Lahat ng Kabanata ng Once Abused. Now Loved: Kabanata 31 - Kabanata 40

CHAPTER 31. I WANNA FUCK JUST HERRYDER.Staring out the windows, I watched the rain descend in a heavy tide. It was crashing against the small houses, and the violent wind was ripping off the rooftops.From up here on the top floor of the castle, I watched the rain destroy the home of the people. It was the saddest thing to witness. In the one week I've been out here, we've helped quite a good number of packs. I'd called Jason and informed him that I was staying a few more days. For some weird reason, he sounded rather happy about it. Like he didn't want me back, yet. But I brushed off the thought, deciding to concentrate on the issue at hand.These packs were poor. They needed a lot of help. As much as I was dying to see Hara, I knew I was gonna die from the guilt if I left without offering my help.“Ryder,“ it was Darius.“Yes, Darius.“ I turned. My arms were wrapped around my chest. “Tell me what happened. Are they gonna be okay?“ “Yes, they will be. Just a few bruises, and some

CHAPTER 33. UNREQUITED LOVE?RYDERI checked again and the line hasn't disconnected. But neither of us said a word. Just our breaths caressed each other, and it's been over a minute!I was fighting for the right words to say. I badly wanted to confirm that it was her, it felt too good to be true. But then again, I needed no confirmation. The flurry sound of her heartbeats was like a melody in my ears. They soothed me in the most surreal way and made me yearn for her all over again, more than I ever did.Like a child who just got reunited with his parents, I wanted to break into tears. Vent to her all the pains and agony I've been through since the last time we spoke. I wanted to explain the ugly incident that had made the papers. So badly do I wanna explain my side of the story, just in case she believed the papers and thought of me as some cold-blooded psycho. A trillion things needed to be said, but I couldn't bring myself to say them. Maybe Darius was right after all. Maybe she wa

CHAPTER 35. TRAITORRYDERBody thuds, painful groans, and the stench of sweaty bodies filled the gym. It's already been days since we returned to the pack. With the flood reaching the borders, everyone was on the edge, frustrated and tense. Father was having it worse. The old man was losing his mind and sleep. Scared to his wits at the fate of the people if the flood breaks into our pack.He was taking his frustration out on the palace councils, urging them to find a solution to our predicament.My men and I have been scoping the border, doing as much as we can to keep the flood off, even just for a short time, just until we figure out what our next plan would be.Rackline already has clogged waters and the soil there squelches under feet. That fact left me anguished and greatly unsettled. I haven't slept in days, all I did was stake out in Rackline, making sure the waters haven't broken out from the soil.This wasn't a good time to accost Hara so I just watched her from a distance.

CHAPTER 37. DON'T TOUCH HERONCE ABUSED. NOW LOVED.RYDER.“On one condition, father,“ I finally said, ignoring the painful clenching of the walls of my heart. “You're in no position to give conditions. This is something you must do for your people!““On one condition,“ I repeated sternly. I wasn't in the mood to bicker, but I sure as hell wasn't letting him treat me like some pushover. He was either gonna listen to my condition or we forget we ever had this conversation.“What is it?“ “Don't touch Hara!“ He surely wasn't expecting this as his eyelashes fluttered in disbelief. I straightened, needing to put this out as coldly and venomously as I could. “I'll leave with the elders, but don't you dare touch Hara. If you do, I'll be back and drag you to ruins with me,““How dare you?!“ He roared. “Are you gonna be insolent with me because of some low life?!““I'm not being insolent, Father. I'm just putting it all out on the table. Making sure you understand what's at stake should you

CHAPTER 39. DEJECTEDRYDERI forced another shirt inside the small suitcase and it took up all the space. Pissed and fucking done with this packing shit, I kicked the suitcase off my bed. It shattered on the floor, my clothes with it.Sitting on the edge of my bed, I face-palm myself. Last night, I thought this would be easy. Having seen Hara and spending time with her, I thought leaving this morning wouldn't hurt so much.But as dawn came, and I returned here, I realized just how pathetic all these were. Kissing her, and feeling her wetness through the duvet made me wanna stay back and do more of that. I took a glance around my bedroom. Its exquisite design and how incredibly spacious it was made it one of a kind. But all my life, I could make a finger count of how many nights I've spent here. I've never been an Alpha who stayed home. I was more of an enforcer, always on the road, visiting packs and making sure they were sticking to rules. I never had a reason to stay home. But rig