All Chapters of RECKLESS VOWS: Chapter 31 - Chapter 34

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 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