Contractually Yours, Alpha by Giftemmy

Chapter Fifty Nine

“Thane… I’m sorry for last night; I don’t know what exactly got over me.” I said, the lie feels bitter against my tongue. Those intense eyes on me made me feel unsettled, like he knew.

“That wouldn’t stop me from punishing you if you deny me of what is mine ever again” he says and I gave a stiff nod.

“Where is Axel? I hadn’t seen him in a while.”

“I’ll send him in, in a few hours,” Thane replied,

“Thank you“.

I waited patiently for the knock, and soon it came, I let Beatrix in. Hoping Axel wouldn’t walk in on us just yet.

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will be waiting for you just as we agreed,” she said silently to me. “You just have to do your part, and I trust you know what to do.”

“Yes. Yes, I do.”

“Good. I’ll be ready,” she says. She left just as silently as she came in.

The second knock on the door was Axel. I had anticipated that too.

“You look kind of pale, everything alright?” he asked

“I am fine. Just really tired of staying here all alone,” I said, avoiding his eyes.

Axel wasn’t innocent either, and it was in a way, harder to bear. Knowing that Axel was just as cold as Thane. I couldn’t help but feel so… betrayed.

where do you want

was wondering… if we could go for a run. I need that to clear my head, there had been a lot. on my mind lately” I explained to him, praying that he

let’s go

sound fake, so I opted for silence. Axel kept staring at me

wrong.

you okay?” he inquired

don’t really want

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always be available,” he says, but I couldn’t help but remember the Axel I had seen down the chamber. I wish he

stayed true to her words, though I had every single reason to doubt her, yet she was my only choice if I wanted to get

light penetrating through the leaves, casting shadows on

Axel paused.

even if I already knew. Beatrix had said she was going to create a kind of distraction; Axel just

need to

“What?”

at my hand; that wasn’t

not want to return back to my room; I need

can’t leave

I said,

here,” he says, and I nod, taking a seat on a fallen branch as he hurried away.

stood, running deeper into the woods. I didn’t know my way around, but I knew I just had to

anyone finding out that she helped me escape. This

wouldn’t

I ran, the more I lost hope. Maybe Beatrix had

right? She wanted