195 Confrontation…

Lyla to

“What will I do with the ring?” he said quietly. “You’re the only woman I want wearing that ring

“You have a new woman. I don’t want it anymore.”

Turning away, I grabbed my bag from the floor and started toward the door. Just s I reached for the handle, Nathan’s voice stopped me.

“You can’t leave.”

I whirled back to face him, my fury boiling over. “And why the hell not?”

His expression had hardened, it was almost difficult to know what he I’ve

Was thinking! cancelled your permit to leave Blue Ridge and return to the human world.”

I froze instantly. My hands fell to my sides, trembling. “You…what? You can’t do that!”

“I can,” he responded, his voice was devoid of emotion. “And I have. I am the Alpha, remember? And this is my decision.”

For a moment, I stared at the boy that I had prayed for

everything to get a husband like him. At the man who had stared at me tenderly but his eyes had blazed with rage when he learnt of all the things Ramsey had done to me.

When did he change? Why would he choose to betray me?

me like this,” I

but his resolve remained unbroken as he moved to the door, pausing with his hand

out,

beneath me and I sank to the floor, with tears streaming down my face. My chest heaved as I sobbed. I didn’t even know which of the things that had happened to me that

to be or my real identity being exposed?

sobs came for thirty minutes. It was violent, uncontrolled, racking my entire body. But as my sobs quietened to hiccups, a new resolve began to grow in my heart.

won’t solve

roughly with the back of my hand. I grabbed my fallen

decided to check into a hotel in town. The room was simple and quiet but

I was in a taxi going to Golden

neared the

already feeling awkward. I didn’t know

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I didn’t feel as bad as I know I should or maybe the passage of hours had diminished the anger I felt. But come to think of it, I wasn’t as angry as. I just wanted to know why she had kept it away from

I stood in front of the gates of the temple,

I stared at the gates of

and

she had told me so much

her best friend.

actually meant. When she talked about their waking and sleeping bells. Why hadn’t I figured it out?

at the gate,

friend, Terra standing a

breathed

Woman but you can just call me Terra. What are you doing here? Did you come to check up on Nanny? Isn’t

know,” I admitted. “I just…I needed to find answers. I

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