Contractually Yours, Alpha by Giftemmy

Chapter Sixty Six

“She seems to be growing on you,” I heard Thane’s voice say in my semi–conscious state. Now I’m left to wonder which side are you on, Axel.”

“Why would you ask such a question, Alpha? You know exactly which side I am on.”

“You’ve disrespected me, Axel, over and again, and it’s all because of her.” He spit out the pronoun ‘Her‘ with disgust.

“I apologize; I just didn’t see it fit…”

“She is my mate Axel; I’ll do as I please with my mate, and you will not interfere in that,” Thane says, his voice silent but laced with furry.

“Yes, Alpha,” Axel said after a moment.

“Don’t think I’ll let this slide,” Thane said to Axel.

I heard the sounds of footsteps approaching, and stopping right next to me.

“Riley, I know you are awake, so quit the pretence.” Thane said, and whatever haziness I felt cleared of. I got up from the bed.

I was in the Axel room and not our room.

“I didn’t hear a thing,” I lied

“Oh, don’t worry, princess; I wanted you to hear all of that, so y you didn’t.”

don’t need to lie or pretend

“Don’t punish him,” I pleaded, giving up the act. “It wasn’t his fault, it was mine.”

“Sweet, you want to be punished in his stead?,” he asks, and 1 hesitate, surprised by his retort. A part of me thought – hoped Thane regretted punishing me so bad, he wouldn’t be trying it anytime soon. But Thane always manages to exceed all my expectations, and I don’t mean this. in a positive way.

“Don’t Riley, I can take it.” Axel assured me, still looking all calm and cool, but his eyes held at warning; he was simply telling me to ‘shut the fuck up‘ just by his stare.

“I want to know,” Thane said, settling beside me with a wicked glow in his eyes. “Are you in love with my Beta, Axel?”

to be mated to you,” Axel said,

she prefers your

yet, behave like you have a heart, even if nothing is in there, just maybe I’ll

like I have a heart; no need to raise

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Chapter Sixty Six

more when I don’t live up to expectations; the lower expectations, the

want with me?, why are

you something; I think

is some rest, alone, here. Maybe you could go

let that rest

“No”

Are you

I wondered why he hadn’t picked her; I

nothing shaming about accepting that you were jealous. I was too, when with Trent.” He says and I held back my surprise. How could he be jealous of the dance I shared with Trent, and

danced

more; what did bother you was the fact that I didn’t ask for your

too,” Thane

expecting me

very possessive person, if you didn’t

know

me naked before the whole pack!”

“Come with me.

don’t want to?”

here, Riley,” he says, and I hold back my retort. I pushed away the covers and

come with

he would not,” Thane said

of the door. Thane followed, and soon he was by my side. He took my hands and I did try to pull free of his hold, but again this was

you even know where you

“No,” I muttered.

are going the wrong way. We to pay a visit to