THIRD PERSON POV

“Say it. Why did you want to see me suddenly?” Lyra turned her head slightly to Ryker. His sudden appearance had cut short her discussion with his mother. She had excused herself, leaving the two of them alone. Lyra had folded her arms to look at him and was amused to find him unable to look her in the eye.

Obviously. Not after the classic fuck up he already had added to his list of fuck-ups. She had tried leaving, but he was finally able to get her to listen to him after ...