Chapter 60: Outstretch Hand

Diana My mouth was hanging open after he said those words. "No," I said after a moment. Unfortunately, he was already walking away. "Riley!" I ran out of the open cell until I met him and stood in front of him. "Don't. Please. I beg you. Leave them alone. Many of them are innocent. Many of them have never done anything to me or Omegas like me. It's not their fault." I pleaded with him and grabbed his arm. He yanked his arm hard out of my grasp, sending me flying several feet and smacking my back on the wall. "Uh!" I clutched my back in pain as I struggled to my feet with only one thing on my mind. "Riley. Please." I crawled over to him and stood up eventually. "Please don't hurt them. They've already gone through so much since the last time you did. Please, I don't think they can take another war. Please leave them alone, Riley. I beg you for the sake of the Moon Goddess." Riley stopped dead in his tracks, raised his hand to hit me, and then stopped. "The Moon Goddess? You m