Chapter Fifty Eight

I had wondered why they were both absent for the past two days, if only I knew what they had been busy with.

I sobbed silently. I would never survive here. Now I doubted that Thane would keep to his words of letting me go; maybe I would end up there, just like those girls:

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I had never felt so afraid in my life.

I rolled over Beatrix’s offer in my mind; she was willing to help me escape this place, but she couldn’t help my mother. I shouldn’t leave my mother behind, but I was so afraid, I didn’t want to be here for the next minute.

I jumped to my feet when someone walked in; it was Thane. I quickly wiped off my tears.

“Why are you crying?”

“Is nothing?” I lied, my heart pounding. Now I knew what he could do; I would never be able to sleep on the same bed with this man. Everything about him frightened me, but what was more alarming was how indifferent he was, because this was his life. Even after what he had done – what he had been doing, he could still sleep without being hunted. He was twisted in more ways than I could tel.

“You lie to me again, Riley.”

“I just got emotional thinking about my past,” I say, and he gave me a long look before deciding to let it go I hoped.

feast coming up, you will be accompanying me; it would be different from the previous; Slade and Freya are gone now.” He says, mentioning his parents by their names.

“I… I can’t.”

didn’t remember giving you

very well; please Thane, I’d prefer to stay in,” I

me, his intense gaze on me. Did he know that something was off with me? Could he feel it? I couldn’t tell, but his hands trailed down my hair, and… I couldn’t–I couldn’t take it. I flinched; he gripped

notice my effort. His lips slammed into mine as

I cried out, and he paused. He finally noticed my struggle.

Chapter Fifty Eight

pretend now that you

tired, Thane; please let me go.” I hated begging him, but violence wouldn’t help me

closed my eyes. I wasn’t

sure, I didn’t care how my body reacted to him, I wouldn’t willing

on the bed, and I stiffened; maybe I was pushing my luck, but I couldn’t bring

to share the bed with you, Thane.”

He turned

I had been away for a while, but I had been busy. What the hell do you want? Is it attention? I’m willing to fuck you till dawn if that’s enough attention for

want you close to me; I don’t want you touching me; damn, I don’t even want

presence,” he says. I don’t look, but I know

fuck yourself. Gof

sooths

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