Sarah's pov
I held my breath in the storage room as footsteps approached. My hand gripped the small knife at my ankle, knowing it would be useless against three trained fighters but needing something to hold onto anyway.
The footsteps stopped right outside the door. I could see Ryder's shadow through the crack and braced myself for discovery.
"She's not back here," Ryder called out. "Must have left before we arrived."
"Check anyway," Cain said from the main bar area.
The door swung open and Ryder stood there looking directly at me. Our eyes met and I waited for him to call out to his brothers, to drag me out and demand answers about why I was hiding in their storage room.
Instead he held my gaze for a long moment then turned back to the hallway. "Nothing here. Just supplies and empt
