Riley Garcia

Riley Carcia | 21 | Werewolf. Singer/College Student. Bonded to Chiara Gallo.

[riley-garcia]

RILEY GARCIA, CIS FEMALE, SHE/HER, LESBIAN, 21 is a WEREWOLF in Hollywood. Some say that they resemble HUMBERLY GONZÁLEZ. This one is known to be LOYAL but can be RECKLESS. They work as a LEAD SINGER/ASTRONOMY MAJOR. They have TAKEN their Oath with the Society. We hope that you’re prepared to do what you need to for fame.

Biography

Riley never really knew her parents. She likes to think they must have loved her, but they died long before she could truly recall them. 

Left with nothing more than a picture to remember her by and a faint nostalgia whenever she catches the scent of lavender, there likely hadn’t been much in way of grieving. 

Being taken into the foster system at just shy of three years old should have meant a good shot with a nice family. She was hardly old enough to recall her old life, or mourn her dead parents. There’d be no rebelling under the guise of fake relations because it would have been all she’d ever known...A family could never have even told her, and she’d be none the wiser.

Instead, she’d been placed with a pair that simply knew how to work the system. They would take on four kids at a time to make a quick buck and essentially leave them to fend for themselves. She’d been lucky in that one of the teenage girls had been kind enough to look after her, but by the age of 6 her ‘parents’ had been found out, and she was right back where she started. 

Riley bounced around homes a lot after that, unfortunate in who she’d get picked by. It made her detached and bitter and angry, until she eventually got good at being self-reliant. The only person she could ever truly count on was herself. She didn’t owe the world a god damn thing and it could hate her in turn for all she cared. 

It was a mindset that got her through her teenage years, however equivocally. She was the stereotypical rebellious kid with a chip on her shoulder, even the potentially good ones she didn’t let close. It got to the stage she hardly bothered unpacking the entire contents of her life from the bin bag they were given to carry it in, and by the time she was 15, group homes became her only option.     

It was perhaps one of the best thing that could have happened to her, joining a little found family of her own which consisted four other kids in the same predicament. All bad influences to be sure, yet still hers.    

Riley had always been lucky in that she was relatively good at school. She would stay out late and do a week’s homework in one break time, sure, but it was the one thing she’d actively put effort into.

The little group of siblings she’d made for herself would often tease her about it, but they were still incredibly supportive.     

Even after getting faded out of the system, even after graduating and getting a scholarship to a college in California they had stuck together. 

It was certainly a different life to the one they’d had in Detroit, but it was there’s, sharing a one bedroom apartment between the five of them while they all found their feet.

Things were going well until about four months ago. She was making decent money singing with a band she’d met in college at the weekends, and her grades were near perfect. Still, it had been her 21st birthday, and after painting the town they had somehow ended up sneaking onto the Hollywood sign. Watching the world below, they’d been drinking and talking about life into the early hours of the morning...

Conversations that were cut short, as a rabid beast from out of nowhere tore through the group before most had time to react. Riley had been the furthest away from the carnage, left with an offhand claw mark across her abdomen and bite mark on her leg as she’d looked over to find one of her bothers with his throat ripped out before her vision went black. 

She’d woken up in a hospital bed entirely disoriented and confused, a reaction the medical staff believed to be due to blood loss rather than the automatic alpha bond of whoever had turned her severed by a group of trigger happy hunters that very same night. Her doctors were far more perplexed by how she’d even survived until they’d been found that morning.

The sole survivor of a vicious animal attack, that was how the media had painted it, and were it not for what occurred the next full moon, Riley would have believed the same. 

She had never felt a pain like the one she faced during her first shift. The omega can barely recall what she did even now, but it had been enough to cross paths with one of the Queens’ guards.

It was a terrifying new world she’d stepped into. The Charbonneau’s were well known of course, but she perhaps didn’t understand the hight of their power until that point. 

She’d been detained for a few days before being offered a contract. One that something told her was relatively non-negotiable if she wished to not spend her life like the monster who had made her. An unruly, unbonded pup with no concept of what she now was or how to control it didn’t bode well for anyone, and so the contract came with it’s own begrudging alpha to boot.     

Made to bond with a woman she vaguely recognised from some 3am cable show and knew nothing else about, it’s certainly made for a rocky start between the pair. 

