Chapter Twenty Nine

ANNA

"Riker!  Hurry up with those dishes!"  The angry head of the kitchen slams more dishes on the counter as I wash the ones in the sink.

I've been on auto pilot for 3 days.  My kitchen duty started on Monday.  I'll spend the next month, washing dishes in the mornings and joining training in the afternoons.

Though I'm grateful for the distraction, it's really not doing much.  My thoughts are constantly about River.  How he hates me.  How I humiliated him.  How I forced him to deal the harsh punishment I received.  And I deserved every lash.  I knew better.  I should have controlled myself.  Lesson learned, but it was too late.  I lost River.  An Alpha like him, can't have this kind of embarrassment.   My behavior isn't expectant of a Luna and I'm sure that's what River is thinking.  I'm positive that's why he ended it.  I'm worthless to him now.  I've embarrassed h