LYRA’S POV

Goddess! What did she mean by that?

However, I had no time to dwell on Vera’s words. All I kept seeing—all I felt was the pain of knowing Ryker had lied to me once again.

Was this what he meant when he said he loved me?

When he said he never wanted to hurt me?

A strangled cry tore out of my lips, and my body shook. Strangled sob escaping from my lips that I couldn’t bother to hide.

My partly mended heart broke into a zillion pieces all at once, piercing me even while it ...