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lay at the very edge of the bed, and if Thane noticed that I had still been awake, he said nothing.
1 didn’t know how | was going to help my mother and it was killing me; my brain was completely blank and it was frustrating. I rolled over, feeling very
restless; it didn't even help that | shared the sbed with Thane.
1 rose from the bed, taking my pillow along. As silently as I could, I tiptoed to the cushion and laid on it. | needed space; | needed to be away from *him*
even for a while.
“Riley, please don’t punish yourself; return back to the bed.” Thane’s voice startled me. “No, | am fine here.”
“You are not; I'll sleep elsewhere if that is what you want.”
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt“My mother is being held captive; the place I'm going to sleep is the least of my worries right now,” | snapped before settling on the couch.
1 wouldn't let myself have even a glimpse of sleep; | didn't deserve it.
Morning ctoo fast, and | had cup with nothing but more desperate ideas. | was going to do every single
thing Thane toldnot to, and | knew things wouldn’t end well; | didn’t
care.
| felt a surge of adrenaline fuelled by dread course through my veins; it got harder to breathe as the tpassed
on. 1
It was time.
My hands shook as | picked out a dress. | hadn't even noticed the colour of the dress | picked; | simply slipped it
on. | could have worn two different pairs of shoes and wouldn't even notice. Thane held out his hands forto
take them, but | walked out of the room, feeling numb. | could hear him follow after, so | slowed down so he
could take the lead.
Just as | had expected, we were back in the ‘Judgement Grounds’, but this tthe one to be judged was my
mother, the rebel.
“Don’t move,” Thane whispered tobefore walking away and leavingstanding there, before the whole
crowd.
to
my
I didn’t mind that. Not one bit. With him a good distance away, | could easily go mother’s rescue without his
constraining hands wrapping around me, holdingback.
Just then a plan popped up in my mind; it wouldn't save my mother; it was another desperate plan, but | was so
willing to inflict pain on Thane so badly.
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If things goes all wrong... if he takes my only family away from me, then everyone here would know the truth-
the truth that | wasn’t his mate the truth that this had all been an agreement -there had always been questions
attached to | and Thane’s relationship, gaps that many were hoping to be filled. | would reveal the truth, and
swould believe me.
| didn’t know why exactly Thane chooseto be his mate and why he neededto be very convincing for the
whole pack and also his father but we're all going to find out very soon. | might not be able to hurt him, but | was
going to try my damn best to get on his bad side.
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