Chapter 13 - Dual POV - Bittersweet

Ryker POV - Calm before the storm

One thing I know for sure is that Bryant does know how to quiet down and crowd, and I don’t mean by showing up his muscles. No, he just has a knack for dropping truth bombs out of nowhere.

“What do you need to talk about?” I asked him, still at the table with everyone paying close attention. Dira, next to me, reaches her hand and holds mine in reassurance.

Who would have thought that she could be so attuned to me after one night?

“In private, Alpha,” Bryant says. He is looking back at his mate, Marix. She placed a hand on his back trying to ease his nerves. I know for a fact that something must be up. Bryant is not the type of person that is this nervous. On the contrary, he is forward and will get answers.

“You were being too formal with me when we were sitting with family,” I told him. He just nodded sharply.

“Apologies, it wasn’t my intention,” he says.

“Go on then, you can speak freely,” I insisted.

“Sir, it is about Carolina and my