Chapter Thirteen
RILEY’S POV
I didn’t know exactly what had gotten over me; maybe it was the pregnancy hormones, but I might have acted like a bitch to Thane; he didn’t deserve that.
I watched him get ready for work; I knew he was still mad at me.
“Thane, I’m sorry.” I said to him, and I meant it.
“It’s fine.”
“No, it’s not. I know you are mad at me, and you have every right to be”
“Riley, you’ve made a bad decision once with Nick; he deceived you. I want to protect you from that.”
“I won’t make the same mistake.”
“I’ll forgive you, Riley, but please let go of this plan you have about ‘getting rid of the darkness in you.” He said to me; watching me, waiting for my response, but he wouldn’t understand; no one would. “I guess I’ve gotten my answer.” With that, he walks past me and away from the room.
I wish he could see that I was capable of making my own decisions too.
“He is right, you know.” said a voice from behind me, and I slowly turned around. Daemon leaned against the wall.
“You heard it all, didn’t you?” I questioned, and he nodded.
“I know I am not to listen into your conversations, but he is right. I think he cares for you.” Daemon said like he was just discovering that now.
“I trust you, Daemon, and I’ve made a decision.”
Daemon materialized right behind me, startling me.
“Are you sure?”
“Yes. But I don’t know how we would get there; my wings are not really functioning well right now.”
“I told you he might not want to see you.‘
“He could be a coward, but I want to see him.” I said to Dameon.
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“Very well. Close your eyes.‘
“Why?”
“Just do it.” He says, and 1 did as he said.
A gust of wind tousled my hair sending it every which way, I opened my eyes before he told me to and all I saw was a dark mist enveloping us, blocking out all the light. A sudden panic filled me, but it was over just as quickly, and we were no longer in my
room.
We stood before
a building that was situated at an abandoned site.
“What is this place?” I muttered silently to myself.
Daemon walked in and I followed. Inside, the building had a completely different interior, far from looking abandoned; it did look aricient, I doubted this place ran with electricity judging by the candles that lit up the place.
The living room area was even wider; a chandelier clearly way out of style hung on the ceiling. I had almost missed the average–heighted man standing beside the stash of books.
He had blonde hair, and though his back was to me, I knew the middle–aged man standing before me was the very same man who had been absent throughout my life. My father was… alive.
“Bruce.” Daemon called, and finally the man turned to us. “This is Riley, she wanted to…”
Before Daemon could complete his sentence, the man had him against the wall, the speed in which he had moved was unnatural, even for a werewolf. “I warned you, didn’t I?; why did you bring her here?”
I could hear the anger in his voice; he knew who I was, and he didn’t want me here.
“I made him bring me here.” I said to the man, but he wouldn’t let Daemon go. I didn’t know exactly what he was doing, but Daemon seemed to be in pain. “Let him go! Face me instead.” I said to the man, and finally he let Daemon go. I noticed the red spot on his neck, just where the man’s hand had been around his neck.
“Hello Riley. I am Sebastian Bruce, your… father.”
Chapter Fourteen
