Chapter Sixty Three
Chapter Sixty Three
“You were never going to leave me all on my own in the woods, were you?”
“No,” Axel answered.
“You knew that I wanted to leave,” I stated. Of course they weren’t fools, It had been too easy, and I should have suspected it. I could tell them the truth; tell them Beatrix had helped me; after all, she had only sent me off to be captured by Ryker, I didn’t need to protect her.
“It had been a test, Riley; one Thane didn’t think you would fall for; those girls are captives. Once in a while, some very foolish packs still decide to go on an all–out war with our pack, and when we conquer them, their members are being taken as captives. The females are given options. They could buy their freedom,” Axel explained, and I did know what he meant by buying their freedom‘. “The rest are released after a few years to roam about as rogues or serve the pack if seen fit.“–”
“So Beatrix bringing me down to the Chambers was part of the test?”
“No, she hadn’t intended for us to find out, but did you really think we wouldn’t notice that someone came in?. Yet Thane let it all happen; he wanted to see your reaction.”
“And I guess I failed him, right?“. Axel was silent I felt my anger building up. “So he punishes me for running away, even though all along, he knew, is this some kind of game to him?”
“I’m sorry, Riley. You should rest; you are hurt.”
I didn’t need to let out my anger on Axel; he wasn’t the one I was mad at, and so I lay back on the bed. I couldn’t imagine I had felt so sorry for Thane when he was being punished; I couldn’t believe his little tale about his deceased mate had got me feeling strange things for him; I couldn’t believe I let myself believe that we were making some kind of progress.
“Are you going to leave?” I asked Axel
“Do you want me to stay?”
“Yes… please”
Axel stood, carefully joining me on the bed, still fully clothed.
We lay there for a few minutes; I was completely lost in my thoughts.
“Riley?”
“Yes”
“The sight of your tears doesn’t turn me on; it saddens me.”
One week had passed.
Chapter Sixty Three
A whole week of being locked in the room alone. Axel came in regularly to check up on me and, of course, administer the balm, but he couldn’t stay long; maids were sent to bring in food; other than that, I had no more visitors, so I had been very surprised when the door unlocked and Thane walked in
Thane, who I hadn’t seen in a week; of course I knew who he had been spending his time with. It shouldn’t concern me; with each passing day the contract due date was coming, it still felt like a really long time left, but that was all I had to hold on to; soon I would leave here and start up a life.
“I almost thought you forgot there was a woman in your room,” I said, totally ignoring Axel’s warning of being careful with Thane.
“I see you have fully recovered.”
“No thanks to you.”
“Your smart tongue will get you nowhere, princess.”
“I have a name, and it’s Riley.”
“Is my little princess mad at me?”
“You left me here, all alone,
“You didn’t want to cuddle with me, did you?” He asked, and he was right; I didn’t want him
close.
“You could have checked up on me; that was the least you could do.”
“If you wanted me back here with you, you could have only asked,” he says, and I doubt it would have been that simple.
“So where did you spend your nights?” I asked
“Jealous?”
“I’ll prefer remaining ‘sore‘–free,‘ thank you.”
“Did I really hurt you that bad?” He asks, and my mouth falls open. Was he really asking this question?
“Wasn’t that what you wanted?, to leave me in tears?”
“Yes,” he admitted. “That’s what I wanted, but I didn’t exactly get the satisfaction I was hoping for.”
“Putting others in pain satisfy you? You are a sicko Thane,” I spit the words to his face..
That wouldn’t stop me from punishing you again,” he warns, and Axel’s cautionary words
flash back in my mind. Yet again, I ignore it.
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“I will not let you rape me again,” I said just to anger him. I was foolishly crossing a line. Did I mind? Nope, not at all.
“You signed a damn agreement–that was you giving your consent; you knew what you were getting yourself into. But if you prefer the term, then I don’t mind; I’ve been called worst.”
