Chapter Sixty-Six
Alpha Blake
âYou love me?â Ryley asked, and I immediately started cursing myself for using the âloveâ word. If she wanted me to go slow, this was the opposite.
âRyley, you donât have to say anything. Iâm willing to go at whatever speed you need and feel comfortable with. But I want you to know that I want this. I want you and Channing to be a part of my family âI watched as she chewed on her bottom lip.
âAnd you also defended my mate. You understand I have a past and you arenât trying to erase it. I understand your hesitation. All the what- ifs that have filled your mind. Itâs hard when you experience a loss. And if your mate wasnât such a f*ck up, I wouldnât have the honor of having you in my bed, wearing my shirt, smelling like me.â I told her and she smiled.
âI would never want to take away what you had with your fated mate. That was your perfect love story. And I know if she didnât pass, you and her would still be together. And I would be happy for you both.â I sat up on my hand, leaning in, I pressed my lips to her.
âI would be happy if things had worked out with your fated mate. No one deserves what he did to you,â I mumbled, kissing her nose.
âBlake is this something you are willing to go to war over? If not with Dorian but with his father. I have more than enough dirt on him. And Iâ m sure he knows. Now that he knows Iâm alive, I know he will come after me.â She sighed, the weight of her past was heavy on her
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âIf what you said about him is true, then I would gladly take him out. myself. Drugs and guns are one thing but human trafficking is a higher level of evil. Ryley, you have nothing to worry about. I will protect you and Channing from any threat that comes knocking, you have my word.â
âCan I tell you something? Something only Walter knows because it was the day he met me.â She whispered unable to meet my eyes. She played with her trembling hands that were resting in her lap.
âYou can tell me anything. I would never judge you, baby. I know your life wasnât easy, but I want to give you everything you will ever need and want.â She looked at me, giving me a small smile.
âThis isnât a happy story. After the attack, the river took me close to a city. I was sleeping on the streets for a few nights before I was assaulted. I fought him off, but I was just so tired of fighting. So tired of living with everything that had happened. I had no one, not even my wolf.â She closed her eyes, taking deep breaths, before she continued.
âIt had been cold and ice was starting to form on the river. I didnât see anyone around as it was dark. I walked out onto a bridge overlooking the river. It was snowing and the cold air blew against me. I climbed on the railing,â Tears were pouring down her cheeks as she relived that night. I moved up, resting my back against the headboard before pulling her between my legs. Hearing her story broke my heart. She didnât want to live anymore. This perfect woman and mother was ready to give up on life because of what her fated mate did to her and her pack.
âI jumped into the river. Walter was watching me. He had heard the attack and followed me to the bridge. He jumped in after me. I woke up in a hospital three days later, where I learned I was pregnant. Walter hadnât left my side. He was in the city visiting a lawyer after his mateâs death.â She snuggled into my chest as I held her tightly. Thatâs why
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she is so close to Walter, he saved her life and Channingâs that night.
âAfter that I always had Walter, he was like the father I had lost.â She whispered and I kissed her hair. I wanted to storm into Alpha Dorianâs pack and kill him for making her believe that the only way out was in death. He should have been there for her.
âThatâs when you knew he was your mate?â I asked and she nodded.
âAnd if I didnât have Walter, I might have given him up for adoption. But when I held him for the first time and my fatherâs grey eyes were looking back at me, I knew I couldnât let him go.â She confessed.
âRyley, you have nothing to be ashamed of. You were only seventeen. And I will be forever in Walterâs debt for saving you that day. You and Channing deserve everything and more. And look at everything you have done with your life. You may have needed help along the way but who hasnât.â I told her, squeezing her
âThank you,â she mumbled.
âFor what?â I lifted her chin so she would look at me.
âFor listening. Iâve kept that buried for so long, I didnât realize how much it had been weighing me down. And thank you for protecting me, even when I didnât know how to ask,â she shrugged.
âI will also protect you,â I promised.
âI donât want to put your pack at risk. I donât want to be the reason someone dies.â She exclaimed.
âWe will always protect our own, no matter what. I know joining a pack scares you but I promise it will be worth it. That Iâm worth this, and you. I know an alpha hurt you but I promise, Iâm not like him. I would never hurt you.â
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