Roxy, Spice, Dallas, and Trina were laughing without a care in the world. Caly walked nervously behind them, looking around the room. Caly’s eyes met his, and Thorn smiled with a cool calmness that suddenly came over him. She always had a way of making his life seem a little bit better.

Slowly, a smile reached all the way to the corner of her eyes when she realized he was watching her. Thorn’s heart raced as she walked from the group straight to him. Maven looked over, seeing Thorn swallow hard as if it was the first time he had seen a woman.

Maven chuckled in amusement and nudged his...