Contractually Yours, Alpha by Giftemmy

Chapter Fifty Three

I did need my mother’s visit more than I thought I did and after that, I was finally calm. enough to fall into a restful sleep.

I didn’t know how long I slept, but something awoke me; I felt like I wasn’t alone in the room. I snapped my eyes open to see Thane watching me, like practically sitting on a stool close to the bed and watching me like a complete creep. Thane was the last person I expected to see.

My heart slammed fast against my rib cage, threatening to escape the walls.

“You scared the living day light out of me, Thane,” I said. He didn’t say anything, still staring at me with those dark amber eyes. Could I still be dreaming?. I pinched myself to make sure. I did feel that. This was no dream.

“I like watching you sleep,” he said, as if just realizing it. “I like so many things about you. I like when you are shy and embarrassed, but what I love most is watching you in tears. You cried for me, and it was a fucking turn–on.”

“That’s very creepy Thane, even for you.” He was turned on by my tears; that’s very disturbing and twisted.

“But you

don’t know me,” he says.

“You need to go to the healers.”

“Why do y

you worry so much?”

“I didn’t expect the punishment to be so brutal, you should have warned me so I would be more prepared,” I said, though I didn’t think anything he would say would prepare me fr that. I watched him, prying to see any form of discomfort or pain in his features, and found none. He must be very good at hiding it.

didn’t plan on making you watch Riley; I knew it would affect you.

worse staying here, left with my very

it wouldn’t be worse,” he said, and he was right, but I wouldn’t

need to go to the healers, Thane,” I said seriously, seating up. But he only

to know what I

“What?”

that’s all

does he always have to be so… raw?. Heat pooled

is all

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know if I should feel insulted, yet I did believe he was hurting. The fact that he had put on a shirt over the scarred skin bothered

asked, knowing he would turn

my injuries; I

only want to see how bad they are.”

his back, and I gasped. The burns and the wicked–looking marks were still there, and just by staring at them, I knew they hurt deeply, but it wasn’t as bad as it had been the last I

very fast,” I

you,” he

even i

he would have done worse to me.

almost called him a dick to his face.