Chapter Forty

THANE

The first thing I noticed was the sheets on the floor, slightly stained with blood. Riley sat on the floor, her back against the wall; she held a gun in her shaky hand, and tears streamed down her eyes.

“Riley.” I called, and she pointed the gun at me.

“Don’t come any closer,” she warned.

“Riley, lower the gun and tell me what the hell is going on.” I said to her, and she finally let go of the gun, slowly rising to her feet.

“It’s really you?”

“Yes, it is.”

“Where were you?”

“I’ll tell you everything, but first I want to know what happened here.”

“All these?” she threw her hands in the air. “It wouldn’t have happened if you were here; it wouldn’t have happened if you could stay away from Isabella.”

How did she know that? I didn’t plan on her figuring this out before I told her the truth.

“I’m sorry, but I can explain; hear me out.”

“No, you hear me out. Why you were there doing goddess knows what with Isabella, Daemon was here…” she paused, letting out a sob.

did he do

take me by force, Thane; I practically threw myself at him because I thought it was you. Daemon – he could shapeshift; I could have sworn it was you,

should

him.” I swore, all I felt

he can’t

protecting him?

times, Thane, with this very same gun. I snapped his

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now there are two dead soldiers down there about to be discovered by the

go take care of the bodies, and I’ll be right back.”

anywhere, not till I know why you left me all alone in the middle of the

sorry, Riley, but I want

I thought you

a curse.”

“A what?”

off like it was nothing, but this time it had been worse. It was more pain than I had ever felt my whole life. I lost control, shifting between my wolf and human forms over and over. I didn’t understand what was going on with me, but then Isabella was there. She knew what was going

away from me,

called, but she gave no response. “Riley, please say something.” I pleaded, I hated this silence more than anything, I wish I could read her mind, know what she was feeling

do it? Did

no choice, Riley; I

she

I said

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