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.

all because of me. I knew him as the ruthless Alpha, and he had told me once

cuddling into him, his hand wrapped around my waist.

was going to be

me; I… don’t like the thought of Axel

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he would never say that to my

are okay with…

am not.”

‘okay‘ when it had to do with

are not?” I

never 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

to choose… I love you more,” I say

you want us both,” he said, exactly

“I’m sorry…

that you are safe, even when I am not by your side.” He says, kissing me

to say to my mother–things we should have

ago.

once on her door,

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

for

on the other hand, have some making up to do.” She says, letting

her to the living room, and she took a seat.

reasons, she looked brighter, she was back to the woman I had

missed you

says, and the smile

didn’t hurt me,” I say

that too,”

e says.

explaining why ‘Freya‘ went out of her way to help me, all because of you?”