Riley hated how she now had someone she felt vaguely inclined to answer to, and Chiara was far too nice to be genuine. The past few months of helping her through shifts has mellowed her to a certain extent, but the young wolf still doesn’t believe someone can be this kind out of nothing but the goodness of their heart. She doesn’t trust it.     

Misc:        

Riley never really talks about the night she was turned, or what happened for that matter. It’s simply too painful and she doesn’t trust anyone with a vulnerability like that. 

She’s incredibly conscious of the large bite mark on her thigh, along with the claw scars across her stomach, but she’s trying to work on it. 

She was always more of a verbal fighter than a physical one, and was also far better at not raising to the goading of others, but ever since being turned the smallest things tend to set her off far more than they ever used to.

She’d never admit it out loud, but she sometimes finds animals easier to be around than people. She really wants to adopt a bunch of rescues, but she doesn’t have her wolf under control enough for that yet and is worried what might happen to them.                             

[riley-garcia]

ncbodycandragmedcwn​:

“Yeah sometimes it can be busier than I would like but it is still familiar and comfy enough to be able to sit at and do some work when you want to get out of the office.” She shrugged with a smile. “I have lived here for a few years. HOw about yourself?”

“Yeah? I can imagine sitting in an office all day must get tiring, what do you do for work?” She questioned, unsure if she was currently interrupting said work but at least assuming the woman didn’t mind if she was engaging in the conversation. “A couple years for me too. I’m from New York originally but moved out for College.” 

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helloblossoms​:​

“Well I guess I was wrong- you would believe it, I’m a professional crafter now! Isn’t that neat? I even have a YouTube channel,”

Shy, awkward little Lily a YouTuber… even she couldn’t believe it half the time

Ofcourse, as soon as she heard Riley’s news, all thoughts of her own went right out of her head, her excitement for her freind absolutely overwelming all other thoughts

“You went to college?!?! Oh Ri that’s so GREAT! What was your major? What do you do now? Oh! Unless you’re still taking classes?”

She just couldn’t contain herself! She was so happy to see her freind again, and to find out that Riley was actually doing well, it was the best surprise she could imagine

Her smile faded a little then, shoulders dropping, to her, werewolfism was still a curse, and she wasn’t used to talking about it, she wasn’t used to even… acknowledging it….

“Yeah, I’m sorry… I just… I didn’t even know-… for so long I thought I was just some freak….. b-but yeah lunch, that sounds great, um… hey, have you ever been to the Little Burrow cafe’? It’s super nice in there, and quiet, and they have GREAT food, wanna go?”

“Professional crafter? Wow, well I guess it really is true what they say about doing what you love...Do you actually get money for youtube?” Chuckling at the other’s excitement even if she couldn’t always find it in her to match it, the young wolf appreciated the sentiment all the same. “Still taking classes, you might be forgetting i’m not as ancient as you.” She teased lightly. “But I’m in my last year, Majoring in Astronomy...I also have a couple gigs booked on the side but that’s more just a hobby, I don’t think it’s what I want to do for the rest of my life, ya know?” Riley started to ramble a little, the ease of conversation around the older blonde certainly apparent. It felt as though so much had happened, and yet no time had passed at all. “Don’t be, I shouldn’t have said it like that I...I mean you never hurt me, that counts for something...” Riley admitted, a fact she was not taking lightly by any means. “That honestly sounds great, perfect really. I don’t think having this conversation in a crowed place would go down well.”        

[riley-garcia]

@iced-dragon-shatha

There always was that age old saying about not crying over spilled milk, what they failed to mention, was how there was absolutely no need to get angry over such a thing either. A coffee order that had spilt onto her top a little when she’d bumped into someone on the way out never would have particularly bothered her when she was human, but now it was as though every little thing would simply get on her last nerve...It was a black top, she was heading home anyway, it was fine. The little mantra she concocted in her mind did little to quell the growl that rumbled from her chest, eyes screwing shut to try and prevent their icy-blue transformation -- Only to bump into someone else on the corner of the street, her reflexes at least present enough to keep said drink out of the equation this time. “For God sake, watch where the fuck you’re-” She trailed off, just about managing to catch the rest of the sentence in the back of her throat before exhaling. “Sorry. Sorry, that was..it’s been a shitty 10 minutes...I didn’t hurt you right?”   

