Contractually Yours, Alpha by Giftemmy

Chapter One Hundred and Twenty Four

“Maybe he just can’t do it… with his half sister,” I said, putting emphasis on the word ‘half‘.

“Thane is not a

in ‘that‘ fieldleman, and I know for sure he wants you; he has no rules of conduct, not

Chapter One Hundred and Twenty Five

“Then why, why did he turn me down?” I asked, and Axel had been about to say something, but he stopped.

He knew something, something he wasn’t going to tell me.

“Have you tried a DNA test?” Axel asked instead.

“On my way here, I ran into my mother who also brought that up… but I don’t see the need of going through that only to have my hope shattered?”

“Riley, I hope you don’t feel bad about me saying this, but your mother was with… others too, not just Slade,” he says, and I nod; I wanted to believe it too, I wanted to believe there was a chance.

“What are the test requirements?” I asked him.

“Thane’s blood or oral fluid,” Axel said.

“I’d prefer he doesn’t find out about the test until I get the results, and that would be impossible if I needed his blood or… saliva.”

“Then his hair would do, and I could get that for you.”

“You can?”

he says with a small

you… so much

to me. Axel had always been there when I needed him,

you an

“Why?”

Also, when you were with Gloria, I

been selfish.

an object, never did I consider what it felt like when being placed as the

broke up with Gloria’because I didn’t want you to be uncomfortable, but I was never

maybe she would have grown on

is closer than a brother, though he could act like at complete jerk, but he is a good person, and I love you. I know he makes you happy, happier than I would, so do not

then I realized what I had just said. What the hell

love you too, Riley.”

me was bothered that Thane hadn’t even checked on me once; the little insecurities returned. I wondered

knew he was simply waiting for my consent;

me. But with Thane, everything seemed complicated,

to go

in with a wide smile on his face.

says, staring at me rearranging the bed

just wanted to keep busy. So… you

he says, taking out a mini leather bag from his pocket.

said as he passed the bag to me. I stared at the strands of brown hair; a part of me wanted to take it out of the bag and inhale deeply.

warned. “I had to put on some gloves to

His smile was infectious,