Riley's POV

"Riley?" Brett's voice comes from the hallway. "I heard something fall. Are you okay?"

I'm sitting on the floor, staring at my phone like it might explode. Tom is dead, Lily's biological father, the man who walked away from us, is gone.

“Riley?” Brett’s voice is just outside the door, soft but urgent.

“Come in.” I say, barely looking up.

The door opens slowly. He steps inside wearing only pajama pants, his hair tousled from running his hands through it. When he sees me ...