Contractually Yours, Alpha by Giftemmy

Chapter One Hundred and Fifty Nine

I hated the fact that Axel simply accepted it all. It was my fault, not his, yet he still wanted to protect me.

“Thane I am at fault,” I say to him, and that gave him a pause. “He had wanted you to know, but I didn’t. I begged him not to tell you, and despite knowing I was doing the wrong thing, I forced him to do just that too.” I had never seen thane this so angry.

“I’d expect him to know better.”

“I forced him into this; this is not his fault.”

“You would have been killed a few hours ago if we had a way to prevent that and didn’t…”

“But I wasn’t,” I said, cutting him off.

“Riley, he is right; I did the wrong thing, and I do not appreciate you trying to defend me,” Axel says.

“No. I am wrong; I am to be blamed; you keep making me feel like some kind of baby; I could be at fault too, and I am now, so if you are going to punish him for what was totally not his fault, then you would have to do the same to me too.”

That was it.

been holding back the furry, and I knew it, his eyes had shifted when he saw me on the floor,

lose control, but he was quick to act, shoving me behind

but even if I had, I wouldn’t have done a thing.

brother, but I would if

can’t hurt him.”

let him hurt you either.”

battle, and when his eyes found me again, they were normal. He

but I knew he

silence; I

she planned to disappear from this pack;

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Hundred and Fifty Nine.

in

our pack members?” Axel wondered aloud, just like me, he was trying

the new members, but I doubt it; now that I can think about it, I thought they smelled foreign.” Thane finally spoke up. We were all going to

anyone alive?” Axel