Chapter Two Hundred and Fifty Three
I stared at the mirror; I looked like a mess. I sprayed some cold water on my face; a knock drew my attention.
It was a maid.
“Can I help you?” I–questioned.
“The Alpha sent me to pick up a file he left here. It must be that one.” She said, pointing to the file on the table. She walked in, picking it up.
“You know what? I’ll hand it to him.” I said, taking the file from her hand. She seemed unsure.
“As you wish Luna,” she said.
“Uhmm, where is he now?!!”
“The third room on the fifth floor,” she said, and I nodded.
“Got it.”
I knocked on the door to his ‘new‘ room, and after a minute the door was pulled opened. Thane stared at me,
“What are you doing here?” He asked like I was some complete stranger, an intruder, but I couldn’t blame him.
“I brought your files.”
He collected it, about to slam the door, but I placed a foot in the threshold. I pushed the door open and walked in.
“You’ve been avoiding me lately.” I said to him, but he gave no response. He took a seat, opening the file and scrolling through the pages.
“Thane, all those things I said to you, I didn’t mean them. Nick hadn’t told me…. being a turned one makes me a subject to the elders; Bailey could control me; all those things I did… I wasn’t in my right mind…”
“Enough,” he said, his voice empty of emotions,
“Please, Thane, hear me out.”
“I don’t give a damn about your explanations, Riley; can’t you see that?” Axel is dead, and so
is Freya–yes, she might not have been the world’s best mother, but she was all I had left, and because of you, I lost it all.”
Tears streamed down my eyes. “I am so sorry.”
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Chapter Two Hundred and Fin
“Are you?”
“Yes, I am. I watched Axel die. I wanted to save him, but I couldn’t. I wish I could… I would give my life to have him back.”
“Riley, please stop talking.”
“No, I want you to understand; I hadn’t made any plans with Bailey; she used me.”
“So you are the what? Victim?” he questioned.
“No, I am not; I take full responsibility for everything, but I want you to know the truth.”
“I should have let you go when I had the chance. He said and he meant it.
“Tell me what I have to do to make things right, please; I would do anything.” I begged, desperate. I might not get a chance to speak to him again, and so I needed to make him understand what had happened. Inside, I was barely holding it together; I was a complete
mess.
“You know what I wish? I wish the case was reversed; I wish you died and Axel lived.”
His words hit me hard, and I took a step back. The amount of venom and hatred those words. carried were real.
“I’m sorry.” That was all I could say.
“Listen to me. The whole pack sees you as the little heroine, and it would continue that way; they don’t have to know anything, and in exchange, you will stay the fuck away from me; keep your title if you wish, but if I see you again, trying to give me an ‘explanation,‘ I will not let you go this so easily. Now get and don’t come back.”
“I will stay. You cannot kick me out.” I insisted, wiping off my tears.
A smirk formed on his lips. “I can’t?”
His hold on me was firm and strong, and he led me towards the door. The moment I was out, he slammed the door on my face.
