Chapter Forty Eight
RILEY
All the destroyed furniture in the room had already been replaced. I took only some of my clothes, a few other things I needed, and I was packed in no time.
I didn’t want to think too much about this; if I did, it would only result in me breaking down in tears. I also feared that if I paused to think about what I was doing, then maybe I would change my mind.
“What do you want, Isabella?” I asked. She remained by the door to “Thane’s room‘.
“Come on, don’t do this.”
I turned to her. “You don’t have to pretend like you don’t want it.”
“I do, Riley. I want to sleep in the same room with him, but he doesn’t; he wants to be with you.”
“This is the only way; how else would the pack be safe? It’s not going to be
permanent, and I’ll still be a short walk away; it’s just for the meantime.” I said, and finally she gave in.
“I’m sorry, Riley.”
“Take care, Isabella, and take care of Thane too.”
“I will,” she promised.
I found a free room, a good distance away from Thane; it was a bit smaller, but I could work with it. Finally alone, I let myself cry. I knew it wasn’t his fault, and yet, H didn’t want to understand this; I just wished it had been me in Isabella’s place.
Thane walked into my new apartment, not bothering to knock- I must have forgotten to lock the door. I couldn’t let him see me in tears, so I turned my back to him.
“What do you want?”
“You are really going to go through with this?”
“Yes, what did you think?”
“Riley, you are acting crazy, and I don’t like it.”
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“It is not about you, Thane; it is about the safety of the pack… and my safety.” I knew what I had to say to make him give in. “When you turned, you became violent; you attacked me, and I barely escaped. I am not safe around you when you are like that.”
He stood there in silence. “You are right; she should be close by, but that doesn’t mean you have to go.”
“Isabella is not a bad person, but she is your mate, and for that reason I can’t stand her. I am jealous, Thane; I wish I could be the one to help you, but I can’t. What happened back there with you and her…”
“It won’t repeat itself.” He promised.
“How do you know your wolf won’t want her?”
“Watching you both is more than torture to me. Please, Thane, don’t make me go through that.”
“I will find another way.”
“I know you will, Thane, but until then, don’t visit; I need some space; I just need some time to think.”
“I can’t stay away from you, Riley.”
“This is what I want.”
“You are my Luna; I need you by my side now more than ever.‘
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“I’m sorry, Thane, I’m sorry that I have to disappoint you, but I can’t be your Luna; just for now, all I want to be is Riley.”
“You are pushing me away, Riley, not the other way around.”
“It has to be this way.”
“No, it doesn’t, but you want the easy way out.”
“This is not in any way ‘easy.‘ I am doing it for you, Thane.”
“And I don’t want it, so stop trying to push me away.”
“Just leave; I need to be alone.”
“Is this what you want?”
“Yes, it is.”
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“I’ll inform some guards to come take watch; I can’t leave you without protection. When you change your mind, I will be waiting.”
I gave no response to that, and he walked to the door. He paused, giving me the time to change my mind, giving me the chance to say something. I wanted to, but I couldn’t, and then he was gone.
