Page 85 of Reckless Dare

She took the helmet, her fingers trembling slightly with nervous excitement.

Just as she put the helmet on, she realized that the last time she went with him on a bike, he had left her in the dark.

Oh God.

“Ready, Harvard?” his deep voice asked. He put on his helmet as well and his eyes locked on hers through the helmet visor.

“Uh… where are we going?”

“You’ll see,” was all he said.

He balanced the weight of the huge bike as she climbed on the back seat. Like the first time she was on his bike, she reached for the metal rim on the back for support.

“Hold onto me, Harvard,” he said, his voice slightly muffled through the helmet band.

Her cheeks heated. Knowing it would be silly to refuse, she placed her slightly trembling hands around his torso. A shiver passed through her and her heart thumped hard feeling the warmth of his rock-solid body.

The loud sound of the bike revving up vibrated through her body and soon the devil rode off with her.

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The bike zipped through the campus outskirts. When they passed the campus town where most of the restaurants were located, her heart began racing for another reason.

Where is he taking me?

Sudden panic gripped her when memories of being left alone on a deserted beach flashed in front of her.

Was it possible that he would do that to me again?

Was it all a trap to get me to trust him and go with him? What if he left me at a place where no one could come to help me?

Her breath started to come fast as she looked at her phone to make sure she had coverage. She let out a small sigh when she saw all the bars on her wireless connection. She kept her eyes on her phone just so she could make him stop the moment she lost signal.

But no such thing happened.

The bike finally came to a stop. She slowly got down from the bike and looked around with her heart racing. Except for the moonlight, darkness surrounded them along with tall trees.

She couldn't tell where they were and she scrambled to find her location on her phone.

“All okay?” His soft words made her look up from her phone.

She nodded, rather nervously. “Yes… where are we?”

Once again his mouth twisted with a small smile. “Don’t worry, Harvard. I don’t intend to leave you behind.”

His words didn’t completely assure her. But knowing there was nothing she could do, she followed him as he led her through dense coconut trees.

She gasped out a minute later when they came out to a clearing. There was a beautiful beach house right by the ocean.

“Whose house is this?” she asked, following him up the steps and the long porch that overlooked the ocean.

“It’s our family beach house.”

He pressed the access code and pushed the door open to take her inside. The rooms inside lit up automatically. It wasn’t a huge place, but she could see that every room and wall had a direct view to the ocean.

“Do you spend a lot of time here?” she asked.

She wondered if he brought all of his dates to the beach house.

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