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 you,” Axel said, confusion clearly written on his face.

she prefers

if you start treating me right, or better yet, behave like you have a heart, even if nothing is in there, just maybe I’ll stop being scared of you.” I

a heart; no need to raise your hope only to hurt

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Chapter Sixty Six

to expectations;

do you want with me?,

I think you

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

with Beatrix, could you let that rest

“No”

Are you

and I wondered why he hadn’t picked her; I doubt she would have

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

danced

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

too,” Thane

you expecting me to turn him

a very possessive person, if you didn’t

I don’t know

strip me naked before the whole pack!”

“Come with me.

I don’t want to?”

back my retort. I pushed away the covers

come

Thane said from behind

by my side. He took my hands and I did try to pull free of his hold,

where you are going?” He

“No,” I muttered.

wrong way. We to