ZORA

Is he asleep?

I listened if his breaths were even.

It was.

The bond wanted to be closer to him than this, it wanted to feel Ryker's warm skin under my fingertips.

Ridiculous.

I had set a condition, and here I was, about to break it even before I fell asleep.

I peered over the pillow I had set as a barrier to look at Ryker. In the dim light of the room, I tried to see if his eyes were open. There was nothing interesting about the ceiling, but if they were open, I could tell if it ...