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Chapter Two Hundred and Two
She couldn’t hurt me. But still, | didn’t proceed any further.
“I'am not what you think | am,” she says, “Not anymore.”
“What are you trying to say?”
“I heard everything the healers said to you, and | know | might die.”
“Don’t say that; you won't die; | won't let you.”
“There are sthings you cannot control, Thane, and death is one of them. | had to leave the healing room
because Dias’ neck suddenly seemed like the most beautiful thing | had ever seen. And then there were people
everywhere; it was overwhelming; | wanted to hurt them, and I've never been so afraid.”
“Riley, you don’t have to be scared; we would always be there to protect you.”
“How can you protect me? You don’t even know me.”
“I do, Riley; | know you
better than you think.”
“Once | would have believed that,” she says. “But now... now | don’t. All this wouldn't have happened if... if you
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtnever letgo,” tears streamed down her eyes. “You forcedinto believing | wasn’t good enough, and you
thought you were protecting me, but you weren't. | did something worse, all so | could be good enough for you. |
did something worse, so one day | could sit by your side and feel like | deserved my position.”
| could hear the pain in her voice, the longing, the sorrow, and | did all that.
She took a single step back and she shut her eyes, more tears escaping her eyelid, and then...
From her back, wings sprouted out, the color a magnificent mix of gray and white. | stared at her in absolute
surprise. | had never seen anything like it my whole life.
“Beautiful, isn’t it?” She asked, “That's what | thought when | saw his wings; | thought they were the most
beautiful thing | had ever seen. Nick promisedpower; he said | would never be heartbroken and | would
never be weak. | had been in so much pain, and | believed this was the solution. | wanted it so badly; | wanted it
just to feel like | can confidently stand by your side because a part ofknew | would see you again.
The chances of surviving the ritual were low, and yet | was ready to risk my life because it no longer felt worth
living. I had fallen from grace-from a Queen to nothing and this t| was desperate to do anything to rise to
the top. The sorceress services were costly, thanks to you, that wasn’t an issue, but there was one more thing |
needed-something even money couldn't buy.
The blood of a turned one. Nick's blood.
But that also cwith a price: his blood in exchange for my hands in marriage. | hadn't
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agreed at first; | had been thinking about you, but the offer was so tempting, it took only a while forto agree.
That night | had almost lost my life; we thought the ritual had failed, and then... | saw my wings for the first time,
and all I could think about was that it was worth it. But now... | don’t even know what | am; | can’t explain why |
find the taste of blood satisfying.” She finished; more tears streamed down her face dripping onto her trembling
lips.
“Riley,” | called, approaching her, but again she took a step back, refusing to lookin the
eye.
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Her wings disappeared, and she walked away.
I stood there in a haze.
| had destroyed her, leaving scars that would last longer and | never knew that.
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