The Returned Heiress Who Never Fit In

Chapter 382 The Question She Had to Ask

Alexander had definitely said something to her.

Rianne looked up, her eyes slightly misty. “Why are you panicking. Tempest?”

Tempest paused.

Panicking?

Rianne sniffed. “Why does your mother hate me so much? My father died to save yours. But your mother treats me like I’m her worst enemy, like she wants me gone. Why?”

Tempest frowned.

Rianne suddenly grabbed his wrist..

With a little force she pulled his hand away from her chin.

She sat down on the other side of the seat and looked out the window, her eyes burning.

“For years, I never understood it. But now…

“Did Alexander give you an answer?”

Tempest cut her off coldly.

Rianne didn’t answer.

me

No, Alexander hadn’t given me a direct answer. But what he had said had planted a bomb in

my

heart.

A wave that now demanded that I dig for the truth, hoping to calm the storm.

and pulled her

His voice dropped to a cold, commanding tone. “Alexander is not a man. Whatever he

a good

placed her hands on his chest, trying to

grip only tightened slightly. “Rianne, be good. Don’t see him again,

She looked up

so close she couldn’t read what was in his eyes. But she could

The Question

Rianne, her mind drifted back to the moment she’d woken. up that

day, Victor had

but there were guards everywhere. Even if I had

until the evening that

which was full of traditional Rivermount dishes. Tessa was quietly picking at her

look. “Weren’t you a bottomless pit?

Tessa almost jumped.

Bottomless pit?

a bit

had I ever

parted as if

herself to.

that she wanted to say something. His tone became icy.

voice was cold,

Tessa swallowed hard.

I

why was I naked when I woke

I had seen blood

man snapped back with something like, “Yeah, I

Help

again, “Not

her head.

with my head spinning, no

cold–faced man across

Question