ARIA

Ryder falls asleep sometime after five in the morning, but I'm wide awake.

Tonight's events have messed with me—with both of us—in a way that can't be explained in simple terms. Ray's possible return has haunted us for quite some time, but now that we have the certainty that he's back, it's hard to know where to take it from here.

The one thing I'm grateful for is reaching him on time. I fought through my anguish and forced my wolf to react. I hadn't been exposed to silver for that ...