Chapter 222. Vexingly Riven

Raina’s POV

“You must be bored out of your mind.” For a brief moment, Mercedes' brows furrowed deeply as she tried to analyze me. Then she sighed loudly and shooed me with her hand. “You are excused, Raina. I seem to have misplaced my interest in anything that you have to say.”

"My words are for her, not you." It sounded pathetic to me as well, but it was the truth.

She eyed me skeptically and rejected with disdain in her voice, “No. Your chatter is not on my to-do list.”

Thankfully, I spotted a ring of keys on the wall and grabbed it. I fought with the faulty lock until I found the right one and swung the door open.

Her expression quickly changed to down-right mistrust. "What do you want with my wolf?" she snapped.

"She’s mine." I stepped inside the cell, pulling closed the metal grill door behind me.

Unafraid, she stayed seated, and her eyes lit up in anger. "Not yours,” she protested bitterly. "I pity you. Fucking patheti