RYKER’S POV

Lyra glared at me for the umpteenth time. She didn’t understand why I didn’t want to make the drug situation with me public yet. She kept insisting maybe I had ulterior motives or perhaps I had taken a fancy to the Sophie girl. She kept giving me the look. Dimitri, noticing the air shifting between us, had to intervene. I narrated everything to him and explained my reasons.

“If she’s exposed, it wouldn’t end there. Whoever it is behind her would only send someone ...