Ryker asked us to stay at the castle with him for a little while, which I completely understood. He felt like he was way over his head here, and he didn't know what to do. But he had heard about everything that Ethan and I had been doing lately, so we decided to stay to help Ryker get on his feet.

Ethan was constantly checking in with his gamma to make sure that our pack was doing alright. And if there was a problem, Ethan would sort it out over the phone. But while at the castle, the ...