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11. Dreams & Strengths
Valerie
I flop down on the bed as my heart hammers in my ears, my body tingling with excitement and the feeling of his tender touch still floating around my body. Of course I am happy with how things went with Ryder but that definitely doesn't mean I am letting my guard go. I am still a slave, just now a slave with a tiny bit of hope and maybe love, maybe.
Jaxon is a different story, he still is disgusted by me and although Ryder seems to like me it probably won't last. Jaxon's words do seem to matter to me, and they pierce right through me. Argh why is the world so cruel? I find myself a mate who doesn’t even want me, just my luck huh.
I decide to get up and walk around the yard, Ryder said I was allowed if I stayed in our territory. I grab a jum
