Contractually Yours, Alpha by Giftemmy

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Chapter Thirty Seven

Chapter Thirty Seven

I felt no pain, and it was strange; I had just been shot, right?

There was a loud thud as a body fell right beside me.

During their little arguments, someone had walked in; they hadn’t been quick enough to notice it. But it was the last person I expected to see.

Beatrix.

Behind her, Thane and Axel walked in; their eyes were coal black, and their gaze never met mine, but I could see the anger and fury in them.

“Axel, take her away,” Thane ordered, and Axel finally turned to me; he picked me up easily and led me away from our room.

I couldn’t believe it; I was safe.

Axel walked into a very unfamiliar room, and there was a maid there tidying up the space.

“You. Get out,” he says. I had never heard Axel sound so furious, and I had to remind myself that Axel couldn’t hurt me.

The maid scurried away as he placed me on the bed.

His gaze swept down my body, he slightly lifted my gown, and his hands grazed down my body, checking for injuries.

“What did they do to you? Are you hurt?”

“No, I am not. They didn’t do anything; you all arrived in time.” 1

“Tell me everything that happened,” he ordered.

something was wrong, and so I went to hide in the bathroom. They broke the locks, and they found me, the guy… I

“That’s Nel”

had threatened to… he

be crying; I wasn’t hurt. Axel held me

fault,” I said. “They said something about a false trail,” I added.

warehouses would be robbed; we had been on our way there when Beatrix told us that she believed it was only a ploy to make

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Chapter Thirty Seven

pack. See, before now, we knew there was bound to be some kind of

what’s been keeping you busy?”

why I was

find you earlier

visit.” He explains

this?” I

hadn’t expected that she of all people, would care.”

had a hand

told me, and I didn’t like that one bit, I didn’t like the fact that Thane trusted

me any reason to distrust her, but there was something about her- something that told me she preferred taking things slow. If she was involved in this, then it surely would be strange

so afraid Axel, I thought I would die”

attempt to touch you without your permission ever again. At least not after

Axel

“Time, for what?”

and feared for their bloodlust. But we don’t kill innocent people; only those who cross us, and tonight, one

Thane do to

Axel replied, and my heart slammed. It is not like I pitied any of them; whatever befell them was a recompense for their evil deeds, yet there was something about

they won’t

the dungeons, or maybe some other punishments, but death was out

to see another part of Thane, one you’ve heard about but never seen, it is a part of us all, but

passed me a dark brown coat, and I gladly put it over