RYDER

It has finally happened, and honestly, I still can't really wrap my head around the fact that it did.

Our bond has been consummated. Now, it'll take more than a few words to break our bond. Once it's consummated, a rejection only works if both parties really want it. We'd really have to hate each other to break apart.

I watch Aria try to scrub the wet spot on the couch, brow furrowed in concentration. I tried to help and she scolded me for making it worse, so now I'm watching her do ...