Riley’s POV My mind and thinking have been on the events that have happened these past few days, Rue. And it's all my fault. I agree that what I did was the worst but it is also for the greater good. I will take whatever punishment comes with it. Rue, where is she now? What is she doing? I should not have left her in the rain all by herself, she must have been so scared and cold. But what do I do when I have my alpha title on the line? I could not allow her to destroy everything that I have always wanted. She is just a lowly slave, a lowly wolf. I have paid for this one bad thing that I did to her with all the good things I have shown her since we became friends. The friendship I had with her should suffice for my rejection. There is just no way she would be my mate and I will be a