Chapter 113

Ryder's POV

"Drop it, Desiree," I muttered as I walked out of the dining room and turned towards the stairs. Desiree, despite my request, followed me as I walked, ranting on about the one thing I asked her to drop.

"I can't drop it, Ryder," the she-wolf said as she too walked up the stairs as I did so, following me closely behind. "As much as I love what you did and I appreciate it, I would still love to know why you suddenly changed. I want to know the reason for the sudden change of emotion towards Aria."

I paused in my steps, my hands clenching tightly the wooden railing beside me that I felt my claws dig deep into the body. Desiree mentioning that name had sent a wave of anger through me.

"I told you not to speak of that name ever again," I said in a low voice as I turned my head in Desiree's direction. "And drop it, Desiree." I continued up the stairs, my steps resounding through the mansion. "You said it yourself, 'you love what I did and you appreciate it'. Why the fuck do y