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.

grabbed her slender neck again and pulled her into his arms. His

tone. “Alexander is not a man. Whatever he told you, forget it.

a good

on his chest,

“Rianne,

She

what was in his eyes. But she could

Question She Had

back to

day, Victor had

tried to sneak out of the house, but there were guards everywhere.

the evening that Victor

was full of traditional Rivermount dishes. Tessa

her a look. “Weren’t you a bottomless pit?

Tessa almost jumped.

Bottomless pit?

a

I ever said

Victor with wide eyes, lips parted as if she wanted to speak but couldn’t

herself to.

wanted to say

was cold, sharp, and clearly

Tessa swallowed hard.

I

was

had seen blood on

and this man snapped back with something like, “Yeah, I

Help

asked again,

shook her head. “No,

with my head spinning, no

with that cold–faced man across from me iust couldn’t

382 The Question