Chapter Six

(Riley’s POV)

It didn’t make sense.

That Alpha Thain of the Nightshade pack had chosen me; I had so much to gain—my mother’s freedom, ‘my freedom’, and wealth—lots of it. It felt almost too good to be true. He had told me that he never made any deals in which he had nothing to gain, but I can’t imagine what he had to gain from being mated to me.

Yet, his promises had been mouth-watering, every single word, and I knew he was right. I knew I would agree to his terms, whatever they might be, as long as my mother was free.

He was not a gentleman; he had told me just that, and that was the one thing I believed. After the little conversation, he had left me here all alone, to think about his proposal. No, he didn’t bother escorting me back to the ball where he had taken me; he was letting me know, even from the little gestures, what kind of a man he was.

When he meant he wanted me as a mate for a period of time, did that involve intimacy? Maybe it didn’t; maybe I just had to play the perfect actress, and that was it.

Even as I thought about it, I knew they were all lies. I was lying to myself, and I saw the look in his eyes.

is up,” he had said, “I am not a gentleman” he had

he had put me through too much pain. I had lost everything, and it was all because of him, but the question was,

some had left the hall. I didn’t think I was that important to the pack, but again, everyone wanted to know what

get to me; tears streamed down

they thought, but they were all wrong. I couldn’t tell my mother the truth; I couldn’t tell anyone the truth, and a part of me knew that telling anyone would not only put me in danger but would endanger them too, there was

and leading her out. I felt the gazes of my fellow pack members piercing into me, one that seemed to stand

.

second chance mates was a very rare thing, but not impossible; it had happened in the past

mother wouldn’t leave

with such a man as a mate. He had caused you so much pain, but he… he

judged him

worse than his father; he is a killer, and I… don’t know what he would

thing; I am his mate.” I lied because I knew she was telling the truth, but this was the last thing I needed to hear. If only she knew the truth—that this had been an offer and he was going to give me far more than I had ever hoped for—I wondered if she would change her mind about things

I doubted it.

know something more about the Nightshade Pack—something she wasn’t telling

he would do to me if I did not go with

help you escape, and I do not mind if I have

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