Chapter Two Hundred and Nines.
Chapter Two Hundred and Nine
RILEY
I woke up to this strange sadness. I couldn’t even remember why exactly I was sad, but then it might be the news about Jake’s death. That must be it. Thinking about Jake made things worse; he was a good person; not everyone could forgive their own sibling’s murderer, but he did, and now he is dead.
I just didn’t get it.
Why did he have to leave the pack boundaries at that time of the night?
I had finally made a decision, one I should have made a long time ago. Whatever was growing in me, I can’t bring it into this world. Thane was right; it was no child, and many would die if the creature lives; that’s if it actually survives in the end, by the rate things were going, I knew I wouldn’t last long and usually the child dies when the mother does; I wonder if things would be different with a demon.
Deep down, I was scared–what if it doesn’t work?-what if I… die in the process?
“The sorceress would be here anytime soon.” Thane said to me, and I nodded.
“Thane, I want to ask you a question.”
“Ask on.” He responded, taking a sip of what I believed was vodka.
“You paid a visit to the Raven Clan pack, right?”
“Right.”
“Did you…by any means spot my mother?” I questioned.
He chuckled. “We talked, actually,” he said with a smile.
“Thane. What are you leaving out?”
“Nothing; she was nice and everything.”
“Now I know you are lying; come on.”
“Okay. She warned me to stay away from her family–I’m guessing she meant you; also, the slap had been impressive for a woman her size.”
“She hit you?”
“Oh, she did more than that. But she has every reason to do so.”
“I’m so sorry…”
“I should be the one apologizing; I just can’t seem to stop doing things the wrong way.”
“No. I have my faults in all these too. I chose all this for myself, and yet I blamed you. I should
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learn to start taking the blame for things.” I said with a smile, and Thane’s piercing gaze found mine. He seemed about to say something but shrugged it off, taking another sip from
the glass cup.
“I’m scared, Thane, what if something goes wrong with the ‘operation‘–if‘ I could call it that?
“Don’t be Riley…”
His words were cut off when Axel walked in, accompanied by the sorceress.
“It didn’t quite take a lot of time for you to change your mind, did it?” she questioned, her gaze shifted to Thane. “Perhaps we have you to thank for that.” She said with a smile. Thane said nothing, taking another sip of the vodka.
I glanced at both of them.
“Is there something I’m missing?” I asked.
“No, there is not.” Axel spoke up.
“I believed that Nick had already informed you what being a ‘turned one‘ entails. I was wrong -gods, I hate being wrong. He deceived you, but you will survive, only if you stick to the code.
“What code?”
“Nothing too complex to understand. Just keep hidden; don’t make a spectacle of yourself, and if you do want to succumb to the bloodlust, make sure you always stay alert; drinking from the wrong person could land you in your own death; go for the humans if possible; you can keep hidden that way.”
“Let me stop you there; I am not planning on doing any of that; I would feed like a normal person.”
“But you aren’t a normal person.”
“I won’t hurt anyone for my pleasure, ever.” I said, noticing Thane’s eyes on me.
“You might say that now, but wait till the next century; when everything else gets too boring and repetitive, you will find that very entertaining, trust me.”
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