Lahat ng Kabanata ng Losing Ryker: The Billionaire's Second Chance : Kabanata 91 - Kabanata 98

Ryker Returning back to my mansion, my jaw clenched at the sight. For a moment, I could only stare blankly at the home that was called my own. One I felt equally unworthy of returning to. I didn’t think I’d feel this drained on returning. Closing my eyes, the events of yesterday still echoed in my mind. In the end, I hadn't been able to leave the Falloway mansion. What was supposed to be a visit turned into an overnight stay. With Alice speaking to me, my attempts to leave were foiled. I stayed by her side throughout , walking her around the garden to the approval of my aunt and uncle. Nathan had long since disappeared. I wanted to do the same as well by the time evening struck, but Alice had convinced me to stay. “I feel my head aching a bit. It'll be hard for me to sleep.” She said That, alongside my aunts and uncles please left me no choice. Alice would feel better if I did. And so, for the rest of the night, Alice slept in my arms. Despite my insistence to stay at her

Ryker I walked into my room, shutting the door behind me and paused. My head felt full, as though it had been stuffed with a thick layer of cotton. I took a deep breath trying to force it away. It still persisted. “Damn it,” I shook my head. Going to see Zerah was a mistake. Ridding myself of my suit, I moved straight into the shower. The warmth of the water trickling down my skin was able to get rid of some of the fog, but it wasn't enough. Stepping out in solely a towel, I didn't leave the bathroom. Instead my eyes landed on the mirror itself. I stopped in my tracks, watching my own reflection. Between last night and today, nothing much had changed. From the barely imperceptible darkness over my eyes, to my mouth, dry in a tight grimace I felt too numb to change. And yet, everything had changed. “You’re about to get married,” I watched and heard myself. My lips moved as I spoke, yet the words still rang as foreign, like they weren't mine. Saying it out loud fel

Ryker I groaned, forcing my eyes open despite the heaviness in them. Pain throbbed from goodness knew where yet it felt slightly…hollow. Numb. I could feel something soft underneath me. A scent, a rustle. Warmth. Somehow, the warm scent only sank deeper through me. Safe. I felt my gaze shift slightly to the side. I felt myself stop. It was that same figure again. Sitting quietly, humming something I couldn’t place. It was them. It was…her. She wasn’t facing me. Her back was straight and her hair fell in loose waves down her shoulders. She was there, so close…. Why couldn't I see her? No matter how hard I tried, a blinding light blurred out the rest. Yet somehow , only one thought remained in my mind. Beautiful… I couldn’t even explain it. Something lurched in my chest. It felt painful yet familiar. What was wrong with me? Who was she? I tried to move yet I couldn't feel my body. Pain shot through my body like fire yet it felt distant. I remained stuc

RykerThe silence that surrounded the rest of the building after stepping out from the elevator felt good. Jason worked fast and effectively. Somehow, between the time we'd left I'd traversed to my floor Now no television was on. There was no soft murmur of news channels in the background, no staff whispering about the headlines. It was quiet. Exactly what I asked for.I pushed my office door open and shut it behind me. The silence followed me in.I didn't hesitate to draw myself into work. Immediately I sat down and I focused myself on the files that I hadn't worked on. Project reports, financial statements and more. That would be my solace for the next few hours.Time passed. There were no calls from the directors or shareholders. It gave a brief illusion that this was just another day in my life.But time was still ticking. Morning soon turned to midday. There was one hour left until the press conference. Time was running out and I was painfully aware of every single agonising