Page 48 of Reckless Dare

Maybe he would drop her off at the housing and never acknowledge her again. Maybe he finally realized she was innocent of whatever he thought she had done.

Even though her gut continued to warn her, she decided to take chances. Without another word she climbed on the back seat of his huge sports bike.

He handed her his helmet. “Wear this,” he ordered. “Tighten it properly.”

She did as he ordered and wore his helmet with trembling fingers and tightened the strap.

She had never sat on a bike before and she automatically wrapped her arms around his waist to not fall down. The well-defined muscles around his abdomen tensed at her touch.

She immediately removed her hands.

“Don’t touch me.”

She recalled her tormentor’s angry disgust from before when she had touched him in the locker room.

Biting her lips nervously, she placed her hands on the metal hand rest at the back of the seat.

The bike accelerated in a smooth roar. Just when it began to take off, she threw a glance at the beach where Neeraj and the rest of the crowd were still caught up in arguments and fighting.

She felt guilty leaving Neeraj without telling him. But she didn’t want him to worry about her. And knowing him, he might try to stop her tormentor from taking her away, which might lead to a bigger fight.

She decided to call as soon as she reached the housing.

I’ll make it up to Neeraj later once I’m rid of the devil.

Ava’s arms tightened as the said devil rode his bike along a winding road. She knew it was a long drive back and she sat tight on the bike, her knuckles turning white from the way she held the metal rod behind the seat.

The wind turned cold but the heat from the broad back kept her warm. She tried to avoid touching him, but the slightest bump made her fall against him.

Her heart raced at the slightest touch and she had to remind herself of what happened between them and to stay far away from him in future.

A strange pang of regret pierced her at the thought of never seeing him again.

How can you feel that way? He’s a monster! The devil who tormented you!

She was jerked out of her thoughts when the bike came to a stop.

“Get down.”

She was confused by his order.

“D-does the bike have a p-problem?”

She got down and stood by the vehicle, wrapping her arms around her torso. With the sudden absence of his body heat, the cold wind cut through her thin clothes.

He watched her silently in the moonlight. It was too dark to read his expression but something didn't seem right. Sudden shivers racked her body and her teeth began to chatter as he began to speak in a cold, ruthless tone.

“You asked me to leave you alone, and I’m doing as I promised. Go back to your father and tell him you don’t belong here.”

With that, he drove away, leaving her all alone on a faraway deserted beach.

All she could do was stare after him in utter shock.

CHAPTER 13

Ava didn’t know how much time had passed since she was left alone. She was numb with shock and fear while she sat on the cold sand shaking with tears.

Just when she thought all hope was lost, she heard a familiar sound. It was the sound of a bike. A moment later, she saw the headlight of a bike as it came towards her.

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