ie
e sensitive." He said, in an exasperated
ound my neck were suddenly too tight, it felt like
oman who was pregnant with my gro
was shaky. It did not sound like me.
to a stranger. "Yes, Rielle. It was a one time thing. It happened after that fight we
ty of what you have done to me
voice could burst her
sat. "We are not animals here." She took a dismissive sip of her tea.
was I the only one panick
not even conjure up rage, I
She raised a brow. "What did you expect me to
er time, crumbled beneath the weight of betraya
her to invest in the pack because I could not watch them go down in ruin. I watched t
ve of my life. It was hard to think, to breathe. Every br
ed my tears to fall. "After everything, I d
anticipating me bringing up the elephant in the room. "There you go again. Everything I have do
nd kiss your feet." He had never in all our years together spoken to me like this. "
't you fucking speak of
way to his mouth. "Or wha
..." I c
softened and my heart soared at the prospect that it had all been a joke. A prank. A sic
r loved
done tearing whatever was
rtly because I pitied you. I made a deal with your father that I would ma
d cracked before it shattered. I did not know that
ere guests who had been invited to the wedding. The moment they laid eyes on me they ceased whispering. They all looked at me like I
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ad been on way more rocky grounds when it came to our relationship. I could not let this deter me. I would compromise, like I always did. I was
ke the loneliness. I would fell into depression like my father did before he d
sh, I just could not take any of the maids seeing me. I heard whispering coming from the room that I u
looked through the key hole.
n it from her father
a's voice. "One time?" She raised a bro
out by now, but it's Rielle we are talking abou
in and let them know that I heard them but I though
r sole benefactor if she so happe
asted blood. I had bee
lled the air. The hairs at the back of my neck ros