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

had willingly accepted the punishment in the past, not because he couldn’t prevent it but because… he was trying to keep it

all been an

so real. That’s how they manage to cause a person so much pain with just a single look.” Axel says, I had never

he discovered this with Bailey’s help?” I asked,

up with the idea, and when she tried the ‘illusions‘ on him, it didn’t work. Still, Thane had to play the part, had to make them believe he was affected and powerless, just so he could take them by surprise. I want

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

Beatrix predicted that you would create a scene and the elders would believe this was all genuine; they wouldn’t know what was coming for

about this and

this works, then you did contribute your part“, he paused, flinching again and then inhaling deeply, he was trying to hold it in and pretend, but then he let out a whimper, falling to the ground. All the anger and jealousy

something… Thane was being hurt, and Axel needed a… healer. Could a healer handle this?, I doubted, but