Contractually Yours, Alpha by Giftemmy

Chapter Thirty Five

“Does whatever you have to tell me endanger you?”

I thought about it. “Not really, why?”

“Then I can promise you, Thane wouldn’t know.

“Beatrix suspects something.”

“Well, she’s a fool; nothing to bother about,” Axel said. He didn’t seem to like her very much, and that brought a smile to my lips.

“This is something to bother about. She had seen me when we both visited the training grounds. And she had pointed out the fact that I had no visible marks due to the…” I trailed off, but Axel understood where I was heading. “She has these theories; she thinks this might be a mistake, and I hadn’t actually been mated to Thane, or there is some kind of agreement, she also suspects that I blackmailed him into this.”

“Blackmail?” Axel scoffed. “You don’t have to worry. I bet she is hoping this is an agreement too.”

There was a knock on the door.

I said

be the maid. It’s lunch

and I was getting worried. Axel

it was

Barbara’s Fantasies on the table where I had kept it last. I couldn’t help the rush of embarrassment that filled me as I recalled Thane reading a very disturbing passage of the book to me. I had regretted ever bringing it here; of course he would find out; there was no hiding anything from Thane. I picked

there in the bin; it

had taken it from the library; the least I could do was return it back there, right? I picked up the book from the trash, hiding it beneath our bed.

suddenly

Thane had returned, but then…, there was

out, but there was no response “Thane!” I called out louder, feeling a little

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Chapter Thirty Five

no response. I didn’t go all the way to the door; if Thane hadn’t been the one, then whoever walked in would

stay silent; my breath seemed to come out louder than normal, and if that didn’t give me out,