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Chapter Two Hundred and Twelve
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I stared at my mother, surprised by her words. She knew about my split up with Nick and she thought it was ‘fine’?"So you aren't going to say anything... at all?" I questioned with a furrowed brow."Riley, what do you want me to say? It's your choice, and you've made it; nothing I say would change that.""Okay then." I said, rising to my feet; I couldn't shake this feeling of disappointment I felt at her response. "I'll escort you." "There won't be any need for that. I know my way around.""I know that, mother, wasn't it clear that I just needed to spend a few more minutes with you?""Like you care." She said bitterly. "I know what you want to hear; you want me to get angry at you for breaking off the marriage—the one good thing life has ever offered you; you want me to scream at you for going back to ‘him’ after everything, but I won't do that, and you know why?—because I am tired." Tears that she seemed to have held back streamed down her face. "I am so sick and tired of you, and
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Axel had left after taking off my stitches. "You are healing up really nice," he commented with a smile. "Thank you, and I already feel perfectly fine."It was late in the night; Axel had already informed me that Thane would be back a bit late. There had been another attack, and many still believed the attacks were from this pack.I rose, putting on a robe, and headed to the balcony, enjoying the fresh air.My mother was the only family I had left. I wish I could tell her about Nick; he wasn't exactly a villain, but my mother had referred to him as the only 'good thing life offered me,' and she was wrong; if she knew the truth about him, she wouldn't think that. I wish I could open up and tell her everything; I wish I didn't have to lie, but now more than ever she didn't need to know the truth; she wanted to make a life for herself, and I was happy for her, but a part of me wasn't ready for all these. I needed someone there to shout at me when I was making the wrong step, and she wa
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THANE."Alpha Trent, it is nice to meet you again." I say with a smile that I hoped looked welcoming enough. Usually I don't really bother with all the acts, but now... now I needed support. Most of the packs hated me. They believed in this crap about the 'new era'; it was only a matter of time before they chose to gang up against this pack —something I plan on avoiding, and if this 'act' would help, then I would go on with it."I came as soon as you called. See, I know the attacks aren't from this pack.""One person who finally has some common sense." He chuckled at that. I poured him a glass of wine, passing it to him."We are neighboring packs. If your soldiers had left for war, they would be spotted, and so I know those soldiers aren't from this pack. But I believe many know that too.""They do?" I asked, as if I didn't already know that."Yes, but clearly they see a way to unseat you from the throne, and so they are willing to do anything. Though there are others who believe str
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"Pricilla Why are you here?" I asked her."You know why I am here; I just need... your support.""My support? Do you mean money?""I know you might hate me for everything I've done to Axel, but please, I really need your help.""It's not just a possibility, I do hate you. I wonder why you always come to me for financial aid when you could just ask your son/lover Adrain for help. I heard he's now a person of importance over there, the pack should be able to lend him a helping hand, right?""The pack is facing major issues." As always."Meaning they are going broke?""You can call it that; we really need your support.""Too bad, the only person who could help you this time is your son Axel — my beta, so you should go meet him.""No. Axel cannot know about my visits.""Don't worry, I've kept that away from him, simply because you are too much of a disgrace for him to feel bad over.""Please, Alpha. I really need this; I promise this will be the last time."She said that the first time,
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This had been what I was trying to avoid when I kept his mother's visit from him— Of course it hadn't been because she nicely requested. I knew Axel would be heartbroken at the fact she visited and yet wanted nothing to do with her own son. For some reason I just can't understand why he still cared about the bitch."I'll inform the patrollers to never let her in; she is no longer a part of this pack." I assured him."You know what confuses me the most?" Axel questioned. "That she had been visiting all these years, and you never told me anything about it. I thought we were closer than that.""Don't throw that at me. I was trying to protect you; the woman didn't want anything to do with you.""And yet, you could have told me, just so I would know she is still alive and breathing.""You were worried about her?""I was worried the previous attacks on their pack claimed her life, but I wasn't willing to go find out if she survived, not after the previous confrontation.""Axel, why do you e
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RILEYI had never seen Pricilla, Axel's mother. I was pretty sure I hated her, but Axel still cared about this lunatic.I knocked once at his door; there was no response. The door was unlocked, so I pushed the door open and walked in.Axel was shirtless, A bottle of whiskey in his hands and many other empty ones on the table. His eyes were red; he was drunk.I grabbed the bottle from his hands."I didn't recall letting you in," he says with a small frown."Well, I let myself in.""Riley, I think you should leave. I don't want you to see me like this." He says, pulling another bottle from the fridge."Please stop drinking." I pleaded."She hates me, Riley, and I don't even understand what I did so wrong; I was my father's favorite, so what?, how is that my fault, and all these years, she just keeps on punishing me for that.""She has no right to, not after what she did. Axel, she isn't worth this." I say taking the other bottle from his hand and placing it back in the fridge."I'm sorr
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On returning back to our room, the first thing I noticed was that the room was completely empty. His scent was a bit faint, and that could only mean one thing.He didn't sleep here.It was too early in the morning for him to be at work, still, his office was the next place I headed to, and just as I had expected, he wasn't there either."Riley." The familiar voice called from behind me.It was Axel."Where is Thane?" Axel questioned."I don't know... I can't find him in our room; I don't know where he might be." "Riley, there is no need to panic; he is not in any form of danger; I can feel it.""Why do I feel like he isn't even in the pack house?" I questioned."Because he isn't."Axel led me back into his room, shutting the door behind us. "Shouldn't he have told you if he was leaving?" I questioned."Yes, except he didn't want me to know. He will be back soon.""How do you know that?""You've got any idea where he might be?" "No, I don't""Then all you can do is wait. He is fine."
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.If I wanted Axel to go in search for Thane, then I would have to do my part, I would have to take charge of the pack. That shouldn't be so hard considering I had done something slightly similar, though the difference is that back then I managed a team of ten soldiers, but now, there would be even more people.In times like this, I had to remind myself that I was no longer the little scared wolf, I was stronger now. That brings me back to the subject of ‘Bailey’. I hadn't seen her in the last few days since Thane's disappearance. Of course I hadn't forgotten her threat, she was hiding something then and what if she was involved in all these?What if she had Thane and had somehow managed to keep us from finding out?"Have you seen Bailey lately?" I questioned."No I haven't ; why did you ask?" Axel questioned."I don't know..." I paused, "Forget it.""If you know something, tell me, Riley."All I knew was that Beatrix was now 'free' and that they were both talking about getting ‘somet
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