Contractually Yours, Alpha by Giftemmy

Chapter Ninety Nine

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“You seem lost in thoughts; what are you thinking about?” Thane enquired. It was late at night, but my mind was very much awake, and of course, Thane noticed that.

“Nothing,” I lied.

“Are you by any means thinking about Axels‘ proclamation?” He asked, and I was silenced. I always thought Thane was very good at reading people, but what if… it was more than that? There was no way he could have read that off my face alone.

“Thane, I think you can read minds.”

“Does that mean I guessed correct?”

“Yes, and how… how did you do that?”

“I am a really good guesser, I think?”

“No, it is more than that; I feel like there is something more, something you aren’t telling me.

“Riley, look at me,” he says, and I do just that. “I am not a mind reader; that would be cool but it only happens in books and movies, I cannot do that. Axel told me about it earlier; when you had been kidnapped, he thought it was his fault, and so I guessed.‘

“Because I am an open book?” I questioned.

“No, I find you mysterious; believe it or not, you always amaze me,” he says, and that warms my heart.

“I have something to tell you,” I say to Thane. He would find out either way, so I had to tell him the truth. “The soldier who had sold me to Slade was Jake,” I confessed to him, but there was no surprise on his face.

“I know. I also know that you felt so much guilt for his sister’s death, and so you covered him.”

“I’m sorry, Thane, I just… I didn’t want him hurt or dead.”

“I won’t do anything. I respect your choice, and so I would let it go,” he says.

soft, all because of me. I knew him as the ruthless Alpha, and he had told me once that he never showed

say to him, cuddling into him, his hand

going to be completely genuine with

is going on with me; I… don’t like the thought of Axel with

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course, even if I was, he would never say that to my face. “I wanted you close to him; this was bound

you are okay with… this?”

I am

‘okay‘ when it had to

I repeated, stunned.

once been an issue in the past because Axel doesn’t easily get emotionally attached, but with you, it was different. He wasn’t supposed to fall in love, but I cannot blame him. You’ll get

to choose… I love you

us both,” he said, exactly what was on my

“I’m sorry…

even when I am not by your side.” He says, kissing me on

things to say to my mother–things

ago.

door, and she pulled it open.

cried out, hugging her, I couldn’t believe she had almost died. “I’m so sorry everything, for being a complete bitch, for not visiting

for

apologize for; I, on the other hand, have some making up to

the living room,

she looked brighter, she was

missed you too.”

about what happened to you,” she says, and the smile disappeared from

me,”

heard that

e says.

‘Freya‘ went out of her way to help me, all because of you?” I asked and