Contractually Yours, Alpha by Giftemmy

Chapter One Hundred and Seventy

Dinner was nothing like I expected.

Back in the Nightshade pack, meals were a subdued affair chatters but nothing as loud and carefree as this.

It was the complete opposite here.

there could be a few occasional

Nick joked and laughed with everyone; the table was so loud and strangely comforting, but what was even more comforting was the fact that there weren’t people staring creepingly at me. Sure, a few glanced, but not with the curiosity members at the Nightshade Pack did.

“Does she speak?” one of the men asked, referring to me.

“I

“Yes, I speak,” I answered, and many paused their chattering.

“She does speak,” another said out loud, seemingly surprised.

“You thought I was… mute?”

Many nodded, and for some reason that was funny. My mother had a smile on her face too; that’s the most I had said the whole month. I did feel comfortable here, these people… there was something about them; maybe it was how welcoming they were or how very carefree and relaxed everyone was. Damn, even the Alpha was referred to as ‘Nick‘ by everyone in the whole pack; there was nothing like ‘titles‘ here.

My mother rose, gathering the plates, and some others joined her.

I stood too.

“I’ll escort you to the room when I am done,” my mother says to me.

“I don’t know; I was thinking about taking a walk,” I said, and my mother’s smile brightened.

“I can walk with you, show you around maybe–if you would want that,” Nick offered.

don’t plan on getting

get lost here,”

My

seemed even more excited than I was.

places. “This is my room; by

he states.

that

place was different.

nice,” I said to

1/3

Hundred and

me this just to be polite?, because I know

do think this place

a short moment of

me…

“She did, right?”

says, and I turn to stare at

I

cooks the very best

do you…” I paused. I had been about to ask him if he liked my mother, but deciding it was a stupid question. “You

am curious; ask on.”

chuckled, a small smile curved on my

she is nice,” he

I’m sorry,” I apologize. Well, this

he tells me,

the farms anytime you are free.” I

could learn a thing

me leaving my room and meeting with new people. I had managed to not think

back to