[riley-garcia]

max-lescott​:

It was rare - of not to say never - that Max had visitors. The only person who ever really came around was her landlady but she did the math in her head when the knocking came and it wasn’t time for her to come around complaining yet. Her dog barked loudly, seemingly just as surprised as Max was, but as soon as she caught the scent of another wolf - of Riley - on the other side of the door, she relaxed and went over to pat him on his head. “Hey, hey, it’s okay.” Walking over to the front door, she opened it and kept her foot out in front of her, to block the room for her dog to run outside. While she had been able to smell who it was, that didn’t answer her question of what Riley was doing here, and she was definitely surprised - and a little suspicious, as was her nature.

About to ask her what the fuck she was doing at Max’s home, the other girl spoke first and her question had Max raise an eyebrow and one corner of her mouth twitch upwards. “Well, on the record, like if you’re wearing a wire or some shit, I totally disapprove of anything illegal, of course. But off the record, I’d say you came to the right person. My B&E skills are legendary, as you seem to have guessed. Now tell me more about this hypothetical scenario. Though maybe come inside first, so I don’t have to keep pushing this beast away.” Her dog gave a bark at this, looking excitedly up at the visitor.

-

“A wire? Seriously? Do I look like a Narc to you?” Riley question with a raise of her brow. “You know what, on second thought don’t answer that. I’m giving you way too much ammunition to come back at me with after that honestly injurious assumption.” She smirked lightly, far too distracted by the dog trying to nuzzle his way past the doorframe to greet her even as she tried to ignore it. “But yeah I figured you’d be up for it, I’m glad my instincts were right.” Chuckling faintly as she was offered entry, Riley made it all of two steps inside before said dog was on his hind legs, and she was burying her fingers into the soft fur of his cheeks in response. “Well this beast seems like an absolute sweetheart, does he have an actual name?” She asked, before pushing him back off her lightly and finally taking in the surroundings. “Damn, nice place...” 

Actively resisting the urge to probe further, she instead settled for taking a seat on the nearby couch. “But yeah, so, hypothetical scenarios....I mean I’m sure you’ve heard of the Wilshire Grand Center, right? Tallest building in LA. A friend on my course works there as part of the out-of-hours cleaning crew so I’ve got a pass, but we’re kind of on our own when it comes to figuring out how to get onto the roof -- The catch is that this project I’m working on for class needs to involve someone who doesn’t really know much about astronomy which, I know might be kinda boring for you...But the rest will make for one hell of a story, right? When else are you ever gonna get to stand on the edge of the tallest building in the city? -- And if your skills really are as legendary as you like to claim, I’ll even pay for food after?”   

[riley-garcia]

alpha-chiara​:

“That never happens, pup. If we worked on this more together you’d find it so much easier. We all have to start somewhere and it helps you and your wolf bond so much faster. If anything not turning is like shaking up a soda can and then regretting it once you pull on that ringpull” she sighed. “I have to try don’t I? Besides, I’m going to get food anyway, what kind of Alpha would I be if I didn’t extend that offer to my pups as well. I always have to eat before a ghost hunt, otherwise ghosts drain your energy far too quickly. So, if Charlie raided everything….Is that a yes?”

Riley listened to the woman’s words with a reluctant sort of interest. Somewhere deep down she knew it to be true, that it was only going to get worse the longer she put it off, but she couldn’t seem to help it. The very notion of willing giving up what little control she had left over the situation was terrifying. With a deep sigh she practically admitted defeat, voice quieting as she eventually met her alpha’s gaze. “You won’t let me hurt anyone, right?” She questioned, teeth biting into her lip as she tried to will herself to go along with what they were about to do. “Oh, well, I mean if ghost hunt’s drain you and you’re needing to get food anyway, we could totally just do this another time? I don’t want you like, being tired while filming and getting possessed or something....”        

[riley-garcia]

louhowls​:

“Okay, you’ve got a point. I’ll admit it, you’ve bested it me there but it can be so much fun to engage with the rest. Plus, we don’t get mean mean. I promise, it’s all in good fun and if we do get snarly then it’s all solved when somebody brings out the famous Gallo tiramisu which is store bought ‘cuz we can’t cook for shit.” Lou offered with a complicit grin, lowering her voice like she was divulging a giant secret. “Just the three, just those three I promise. Well, and mates but that’s not really a type. It’s more like an extra perk within a pack.” The older wolf shrugged, “Betas aren’t really that public, gotta keep your cards close to your chest, yanno?” With an indignant little gasp, Lou shook her head, “You best not be challenging me, pup. I’m all bark and all bite,” she joked. “Eh, kinda. Yeah, I mean… I don’t look it because I eat my veggies but I’m almost 100 years old and in that time I’ve seen some shit, lived some shit, fought some shit. Not to downplay your own shit promise, but who you are in the end hasn’t really changed. You just gotta work to learn and adapt. Even if you’re all like ‘yeah man, easier said than done’, you’re not alone.” She smiled again. “Well… You’re bonded to my mom. You can’t just go into your settings and switch that off like it’s a wifi network and move on. That’s where it gets way more complicated.”

