30. The Long Game

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(Amelia)

Amelia threw a disgusted look in his direction, which he missed. Amelia wanted to grab his neck and snap it... Her anger was fierce and fast as she looked at Colton Rivers. The evil in him knew no bounds... And here he was, trying to be a knight to some damn damsel.

He wasn't a knight and she wasn't a damsel. If anything, he was the abominable villain in her story.

"Of course I will take you in." Colton looked at her, his eyes shining in warmth, and for a moment, she almost believed that he was being honest. But then she reminded herself that this was the man who told her that she was just a means to an end.

Amelia scoffed inside, as she looked at Colton. If she hadn't been at the receiving end of his atrocious attitude, had she not witnessed him tearing her life, her family, her pack members apart, she would have believed that he was the kind of man who was supposed to be a hero in a story.

'The bastard is very good at this game. But this time, I know the game. I am pla