Ryker's POV
"Ryker," she seethed, her voice laced with a potent blend of anger and concern, "what have you done to my friend?"
I gently took the phone away from where it was lying against my ear. I did this because I remembered what Russell had said earlier. I answered her call through the phone belonging to Claire, who was fast asleep then. After our passionate moment in the shower, where water drops were falling all around us, she suddenly fell asleep. I couldn't help but lean in and press my ear to her chest as if I could find comfort in the steady sound of her heartbeat. I started to think that my actions had accidentally caused her death, which was a scary thought. But it was soon apparent that her fatigue wasn't due to a serious illness, but instead to the fact that she was so tire
