Contractually Yours, Alpha by Giftemmy

Chapter Eighty Eight

Thane was already there by the time I returned back to our room.

That could only mean one thing.

“Where did you go?” He asked

“I needed to take some air… why?”

He turned to me. He was only in a black bottom–down shirt; the sleeves of his shirt had been rolled up, and he had a glass of whiskey in his hands.

“You are back early.” I noted aloud.

“Yes” was his only response, his gaze on the glass in his hands.

“Any luck tracking down the rebel?” I asked

“Let’s not talk about that right now,” he says, and I let out a sigh of relief.

I walked towards him, and he took my hands.

“You are very special to me,” he says, and my heart fluttered. This was the second time he had told me that. “I want you to tell me now, is there anything I need to know, Riley?”

There it was. He knew something; I was almost sure about it, but never would I give my mother up.

“I am not hiding anything from you, Thane,” I lied, and he nodded. He brought my hands to his lips, placing a kiss on it.

“I’ll miss this a lot.” He whispers to himself.

My heart pounded in my chest.

“I’ll be here… always.”

“Yes, you will be,” he agrees. “You stepped out for some fresh air… Yet you ended up in your mother’s apartment; could you explain that?”

Now his eyes were on me; there was no doubt; he knew. I had thought I would have until the morning to help my mother escape, but how wrong I was to think that.

I should give up the act, but what if he had nothing but a clue? What if he hoped that I’d give in to his suspicions?

I visited her.” I agreed coolly.

on my hand

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I don’t understand what you are saying, and you are

freaking you out?”

wes, how …

of my hand.”

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Our room was

he said, and just then the door to our ro slammed open, two

Mother!

hold was incredibly strong; I couldn’t break

“Leave us,”

away.

the guard, and they dropped my mother to her knees before

arm. “An injury that would only be inflicted by a silver weapon… a dagger maybe,” Thane said, taking of the material now stained with blood and revealing the jagged scar on her arm. I gasped; she hadn’t let me see it; I had no idea

her go,

would I

Thane.”

your Luna,” I say,

your little secret longer than I expected you would. So now tell me… what had the both of you

at him, hatred clear

this. It was all me.”

Thane said, a smirk forming on his

him. “Please, she is all I

a visit when you were away, and when I asked if she met you, her response was yes‘. So tell

clearly wondering why I had

so scared,” I explained to her, and she nodded,

have me. I’ll confess to

“No, mom, please.

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