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?”

be mated to you,” Axel said, confusion clearly written on

she prefers your company.

a heart, even if nothing is in there, just maybe I’ll stop being scared

prefer ‘not‘ pretending like I have a heart; no need

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Chapter Sixty Six

up to expectations; the lower expectations, the better.”

me?,

show you something; I think

need is some rest, alone, here. Maybe you could go show this thing of interest to

with Beatrix, could you let that rest a little?”

“No”

you

said to him, and I wondered why he

with Trent.” He says and I held back my surprise. How could he be jealous

danced

bothered you more; what did bother you was the fact that I didn’t

too,” Thane admitted.

expecting me

a very possessive person, if

know about

naked before the

“Come with me.

I don’t

really have an option here, Riley,” he says, and I hold back my retort. I pushed away

come with us?”

would not,” Thane said from

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

know where you are going?” He asked

“No,” I muttered.

the wrong way. We to pay a