LOGINShe agreed to be someone else's bride for a quick payday. She never expected her fake husband to return early and he refused to let her go. He knows the truth-she was simply an imposter in a life she hadn't chosen.
View MoreCHAPTER 34: RETURN TO REALITYThe helicopter's rotors cut through the morning air as they lifted off from the estate's landing pad. Below them, fallen trees and debris were scattered across the grounds like broken toys. The storm had passed, but its scars remained.Lyra pressed her face to the window, watching the destruction shrink beneath them. In daylight, the hurricane's path looked even more devastating. Power lines draped across roads like dead snakes. Houses with roofs torn clean off. Cars flipped upside down in ditches."The main highway won't be clear for days," Ryker said into his headset, speaking to the pilot. "Take us straight to Manhattan."His hand rested possessively on her thigh, fingers tracing small circles through the fabric of her jeans. The intimate gesture should have comforted her after everything they'd shared during the storm. Instead, it made her skin crawl with unease.Something had shifted between them in those dark hours. The man who'd held her so tend
CHAPTER 33: EYE OF THE STORMThe hurricane hit just after midnight.Lyra woke to the sound of something crashing outside the tree, maybe, or part of the roof. The wind screamed like a living thing, rattling every window in the house with violent force.She sat up in bed, her heart racing. The emergency lighting cast eerie shadows on the walls, and she could hear objects being thrown against the house by the wind.A soft knock came at her door."Lyra?" Ryker's voice was barely audible over the storm. "Are you okay?"She wrapped a robe around herself and opened the door. He stood there fully dressed, his hair damp from checking the windows."The main power's completely out," he said. "The generator's running, but barely. We should stay in the living room- it's the most secure part of the house."Another crash outside made them both flinch."Is it safe?" she asked."Safer than being alone in separate rooms." His eyes met hers. "Unless you'd rather-""No. You're right. We should stick tog
CHAPTER 32: CONFRONTING DEMONSLyra was still sitting in Ryker's secret study when she heard the helicopter's blades cutting through the evening air. Her heart battered against her ribs as she looked at the newspaper clippings scattered across the desk, at Olivia's letter still clutched in her trembling hands.She'd made her choice. She wasn't running to Marcus. But that didn't mean she was ready to face Ryker with all these secrets burning between them.The front door slammed shut with enough force to rattle the windows. Heavy footsteps echoed through the marble hallway, moving with deadly purpose toward the stairs."Lyra!" His voice boomed through the house, sharp with barely controlled fury.She should hide the evidence. Lock the door. Pretend she'd never seen any of this. Instead, she sat frozen as his footsteps grew closer, stopping right outside the door she'd left open."So this is where you've been."Lyra turned slowly to find Ryker filling the doorway, his tall frame strict
CHAPTER 31: UNINVITED GUEST 2She looked at Marcus, then back at the phone. "I have to take this.""Be very careful what you say," Marcus warned. "He can read you better than you think."Lyra answered, trying to keep her voice steady. "Hello?""How's your day going?" Ryker's voice was warm, concerned. The voice of a man who missed her."Fine. Quiet. Harrison's been teaching me to bake.""I'm sorry I had to leave so abruptly this morning. After what happened between us...""It's okay," she said quickly, aware of Marcus watching her every expression. "I understand you have work to do."There was a pause. "Is everything all right? You sound different."Her eyes met Marcus's, and she saw him shake his head slightly in warning."I'm just tired.""I should be back tomorrow evening. We need to talk about where we go from here.""Where we go?""This morning changed things between us. You know that." His voice dropped lower, more intimate. "I've been thinking about you all day. About us."The
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