Chapter Twenty-Two

Ryker's POV

I crept through the hallways, my footsteps silenced and deliberate. The load of my actions bore down upon me, but I was driven by a force beyond reason. A desire to have what I had the last time. An appetite for pleasure.

Delphi's room stood before me, at midnight. The temptation to seek comfort in her presence was overwhelming, a temporary peace from the chaos that consumed my reality. Quietly, I turned the doorknob, praying that my intrusion would go unnoticed.

As I entered, the room was flush with a soft, gentle light that filtered through the curtains. Her scent filled the entire room and I gulped down in anticipation. I knew it was risky seeing that I was in the same house with Charia, but she already knew who I was and I did not care If any other person thought otherwise. Delhi was sweet and she met my every desire.

Before the truth comes out in the open that I wasn't Ryder, I would have all the pleasure to myself.

Delphi lay there, her form illuminated by the mo