Chapter 21 Fractured Promises

• The day thorne was captured at home, the family was having dinner but lila took a walk to understand the town of Eldridge more.
• The world tilted on its axis the moment Ryker Blackwood slammed the heavy oak door shut behind him. Aria stood frozen, the accusation hanging in the air like a suffocating fog. "Helping a notorious criminal escape? You, Thorne?"
• The revelation struck Aria like a physical blow. Brother? Thorne, the man she'd known and loved, had a secret this big, a secret that had brought Ryker, the embodiment of law and order, crashing into their peaceful haven.