Ryder move away from her, taking a stand near the window. He remembered how he has stormed the southern borders with fire in his blood and dragged Regina out, banishing her.
He believed he was saving Piper who had cried in his arms, trembling and bruised, claiming her ‘evil stepsister’ had tormented her.
She told him she’d barely escaped Regina’s cruelty. Ryder believed he was protecting the innocent.
Their pack had just pledge alliance and submitted to him.
But now…
That same woman was sitting before him, vulnerable and broken, it seemed hard to believe she did such evil thing.
“I don’t understand” Ryder said, his voice gravelly. “You…you’re Piper’s step sister”
“Yes” Regina answered, her voice calm despite the storm raging in her heart.
“But everything she told you was a lie. You
