Contractually Yours, Alpha by Giftemmy

hapter Twenty One

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“Oh. Knowing him, I didn’t think he would have given you a heads–up. I am surprised.”

“It’s just a party,” 1 began, but Axel’s questioning gaze gave me pause. “Right?” I questioned, suddenly unsure.

“It is a party, but no, it is not just that. It is the joining ritual.”

“Joining Ritual?-he hadn’t told me anything about that.”

“I knew it; damn Thane, he didn’t see the need to give you a little heads up at least?.”

“What is the joining ritual, Axel?”

“Just as the name implies…” He trailed off, as if unsure.

“What does this ritual imply, Axel?” I questioned him again, pushing him. The nerves built in me, and I knew Axel wasn’t keeping something to himself.

“Okay, he would be tparking you.”

“What?”

“That’s expected of you both as ‘mates‘.” I didn’t miss his emphasis on the word ‘mates‘.

thing about that; he did this on purpose.” I turned to stare at

whole pack, and there could be

other things, Axel?”

wolf; during the joining, his hormones spike up, and most

in…” I couldn’t say the words.

“Sex. Yes”

and the blood

But who

told him you were done with the preparations. Had these preparations been a part of

going to tell you something, but I

can’t do it in front of the whole pack, Axel; I

couldn’t cry, but

I couldn’t help but remember the embarrassing moment when I

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looking… earlier, when… when he told me… to undress in front of you?”

sald, and though the nerves were eating

to eat, Riley,” Axel said. Of course he

my appetite, sorry.”

I’ll talk to him.”

looked up to him and said, “You will do that?

afraid, but I don’t think you have

“Axel?”