-Ryland Grayson:
Whatever Blackmore thinks about me, he's wrong.
The thought sat heavily in my head even after I turned away from him earlier.
Even after I shut the bathroom door behind me.
Even after the hot water hit my skin and steam filled the room until I could barely see my own reflection properly anymore.
He's wrong.
I stood under the shower longer than usual, water running steadily down my shoulders and back while his words replayed over and over again in my head.
The memory alone made my jaw tighten immediately.
Because that wasn't what I meant.
Not even close.
And the fact that he genuinely believed I thought as that bothered me more than it should have.
My dads would fucking hate hearing something like that come out of my mouth.
Especially Papa.
Elias Grayson built his entire life proving people wrong. Every story about him growing up was about somebody underestimating him because he was an omega, only for him to destroy their expectations afterward.
