Contractually Yours, Alpha by Giftemmy

Chapter One Hundred and Eight

Beatrix was a commander and skilled soldier admired for her exceptional expertise, and she was obsessed over Thane, as if that wasn’t competition enough, there was the elder too. How many more were in line, and where did that leave me? Somewhere below. I was of no use to him. I didn’t want to think about how exactly he wooed the elder into going along with him on this plan.

“Seems like everyone has a thing for Thane,” I muttered silently to myself.

I hated the fact that I felt so insecure, but Thane had never once admitted that he loved me; he was with me only because of the situation of things, and after that… then what? Beatrix had told me how good a player he was, and so I was always left doubting, yet this was the wrong time to be distracted by my many insecurities.

“I’m sorry, Thane’s life is on the line, and all I could do is get jealous; that is selfish and unreasonable of me, I apologize.”

“You can’t control your emotions; this is not your fault,” Axel says, and maybe he was only saying that to make me feel better just he always does.

“I noticed Thane hadn’t been escorted this time by those scary–looking men… that was the only clue that something was off”

adhered to her counsel; of course she had only said that to pave way for Thane and make things a little easier. They had no idea that Thane could not

told me earlier that if he wanted to sidestep the elders, he would have done that; he had willingly accepted the punishment in the past, not because he couldn’t prevent it but because… he was trying to keep it

an act?”

could feel so real. That’s how they manage to cause a person so much pain with just a single look.” Axel

he discovered this with Bailey’s help?” I asked, unable to keep the

part, had to make them believe he was affected and powerless, just so he could take them by surprise. I want to be there with him Riley; I hate being left out on a fight this good, but I am not immune as he

me worrying sick.” I questioned, knowing this was the wrong time to be worried about little things like this, but I couldn’t help it. I was sick of being left out, and I had been worrying myself to death

a scene and the elders would believe this was all genuine; they wouldn’t know what was coming for them till it was too late,” he says, before finally

this and I

paused, flinching again and then inhaling deeply, he was trying to hold it in

I needed to do something… Thane was being hurt, and Axel needed a… healer. Could a healer handle this?, I doubted, but still I headed for the