Gabriel looked toward the ceiling.
“…there it is.”
Another moaned followed, softer.
Kai exhaled. “Ignore it.”
Gabriel smirked. “They’re finally making it up to her.”
Lucas chuckled under his breath. “About time.”
I didn’t move. Didn’t react. I kept my forearms resting on my knees, gaze forward, but my focus wasn’t on the room anymore.
A quiet laugh drifted down from upstairs.
My jaw tightened before I understood why.
Gabriel g
