Chapter Sixty Nine
RILEY POV
“Hello, Riley.” The woman said, “Don’t mind my newly acquired body.
Thane did get your message and managed to free me from Hades.”
Daemon turned to me; I had never seen such hate in his eyes before and this time it was directed at me.
“Where is Thane?” I asked Jade.
“He should be here in a few minutes, assuming Bruce got the shifting spell right.”
“How did you find me?” Daemon asked her.
“It was easy; we are linked in a way.
In a flash, Daemon appeared right before me, gripping me tightly as the black mist swirled around us. He was escaping, and he was taking me with him, I had no right to fight him.
But something was wrong; I could see it on Daemon’s face. He finally let go of me.
It didn’t work. We were both still in his room.
Daemon let out a cry of pain as he fell to the ground, clutching his ear; blood dripped down his nose. Jade seemed to be doing something to him; her eyes glowed, and her hands were outstretched. She didn’t stop till the footsteps drew both our attentions.
Thane walked in, and the moment he spotted me, I could see the pure relief in his eyes; I ran into his arms, and he picked me up.
“I’m so sorry, Riley…”
“Those things I said, I didn’t mean them.”
“I know, but you deserve an apology for everything. Isabella is gone; it would always be you and nobody else.”
“But you need her…”
“No, I don’t; we would find another way,” he assured me. “It’s time to go home.”
I nodded, tears spilling down my eyes, but this time, it was tears of joy.
“Riley,” the voice called from behind us. It was Daemon. “Please don’t leave me with her; I will be better, I promise you, but you can’t leave me with her.”
“You deserve everything that is going to happen to you and worse.” I spat the words at him.
“I never meant to hurt you; I loved you, but we can both start again; just give me a chance, please. “I really hope you die and burn in hell.”
Thane led me out of the room; I tuned out Daemon’s pleas.
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Chapter Sixty Nine
“How do we get back?”
“With this.” Thane said, revealing the pendant in his hands, the color had changed from emerald to pure black. “Bruce casted a spell on it; it won’t last long.”
The object glowed in his hands and a gust of wind blew through the whole house, then there was pure
darkness.
I awoke in a strange bed.
“Thane!” I called panicked; could everything have been a dream?
“I’m here, Riley.” He said with a smile that told me he knew just what had been on my mind.
“Where are we?”
“At Bruce’s place. How are you feeling?
“Better, now I’m with you.
“What did Daemon do to you?”
How do I tell him? How do I tell him what Daemon did to me?
Thane read it all even without me saying the words, of course he tried hiding his anger.
“You are back, and that is all that matters to me.” He says, but for some reason, I knew he wouldn’t let this that so easily.
go
He leaned in and kissed me; I kissed him back. I had missed him so much.
I never thought he would be able to send Isabella away she was his fated mate, his first love, and yet, he did that… for me.
The knock on the door interrupted us. It was Bruce.
Maybe I was wrong; maybe Bruce wasn’t all bad after all.
“Riley… we need to talk.” Bruce said to me. “I’ve not been exactly truthful with you, and it’s time you knew the complete truth; you deserve to know the truth about why I abandoned you and your mother.”
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