Aurora pov

For the past two weeks, Ryan had been trying to convince me to come back, saying Alpha Manuel would go on a rampage searching for me. I refused him countless times. But I couldn’t risk Ria getting hurt because she took me in. So instead of staying hidden, I decided to face him myself.

I wasn’t scared of what he might do. I couldn’t care less now. I’d grown stronger than before, strong enough to take down a prison if he tried locking me up in that basement again.

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