Fated to my Enemy by Diane Doherty

Chapter One Hundred Eighteen

Ryley

It’s been a few days since I found out Eli and my mother were alive. I was supposed to start working again but it was hard for me to focus on anything. My mother still hadn’t reached out and I don’t know how to contact either one of them. My past was catching up to me and I didn’t know how to deal with it. I wished for years for my mother to be alive and prayed she would find me. Now it was real and she still hasn’t reached out. How do you not want to see your child? If it was me with Channing, I would have been here finding him not sending my second in command.

I sighed, sitting at my desk, I massaged my temples. I have a never–ending headache and I feel so exhausted. Even sleeping beside Blake, wrapped in his scent hasn’t given much rest. Guilt twisted my stomach as I thought about Eli. He was my best friend. We grew up together and we spent so much time together. He was my first kiss. I always believed he would be my mate but when I met Dorian I couldn’t help but be attracted to him. And now I know why, he was my mate.

Closing my eyes I saw the hurt in his eyes when he knew Channing was my son. I always told him I wanted my first time to be with my fated mate. But that night I took things too far. And I can’t regret it. I could never regret Channing. But that didn’t stop the guilt of hurting my best friend.

And now I was hurting Blake. Everything about us feels. different and I don’t know how to fix it. I don’t want him to let me go but I also don’t want to drag him down with me. And if

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my mother does have a pack then it would be mine as well. How would Blake and I make it work if I have to run a pack?

I slammed my laptop close unable to concentrate on anything but my problems. Blake wanted me to change my last name and now I feel like such a burden. And I can’t get my feelings or thoughts in order. I’m a wreck.

trying to pull myself together. I know I could never let my mother see me this way and I’m sure my father is rolling in his grave. I was raised to be a strong, intelligent woman. I don’t show weakness. The public only sees the side of me I want them

much of my life and Channing’s. But

I betrayed them. I betrayed my entire pack. I was supposed to protect them but I failed. I

from my chair, it hit the wall behind me when the door to my office was thrown open. Men in council uniforms filled my

screamed through

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is being informed as we speak. You are to come with us to

growled. He motioned to his men to grab me but I fought back

before a fist hit me in the nose and I hit

the wall while another cuffed me with silver around my wrist. I refused to scream, the burning was

to do this!” I spat out when the men turned me around to face the

the council.” He growled as

was standing in front of the house yelling at someone when

his attention snapped to me. There was murder in his eyes as he looked at

I begged through the link, trying to pull myself away from the

he was yelling at when I was shoved out of the pack house. All the men flinched at his anger. They were playing with fire

you know I can’t do that. Even if she was marked, she is still a Luna wolf and she isn’t your fated.