Contractually Yours, Alpha by Giftemmy

Chapter One Hundred and Seventy Two

Chapter One Hundred and Seventy Two

“What?” I demanded, my eyes narrowing at him.

“That didn’t quite come out how I planned, I’m sorry. It is not a demand; you are free to refuse.”

“I can’t marry you; I don’t even like you,” I said blandly.

“Love is never a big part of many marriages,” he says.

“So then why would you want me as a wife?”

“Your influence; you don’t seem to notice it, but you are the werewolf queen.”

“Not anymore”

“Many would always see you as that.”

“And so you plan to do what?; Use me to increase your pack status?”

“If you want the truth, then yes.”

He didn’t hesitate; I should be irritated by his request, but strangely, I wasn’t. At least he was making his intentions clear from the very start; he would only let me attain power capable of making me his equal if I agreed to be his wife, and this way benefiting the pack. Thane never did this.

Still, his request had caught me by surprise. “You can take as long as you need to think about this,” he said.

“There won’t be any need for that; my answer is no.”

by my offer.”

“I respect your decision. But I wonder why you seem so shocked by my

I… don’t

was something more,” he says, seemingly satisfied by my

age difference?” I

smart, and

if

“Almost forty”

age, but you don’t look it,” I lied. He did look it. Nick seemed to spot that

different kind of good–looking; the longer you stare at him,

was that love… love was something that might never come

didn’t but here… here I could be happy; I didn’t have to be worried abou have to keep waiting

had loved Thane, I had also loved Axel, and, gods I still do. I knew that because thinking about them always left a dull ache in my heart; the

Thane be doing right now?

Hen

some girl; I was

about to make a very stupid decision. I gave myself so many excuses, but the truth is that I was only doing this to get back at

we get married,” I began. “We

my

helped out, and I nodded, hiding the blush on my cheeks with my hair. “If you don’t want it, then you don’t have to.”

if you need an heir?”

this pack is… different; the title could be passed to anyone fit; the pack needs a leader, and there are many fit to

we don’t have to…”

same room with me, nor do you need to pretend before the

sounded; with Thane, we had been joined only by a contract; he’s felt too close to that, but then I thought of all

it worth

maybe I could risk another

will marry you.

will?” He asked, quite surprised at my quick change

“Yes”