The moment Selene released Riven from her firm grasp on his throat, the huntsman chokes on the sudden opening of his airway, coughing as he says, “a hell of a greeting, Selene.”
“Though I might say, it is an unpleasant one. Given that I saved your asses,” he emphasizes the last of his words in anger. Riven knows Selene’s side of the things, how it looked awfully bad to his and Alexa’s image as humans, but after spending time with each other, he expected for the Alpha to at least hear them out. How they knew none of this.
“I don’t owe you anything,” Selene snarls.
“Don’t you understand? we know nothing of this!” Riven raises his voice, still on the ground and leaning on the wall, he adds, “and Alexandria would never betray you.”
“Do you think I’d believe that?” the Alpha chuckles depre
