A slow, predatory smile spread across Riley's face. "f*****g fantastic, that's what it is," she said without shame. "Even if it is temporary…it feels good. Real. Like something mine for once."
Despite everything, Ethan found himself smiling. Riley was reckless, defiant, and entirely too smart for her own good, but she was also the only person who had ever been completely honest with him.
"I still think you are insane," he said, shaking his head.
"Sanity is overrated. Especially in this family." She paused, then added more seriously, "Are you going to tell Dad about me and Elvis?"
Ethan scoffed. "Are you out of your damn mind? You did not tell me a thing. How the hell would I know what to tell him?"
Something shifted in Riley's face. Gratitude, yes but beneath it, something
