Contractually Yours, Alpha by Giftemmy

Chapter Fifty Eight

I had wondered why they were both absent for the past two days, if only I knew what they had been busy with.

I sobbed silently. I would never survive here. Now I doubted that Thane would keep to his words of letting me go; maybe I would end up there, just like those girls:

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I had never felt so afraid in my life.

I rolled over Beatrix’s offer in my mind; she was willing to help me escape this place, but she couldn’t help my mother. I shouldn’t leave my mother behind, but I was so afraid, I didn’t want to be here for the next minute.

I jumped to my feet when someone walked in; it was Thane. I quickly wiped off my tears.

“Why are you crying?”

“Is nothing?” I lied, my heart pounding. Now I knew what he could do; I would never be able to sleep on the same bed with this man. Everything about him frightened me, but what was more alarming was how indifferent he was, because this was his life. Even after what he had done – what he had been doing, he could still sleep without being hunted. He was twisted in more ways than I could tel.

“You lie to me again, Riley.”

“I just got emotional thinking about my past,” I say, and he gave me a long look before deciding to let it go I hoped.

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feast coming up, you will be accompanying me; it would be different from the

“I… I can’t.”

remember giving

feeling very well; please Thane, I’d prefer to stay in,”

and… I couldn’t–I couldn’t take it. I flinched; he gripped me. “What was that?” he asked, and to that I gave no response; it seemed to irritate him. He pushed me against the bed, and I fell, bouncing

slammed into mine as he kissed me fiercely. I bit his lips, hard enough to

cried out, and he paused. He finally noticed my struggle.

Chapter Fifty Eight

you going to pretend now that you don’t like

let me go.” I hated begging him, but

he reminded me, and I closed my eyes. I wasn’t going to watch this time. But to my surprise, he rose from the bed and disappeared into

care how my body reacted to him, I wouldn’t willing let him touch me ever again.

night; he joined me on the bed, and I stiffened; maybe I was pushing

the bed with you, Thane.”

heard it. He turned me over so I was

fucking problem? Yes, I had been away for a while, but I had been busy. What the hell do you want?

you on the same bed with me.” I don’t want you close to me; I don’t want you touching me; damn, I don’t even want you breathing the same air

with someone who appreciates my presence,” he says. I don’t look, but I know a

fuck yourself.

sooths you,