Contractually Yours, Alpha by Giftemmy

Chapter Forty Three

The dress Thane had picked out for me wasn’t that bad. Though it revealed my back and threatened to go lower, the front was decent enough, exposing a little of my cleavage. The green dress had two slender straps and a deep slit. It was beautiful.

Thane walked in, already fully dressed; of course, he didn’t need much to look as spectacular as he did now.

“Sit,” he says, pointing at the chair, and I take my seat, knowing if I don’t, there will be consequences.

He selected a large diamond necklace with matching earrings, and he put them on me. I didn’t miss his hands lingering on my neck longer than supposed. But he hadn’t stopped there; he had proceeded with my hair. It was indeed a surprise; one would never expect a man like Thane to have the patience required to learn hair styling

“How did you learn how to do this?” I asked, staring at the mirror. My hair was in an updo, and I was sure I had never looked this beautiful.

“I did this for my that

other a few times,” he admitted, but there was this look in his eyes told me he wasn’t telling me everything yet. “Perfect,” he says when he is done. Thane had never complemented me before; it wasn’t just his thing, so this was the closest I’ve gotten to that, and my heart warmed.

“I’ll be here to support you, just in case you can’t walk well,” he teased.

“I can walk around just fine,” barely.

“Then maybe we should change that?” he suggested.

“Do you ever get tired?”

“No, not really, and you should get used to it.”

he held hands, leading me

not kind

the feast had already begun, but common etiquette states that we

etiquette is that?”

arrive early and help with

joined them, as were the

was placed on each table–more food than we could ever be able to consume. To the side, some beautiful females in revealing clothes danced around as others

Chapter Forty Three

about everything and nothing. Axel and Thane had also joined in on the

Slade says, and there was complete silence, all discussion came to an abrupt end, I could feel the tension building up in the room. “You killed six or more to teach others a

if I have to,” Thane promised, his eyes on his

C

veil still covered her face, and she had black gloves on her hands. As usual, no skin was left uncovered. I couldn’t help but pity her.

had also

her,

have to be?” Thane questioned. I didn’t like being the center of attention, but everyone was staring now, and I

make things worse. “Their blood is literally on your hands; after all, they are your people; you know

tried killing me; they deserved to be punished,” I answered for the first time, staring right at him, knowing deep down that he wouldn’t hurt me, not with Thane

side.

hadn’t even fought them…”