Contractually Yours, Alpha by Giftemmy

Chapter One Hundred and Fifty Eight.

My wolf struggled to the surface, forcing a partial transformation; my claws extended, and 1 slashed wildy at the face of the man who had his arms locked around my throat. Black dots. clouded my vision, I was getting weaker, but I summoned every last ounce of strength for the final strike, and I knew I got him on the throat. Blood sprayed on my face as he let me go.

I inhaled deeply; my throat hurt.

Just then the door burst open. Thane and Axel walked in, followed by a swarm of guards.

“Wait outside,” Thane said to the soldiers before slamming the door. He rushed to me.

“Riley, are you alright?”

Panic.

I could sense that now, it was clear in his eyes; it was clear in his voice.

Axel had his eyes at the injured men.

“I am fine,” I said, trying to rise up, only to feel the sharp pain in my ankle. I let out a whimper. I lost my footing, but Thane caught me easily before I could fall back to the ground. His eyes darkened, switching to that scary pure black before switching back, he was trying to control it.

“Take her away,” he said to Axel, his voice hoarse, and Axel nodded, quickly picking me up.

“Pl.. Please…,” one of my attackers begged, his voice shaky with panic. The other one had unveiled his face; he shook in fear, glancing at the gun a few steps away, like he was considering ending his own life.

Axel carried me away, but not before I heard a panicked scream. I felt no pity for them.

I just killed a man, and yet, yet I felt… nothing.

Axel took me into his room; he placed me gently on his bed.

to the healers,”

going back there… I had only left a few days ago.”

doesn’t matter, you are

a few bruises; those would

is

stared at me and

seeing you hurt, and this

do it,

I knew I

back there,” he said, taking my leg and placing it

had longed to hear them. I hated being weak, and Axel had been right when he said ‘I didn’t know my own strength‘. I had just been so used to being wolfless that I restricted my wolf’s abilities, but no

pain disappeared almost immediately, but damn, that did hurt like a bitch. Only then did I notice that I had dug

pulling away, but I noticed I drew blood.

“Axel stata

bruise on your We both knew what caused the bruise, so I didn’t

matters,” I

realize exactly when I fell asleep. But my eyes snapped open the moment

1. in.

is she doing?”

Axel said, and Thane didn’t even argue that. I imagine it would have been completely different if

who is behind this?” Thane asks Axel.

should be questioned.”

reasons to believe that she was involved in the last attack,” Thane says, and that’s when it hit me. He didn’t know the truth; she was behind it, but we had both kept that truth away from

of plan and she backed out, but she had been the one who brought up