Contractually Yours, Alpha by Giftemmy

Chapter Forty Seven

It was late at night. I lay on the bed with Thane beside me, but he hadn’t said a single word to me. I had expected to be punished; maybe he was only devising some suitable punishments to administer, that would explain why he had been so silent. I didn’t think he was sleeping.

“Thane…”

“Go back to sleep, Riley,” he says, but the last thing I could do now was sleep.

“Would you punish me for what I did earlier?” That was a stupid question. Of course I would be punished; maybe I would bear some scars like Freya. No, I wouldn’t allow that. But then what will I do to stop it?, fight him?, run?, scream?

I could do nothing.

“Is this what is keeping you awake?” He asks, and though I wasn’t looking at him, from his tone, I knew there must be a smirk on his face.

“There are many other questions.”

“Like?” he asked.

“Your mother talked about you being punished for doing the forbidden.”

“You shouldn’t be worried about that.‘

“You are the Alpha…”

they would have to enforce some kind of punishment.

to let them punish

me, but it’s nothing, just some regular whipping – Or whatever those elders come up with, nothing to bother about,” he said,

hands trailed on my bruised skin, and I gasped out

are hurt,” he states, taking off

me, rolling up my gown carefully till it was above my chest.

his eyes darken at the

this on purpose,” Thane said.

I tried

have stopped if he wanted to, but he

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he wanted me hurt, but I had already done so much harm that

say, and Thane doesn’t believe that one bit. He knew what happened, and he must also know that I was just trying to cover up for Slade only to ease the problem I

and disappears into the bathroom. He returns with a white tube in his hands. “This might hurt a little, Thane said, and I nodded, allowing him to rub the white lotion on my skin. The pain came almost instantly, and I gripped the bed. “It will heal faster this way,” he explains.

you,” I replied. My voice shook from the pain, but it was over

I want you to

that?”

next time you’will walk away,” he says, and I understand