Contractually Yours, Alpha by Giftemmy

Chapter Seven

(Riley’s POV)

I didn’t know what my mother had against Alpha Thane and his father, but she had agreed to come with me after I had persuaded her. I had to tell her what Ryker had wanted me to be—a little pet for him—and that was all she needed to finally change her mind. Though she didn’t like this idea and I knew it, we both knew we had no other choices, and I would rather die than leave my mother here.

She helped me pack up. I had only a few things; I picked out only the important things, and a single bag was enough to contain my stuff.

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Alpha Ryker walked into my room, not bothering to knock.

“You know it is very unappropriate to walk into a lady’s room without knocking, right?” I questioned, and my mother gave me a questioning look, but this time I didn’t listen.

“Now the true Riley shows herself; I knew you had all that pent-up anger in you for a long time; I actually expected you to slip in the mating ball last night, and I am totally surprised you didn’t.”

past him to pick up a single framed picture of me and my mother, the only one I had. I couldn’t imagine; I had almost

mated to Alpha Thane,” he asked and I could sense his anger, but I couldn’t bring myself

everything, Ryker. I am the Luna to an Alpha; I bet you know the consequences if you do try

walking closer. For a moment, I believed he was going to hit me. For a moment, I believed he wouldn’t be able to control his anger and would forfeit getting beaten up by my Alpha Thane just

lips—the same one I had itched to give him when he watched me walk away with Thane in the ballroom.

I will make

he masked it yet again. I pushed past him. “Sometimes I wondered why you care so much; I am no longer your mate; you rejected me; you told me straight to my face that I could never and would never be your mate. What changed? Aren’t you interested in Luna Zara anymore?” I wondered

were fated to be with me, and I

thought? that you

would have; perks of being

you think I would let you use me one more

hurt you when I lied to you, when I had said all those same words to my mate

deserve each other, but do you know what you don’t deserve? my

promising you falsities, and

it there, young boy; you will not

but a slave; shut up,

building up in my room. “Get out of my room, or else I promise

smirk on his lips, one I would so love to

you know what I would do then?” He asked without waiting for an