Chapter 66 Heat Of The Moment

• Piper
• I shift awkwardly on my feet, feeling like an intruder in a moment far too intimate to witness. Ryder moves even closer, their foreheads pressed together, his hand cradling Zoe's face with a tenderness that makes my chest tighten in jealousy. Zoe’s lips tremble, and there’s something in Ryder’s gaze—warmth, devotion, a silent promise he’s desperate for her to believe.
• And for a second, I think she just might, and I know this is my cue to leave.