RYDER

The silence in my father's office is deafening.

My eyes are on his, and we've been staring at each other for the past ten minutes without looking away. I know he's mad—I know it. But nobody in this whole fucking planet is angrier and more disappointed than I am.

That was my game.

I'm the one who ended up looking like a fool in front of the entire pack. In front of the Moonveils, especially.

An exasperated sound leaves his lips, and he turns around to pour himself a drink. "You've ...