-

“So if you all get snarly go and buy a tiramisu from the corner shop, got it.” She chuckled faintly. “It sounds like an interesting night I’m just -- I’ve never been the best at family gatherings.” One way or another it could always be a testy time; be it death by a thousand questions, treated like a charity case or just barred from them completely - The majority of her teenage years had been spent trying to avoid them like the plague. “Mates as in just, like, partners, right..? Please tell me it’s not some biological urge for making babies because that honestly sounds...” She trailed off, nose crinkling at the prospect of an idea she didn’t even want to finish. Surely it wasn’t powerful enough to erase an entire sexual identity at the very least, so she was probably safe. 

Rolling her eyes slightly at the older wolf’s reaction to her innocent enough comment, Riley couldn’t seem to help but go along with it. “Think you might have missed a ‘no’ in there before bite, Gallo. But sure, whatever you need to keep telling yourself.” She added with a smirk, an expression entirely decimated as the woman continued. “Your nearly 100? Fuck. Why is everyone around here so old..? Do we age in some weird reversal of dog years, is that how this works?” Riley knew it wasn’t exactly the aspect of the conversation she should be focusing on, but it was certainly easier than the rest of it. Bringing her knees up to her chest, she still nodded in agreement regardless. “Yeah I..I know. Things were just so much easier when finishing college was the biggest thing I had to worry about. Navigating all this supernatural crap is crazy.” She added, gaze falling back to Lou as she continued. “Well, yeah, but like -- aren’t you bonded with her too? I figured so long as I stay in the city...”          

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alpha-chiara​:

“Now come on, Riley. Are you still wanting to fight against me?” The wolf sighed, having been hoping to take her youngest pup for a run in their wolf forms. She wanted to see just what became of Riley when she allowed herself to turn. “I think if you allow yourself to stretch your legs you’ll feel so much better…It’s very freeing?” she offered, trying her best to tempt the pup to agree with her “We could even get food afterwards?” she offered in a playful sing song voice, a nervous expression on her face. She wasn’t used to the feeling of disconnect with her omegas like she had with Riley.

@riley-garcia​

“Not you just -- it.” She muttered, arms wrapped around herself like she was physically trying to keep her wolf at bay. “It’s not like on a moon. Turning’s the easy part, it’s the getting back to myself that I...I mean, what if - what if I can’t? I don’t want to be stuck like that again.” Riley knew she was testing Chiara’s patience, only this time, she genuinely didn’t mean to be. The few times she’d ‘wolfed out’ in the past she’d been fortunate enough to either be knocked out or eventually pass out. The thought of actively trying to revert back was such a foreign concept she could scarcely comprehend where to even start. “I’m sure it is, doesn’t exactly change things though.” She added, a smile curling against her lips despite herself as the woman settled on trying to bribe her with food. “Oh that is so below you, alpha. You know we have fuck all in the house after Charlie drunk-raided it all last night.”       

[riley-garcia]

flymctothcmoon​:

Rose looked up from her seat as she was sitting doing some paperwork and shook her head before moving some of her things. “Oh go ahead, sorry let me just move some of my stuff out of the way.” She made room before gesturing for the other to sit down. 

“Thanks.” Riley responded with a smile, setting her cup down opposite the woman as she took a seat. “It’s crazy how busy this place gets, I had no idea...” She trailed off a little, her drink suddenly becoming far more interesting than it was. What she wanted to talk about the elephant in the room, but she wasn’t certain how to even broach the subject with so many people around. “So have you lived in LA long?”  

