Contractually Yours, Alpha by Giftemmy

Chapter One Hundred and Forty Seven

“Nyaos was not the only one who escaped; we calculated wrong. Caleb too is out there and free,” Balley says.

“They did this to you?” I questioned, unable to fathom the brutality of the elders.

“I betrayed them; I turned them all in, and then came to take the last one- they let me believe it was only Nyaos left, and just as I had stabbed my brothers and sisters in the back, Caleb did the same to me. In all the centuries I lived, I had never experienced pain so intense that I longed for death. All for what?” Her voice croaked, “All to selfishly gain more power. I should have known you would never do as you said Thane, but maybe my hunger after power blinded my eyes.”

“Bailey, I was never going to rule alongside the elders–one way or the other, I would have killed them after I got my crown,” Thane admitted, and I knew that was the truth; we all knew

that.

Bailey shut her eyes, deciding to ignore us all.

“Bailey, if you want them dead, then you have to give us more details.”

“I don’t have to do a thing; you would discover it all on your own,” she says. She was hiding something; I knew it; we all knew it, but she wasn’t going to reveal what she hid. Thane didn’t push her either.

“Fine, you would be attended to by the healers; you should remain in this pack; this way you would be safer, if you change your mind about talking, then you know where to meet us.” Thane says, but Bailey’s eyes remained shut.

Thane headed for the door, and I followed.

We returned back to our room, and Axel tagged along.

“What do you think they did to her?”

heard of their ruthless method of torturing other people. For a very

he is a descendant of Hades, but I don’t believe it; I think his ability is more of a curse than a gift. He could seize life from anything living; this way he gets stronger; he had made sure she was weak enough, that explains why

or… Sexually?” I asked, mortified.

centuries

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added to their furry,” I sald, feeling a slight shiver that

had no idea Caleb still lives.” Thane admitted, “They could have killed her, I guess they were trying to send

that must have been their

gaze returned to me. “What had you been doing out there

was the one question I

out there?“Axel questioned along. I guess there was

this.

just needed

that; you told me you would be ‘right back,” Thane

couldn’t tell them what I saw, but what other options did I

only get me

what exactly you both were doing in the ‘secret‘ room.”

went to?”

Beatrix coming from that same way, and I was curious.”

why you