Ryker smiled, "I'm sorry about the way I was acting by the pond.. I'm afraid too say this, but guys are kinda hard wired to go a little wacko when they smell a trace of heat scent... that's why I kept on snorting. I didn't want my brain to turn to scrambled eggs, and I am one who keeps promises." He closed his eyes, then swallowed at the last part. Hoping hat by admitting this, Kodi wouldn't run off again, he would lose the one thing he's been looking for--the perfect fit, the last piece of the puzzle.