Chapter Forty Seven
It was late at night. I lay on the bed with Thane beside me, but he hadn’t said a single word to me. I had expected to be punished; maybe he was only devising some suitable punishments to administer, that would explain why he had been so silent. I didn’t think he was sleeping.
“Thane…”
“Go back to sleep, Riley,” he says, but the last thing I could do now was sleep.
“Would you punish me for what I did earlier?” That was a stupid question. Of course I would be punished; maybe I would bear some scars like Freya. No, I wouldn’t allow that. But then what will I do to stop it?, fight him?, run?, scream?
I could do nothing.
“Is this what is keeping you awake?” He asks, and though I wasn’t looking at him, from his tone, I knew there must be a smirk on his face.
“There are many other questions.”
“Like?” he asked.
“Your mother talked about you being punished for doing the forbidden.”
“You shouldn’t be worried about that.‘
“You are the Alpha…”
“And he is the Alpha King. There are these ancient wolves called the elders; they would have to enforce some kind of punishment. That’s why the old man wouldn’t let go of his title easily; he knows the power the crown comes with.” Thane explained.
‘And you are going to let them punish you?”
“It is expected of me, but it’s nothing, just some regular whipping – Or whatever those elders come up with, nothing to bother about,” he said,
And I relaxed a bit. Just then, his hands trailed on my bruised skin, and I gasped out in pain.
“You are hurt,” he states, taking off the blanket.
“No, I’m not hurt; is nothing really?” I tried, but he ignored me, rolling up my gown carefully till it was above my chest.
I watched his eyes darken at the bruises that went up my cleavages.
“He did this on purpose,” Thane said.
“No, I tried blocking Freya.”
“He could have stopped if he wanted to, but he didn’t; he wanted you hurt, just to annoy me.‘
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Chapter Forty Seven
Thane said, and I knew he was right. I had seen it in Slade’s eyes, he wanted me hurt, but I had already done so much harm that I didn’t want to add to that.
“I’m sure he didn’t mean to,” I say, and Thane doesn’t believe that one bit. He knew what happened, and he must also know that I was just trying to cover up for Slade only to ease the problem I had already created.
“Stay,” he says as he rises from the bed and disappears into the bathroom. He returns with a white tube in his hands. “This might hurt a little, Thane said, and I nodded, allowing him to rub the white lotion on my skin. The pain came almost instantly, and I gripped the bed. “It will heal faster this way,” he explains.
“Thank you,” I replied. My voice shook from the pain, but it was over after a few minutes.
“Riley, I want you to promise me one thing.”
“And what is that?” I asked-
“That next time you’will walk away,” he says, and I understand what he meant.
“I… I…” I stammered, “Do you know why I couldn’t walk away?” I asked
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“I am interested in finding out.
“Once, I was in that position, I cried out for help, but no one came to my aid, and so… I felt like maybe I could make a change,” I say, my voice small.
“I am amused you could face Slade; Impressed and turned on too. But I don’t want you hurt, not by any other person,” he says.
He didn’t want me hurt by any other person but himself. I knew he had deliberately left out this part. I was no fool to think he said that because he cared; it was simply a show of power. Yet I was surprised that he wasn’t going to punish me for my slip.
“The elders, are they on their way here?” I questioned, and I still couldn’t push it out of my mind that because of me, he was getting punished.
“They’ve already arrived.” He announces and a chill ran down my body.
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