Chapter Thirty One

Thane returned late. He paused at the door, his eyes trailing down me.

“You are hurt, aren’t you?” he questioned

"No,” I lied, but one look at him told me he saw through that, “yes,” I admitted.

“I’m sorry,” he apologized, but there was no promise that he would go gentle next time. He had warned me, just so I could prepare myself. Yes, it was more than I could ever prepare for, but at least I knew what I was getting myself into.

“I liked it a lot,” I say to him, and his eyes brighten up.

“You did?”

“Yes, I thought you could tell.”

“You are a mystery, Riley,” he says, and I couldn’t agree to that; he was the mysterious one, and I, on the other hand, was nothing but an open book.

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“Axel did take good care of me,” I said, gorging his expression.

There was nothing but a smirk on his face. “Of course he did,” and that confirmed a lot.

Thane was in his briefs now, and I couldn’t help but marvel at his size. I looked away quickly; I couldn’t bear any more awkwardness.

“You could look as lo