Nova Peak a man alone

Her eyes rested on Ruckus’s face, watching the different expressions drifting across it: first, a pout; then a thoughtful moue; and, finally, a fierce determination. Raider’s lips pulled into a smile as the puppy promptly attempted to scale the slope of her back.

You don’t have to live up to your name, you know, she scolded playfully, bending to tickle their ribs with her nose.

Riley’s remark and looming shadow made her glance up at him. This angle gave her a great view of his chin, which made her want to thrust her head into the space between it and his chest. Of course, she couldn’t risk toppling poor Ruckus.

Beady little eyes, she agreed, turning her attention back to their child.