Cover of The Gilded Blade

The Gilded Blade

by Jennifer Lynn Barnes


Genre
Young Adult, Mystery, Thriller
Year
2026
Pages
353
Contents

CHAPTER 94: LYRA

Overview

Lyra endures a harrowing wait at the disaster site until rescue workers uncover Grayson alive, with Jameson beside him. She breaks through barriers to reunite with Grayson, and he confirms their passage held. While they are safe, Lyra reveals no other survivors have been found, leaving Avery’s fate uncertain.

Summary

Lyra waits amid the ruins, openly sobbing despite cameras documenting her grief. As rescue crews methodically clear rubble without success, she wills Grayson to survive, clinging to his stubbornness as a lifeline.

Movement surges across the site when rescuers find something. The crowd parts, and Grayson emerges, unmistakable in his gait, running toward Lyra. She vaults the barricade and meets him; they embrace and kiss, the shock of survival eclipsing everything else.

Grayson speaks first, insisting he is too stubborn to die. Lyra notices Jameson behind him. Grayson explains their passage was reinforced, so it didn’t collapse; they were trapped until dug out but are unharmed. He immediately asks after Avery.

Lyra answers that, so far, only Grayson and Jameson have been found alive. The relief of their reunion collides with the grim uncertainty surrounding Avery and all others still missing.

Who Appears

  • Lyra
    Waits at the ruins, breaks through barriers, reunites with Grayson, and reports that only he and Jameson are confirmed alive.
  • Grayson Hawthorne
    Emerges alive from a reinforced passage, reunites with Lyra, and anxiously asks after Avery.
  • Jameson Hawthorne
    Surfaces with Grayson from the intact passage; confirmed okay after being trapped.
  • Nash
    Calls Lyra’s attention as rescuers locate survivors; present during the reunion.
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