Chapter 10 I Choose Her

• Ryan’s POV
• My eyes trailed in the direction Ariel had scurried off to, and a snicker escaped me as I slouched into the couch, slamming the files in my hands down beside me.
• Derek and I locked gazes. He hadn’t spoken, but I could tell what he was thinking. I didn’t understand Ariel—and I hated complicated things. I hated when plans didn’t fall according to how I’d deduced them. I liked when things happened in order. But she… Ariel… she was an exception.