[riley-garcia]

helloblossoms​:

Lily wasted no time- she went in for the hug almost immediately, wrapping her arms tightly around Riley and squeezing- not hard enough to hurt her ofcourse, but just a very freindly “I’m not letting go so easily” type of way

“I’m good! I’m so good! You’ll never believe what my job is,” she noted with a laugh, it used to be a running joke between them how Lily could take anything and turn it into something pretty- no matter how ugly it had originally been- and now…

“How about you!? How are you?! Oh my god it’s so amazing to see you!!! Please tell me you live nearby!!”

And then…. then that question took her by surprise and she exhaled a little, shoulders sagging as she reluctantly pulled back, face slowly heating up into a red shade

“I um…. yeah…. I’ve always been, and you are too now? How…. how did it-? You know what? I haven’t had lunch yet, let’s get lunch, do you wanna grab some food and talk? I think we could use it,”

The instinct to freeze up when Lily first pulled her into a hug was patent, but it was a feeling short lived as that familiarity and comfort settled on her senses. With her arms eventually wrapping around the blonde in response, she only pulled back a little when conversation started up once more. “Oh I don’t know, something to do with upcycling? You always were pretty damn good at that.” She chuckled in response, recalling a few times Lily had somehow managed to make a lack of home feel homely in their short few weeks together. 

“I do actually, crazily enough. I got faded out of the system and moved out here for college a couple years after they found us -- Guess you left an impression on me, Cali girl.” She jested lightly, the easy conversation faltering a little at the older girl’s confirmation. “You’ve always been? You mean I was running around with a wolf for weeks and you didn’t even...” Riley trailed off slightly, realising how dumb it sounded even as she was saying it. Of course she wasn’t going to tell a human about that, why would she? “Sure, lunch sounds good it -- it seems like we have a lot to catch up on.”        

[riley-garcia]

@max-lescott

Riley figured it wasn’t technically stalking if Max had mentioned where she lived, right? After all, she’d need her help with this particular college assignment regardless, and the fellow wolf was the only person she knew who might actually be up for what she had planned -- Not that she wasn’t resourceful enough to have a backup, should it come to that. Knocking on the door a few times, her heightened senses picked up on movement from the other side. They were hardly at a place where she could just open the door after all, or shout through it for that matter, so she’d have happily left well enough alone if Max hadn’t answered. Luckily for her, it wasn’t the case tonight. “Hey, so, quick question...” She began when the door swung open, her smile growing into a wide grin. “How d’you potentially feel about some light B&E? All homes would be safe in this totally hypothetical scenario, but I do still need an opinion before, ya know - context.” 

[riley-garcia]

helloblossoms​:

Sometimes Lily was just…. tired….

One could only pull so many all-nighters for that to kick in, after all, and after staying up all night to finish a video for her channel, she wasn’t the most coordinated, even with her werewolf senses, wich wasn’t good news for a professional crafter, and was exactly why she had walked out of the house covered in glitter… an accident when her purse nocked into a shelf full of new mixtures

Still, the need for groceries- and coffee- called her, and she had an appointment with a sponsor in a few hours anyway so she might as well get shopping over with and then go home to clean up

Yawning into her arm, she paused at the entryway to the store and started sifting around for her shopping list, nose wrinkling as she rifled through her purse… and then…… recognized a familiar scent…

It was altered, something was different, but it was still-…

“Riley..?”

@riley-garcia​

Riley couldn’t say she was ever a particular fan of what could be considered adulting. Cleaning, and errands and grocery shopping would never be high on her list of enjoyable activities, but still it had to be done. She figured since she’d essentially invaded Chiara’s home the least she could do was help out around it, and with the alpha off filming for the evening it kept her out of trouble if nothing else. Spending way too much time in the snacks isle at the front of the store (okay, so maybe it wasn’t the best idea for her to be doing the weekly shop) she had been in her own little world when that familiar voice fell on heightened senses. Head snapping around only to confirm what she already knew. “Lily? Holy shit, hi, what -- I mean how are you? How have you been, there’s...Wait.” The brunette had begun to ramble a little, taking a step forward only to be hit with that slightly telltale scent as brows furrowed and her voice quietened. “You’re a wolf?”      

[riley-garcia]

@undcrthcmoon

Now that Riley finally understood the scent she was looking for, she found that she’d bump into wolves far more often than she would have ever assumed. There was always a curiosity that often served to ebbed away some of her caution given the bond she already shared, despite the fact she rarely ever acted on it...Still, the quaint little coffee shop she’d settled on didn’t exactly give much of an option. Not quite realising how busy it had gotten until she’d already ordered in, her seating choices were suddenly limited to some wannabe play-writer type, or the blonde minding her own business within view. “Hey, I’m sorry to have to ask, but is this seat taken?”   

