!!! *** WARNING! CHAPTER CONTAINS MATERIALS THAT SOME READERS MAY FIND DISTRESSING! SUCH AS SE.XUAL ASSAULT, VIOLENCE, AND MURDER! READER DISCRETION IS ADVISED! *** !!!
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Richard? My mate? There's no way. Yeah, right.
Who does Richard think he's fooling? Does he really think I would fall for this? Or is it because he thinks my Phoenix and I aren't on the same side?
No matter what the reason for this lie... It's still a lie. The Phoenix inside of me is even angry that this despicable man would claim to be our other half.
The fact that I was lied to about this my whole life makes me angry too. They all kept it from me. Probably because they knew no one in this town would be my mate. I was already trying desperately to run away. Kn
