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Chapter Eighty Nine
#25 BONUS
Thane had never gone back on his words; I knew that, yet I could only hope; I had no other option.
“Thane, please don’t do this; I can’t live without her. Don’t take her away from me; please do something,” 1 begged, going on my knees before him.
I was willing to degrade myself–anything it took–just for her life to be spared.
“I will do anything; I will be anything you want me to be, and I will not complain once, if only you will spare her life,” I said. I was practically begging to become his toy, begging him to take me as whatever he sees fit, just to save my mother.
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“Get up. There is no such thing as mercy, not in this pack. She did wrong, and she had already accepted her fates you should too,” he says, his tone cold and unyielding.
“No, you can’t do this… please for me.”
Thane eyes were on me, no smirk on his lips this time. “I have to do this for the pack; no one goes against me or the Alpha King and stay alive.”
“Alpha Slade deserved what he
got.
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“And I am not the one to judge that.”
“So you would do what? Let him have my mother?” I asked, and when Thane didn’t answer, knew what that meant.
“If you do this… if you hurt my mother, I would hate you for the rest of my life, and I would never stop fighting you every single day.”
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“Do you think that threatens me?” He asks, “I derive no joy from doing this, but this is what being an Alpha mean.”
“Then change the rules.”
This is the only way.”
“And who set the standards? Your father?. You had changed the protocol once,” I said, remembering the ‘joining ritual‘. “You can do that again; I know you can.”
“Do you know how this pack had remained on top?” He questions, “Because we do not show mercy,
this is what we are known for, and I hate the fact that you had to learn the hard way.”
“So is this what this is about?, a show of power!” I cried out, “I am worth more than this.”
“And that’s why I am going to spare your life. The fact that you knew about this and kept it a secret is reason enough, but I won’t let anything happen to you.”
“You fucking bastard!” I cried out, slamming my fist against his chest over and over again, “I hate you!” I screamed to his face. And he stood there, letting me take out all my anger on him.
Chapter Eighty Nine
+25 BONUS
I should have known, this would never had happened if I remained in the Windborne pack; yes, my mother would remain a slave, but that was better than her being dead; whatever I would have to endure would be better than this. should have known when I signed a deal with the devil himself, and now… now my mother was paying for it. “I’d rather die than live in here with you; I’ll take my own life over and over again if that means I won’t have to see your face ever again!”
“No, you will not do that; I will make sure of it. I need you Riley,” he says, and I could sense the slight desperation in his tone; it disappeared just as fast. ‘He still needed me, and then when he I was no longer of use, I would join my mother. I had seen what became of those who loved Thane. He hurt Beatrix, deceived her; he was in fact the master of deceit, and that was what he was doing now.
“I promise you, Thane, if she dies by your hand, then you will die by mine.” I growled to him,
voice so cold that I actually believe I could do that, that I could kill him.
my
Beatrix was right. I would never sacrifice my family to be with him.
Thane’s fingers gently tucked the lose strand of hair beneath my ears. “I’ll love to see you try,” he said, and I pulled away from him. His hands fell to his side.
“You do not have to witness this,” he says.
“No, I want to be there,” I said, my voice thick. Maybe if I was there, I could do something,
time.
even if I had to risk my life in the process, and if it all fails, I would see her one,mething.
“Then get ready, Riley; you’ll stand by my side; you will not protest no matter what you see; I do not want to hurt you; I had promised never to do that again. Please don’t push me,” he pleaded softly, and I nodded.
But deep down, I am ready to do the complete opposite.