[riley-garcia]

louhowls​:

“Nah, I’ll tell her to behave. I’m one of like the six people in the world she listens to. Plus, jumping somebody on their sleep is very rude and not the way of the pack. We like yelling with our mouths full of food, maybe throw stuff, but never the cowards’ way out when your opponent is unaware.” She joked with a chuckle. Lou nodded, “‘Course, I’m the beta of the pack and Chiara’s oldest pup. Not much happens without me knowing.” The older wolf’s eyebrows raised in surprise before softening again, her heart clenching a little at Riley’s words. She could only imagine how difficult her position was. “I know I don’t have to. But I want to. Genuinely. Believe me, when I don’t want to be nice, I’m most definitely not.” She shrugged nonchalantly, fluffing as throw pillow idly, “My paycheck will be just fine, kid. Believe me, this is just a small readjustment. We’ve had a few of those over the decades and whatnot… As for getting out of our hair, I don’t know how much you know but that’s really not how it works.” She finished with a sympathetic smile. 

“Well in that case it’s much appreciated, but I can’t decided if the cowards’ way out is much worse than every family gathering I’ve ever seen in the history of - well, ever.” She smirked in response, before tilting her head with a subconsciously pup-like lilt at the pack comment. “Beta? Fuck you mean there’s more than two kinds of wolf to remember?” Riley supposed it would track to have some middle ground between alphas and omegas, but even so she could’ve sworn Chiara only ever spoke of the two. The honesty of Lou’s kind words had her at a slightly loss on how to respond, biting the inside of her lip for a brief moment before adding, “then I’ll keep that in mind -- but honestly you don’t seem like the type to hold a bad bone in your body.” She offered with a smile of her own, brow raising a little at the prospect of small readjustments. “Yeah? Well damn you must’ve been through some serious shit if a forced bond is considered small on the scale of things.” There was no hint of bitterness or anger to her tone, merely an authenticity as to what they must have gone through if that was the case given her whole world had been flipped on its axis. “What do you mean? I’m pretty sure that’s practically the deal...”         

[riley-garcia]

Event 004: Neon Valentines Party 2022

@hollywoodundeadaesthetics

[riley-garcia]

rookyxo​:

The party was getting far too loud and overcrowded for Rook to feel safe, not really having many friends he managed to slip away outside for a moment of clarity, sitting down he began to drink alone by the sidewalk as he noticed someone else walk outside close to him, glancing up at them,“Are you okay” They asked, “yep.. Yep..” Rook swallowed nodding to keep himself contained and controlled.

From what Chiara had told her, Riley was fairly certain this event was one of the better ones she’d be going to over the coming months. Mandatory participation for Society members seemed like an odd clause to her, but then what wasn’t at this point? Heading out to the back to get some air relatively late into the evening, she stumbled upon the guy sitting alone with a drink in hand. “You know, that’s about the most unconvincing reply I’ve ever heard. We don’t have to talk about it if you don’t want to, but you don’t have to lie either....” 

[riley-garcia]

alpha-chiara​: 

Chiara was silent as she watched the young wolf before sitting herself down and watching the girl as she spoke, her ears dropping softly and trying to gather her anger and her worry so that she didn’t lose her temper. “She’s a Vallas, pup…” she sighed “A damn Vallas” she murmured, clearly not a fan of the vampire rule that she was forced under “You need to be careful in this city, they’re everywhere-…” she then let out a loud huff, the wolf then silently pulling the girl close and just giving her the huge she felt she needed. Chiara might have been an alpha but she was always a mother figure first and she wouldn’t ever make one of her children feel bad about themselves.

“But, I -- why does that matter? I thought it was the Charbonneau’s that ran the city...?” She questioned, brows furrowing as Chiara talked of the Vallas name like it was supposed to mean something to her. “I know, I shouldn’t have called you I’m sorr--” Riley’s words fell short as she was abruptly pulled into a hug, expecting violence only to receive comfort had her mind reeling as she froze up instinctively. It was a reaction that didn’t last long before she was curling into the embrace. Her wolf whining and nuzzling into the contentment of it as she buried her face into the soft fur of Chiara’s neck, tears pricking at her eyes.