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

each other very much, and I… don’t think I am ready

he says, seemingly satisfied

was the age difference?” I asked, reading him.

are smart, and

you, if

“Almost forty”

don’t look it,” I lied. He did look it. Nick seemed to spot that lie; though he laughed

was a different kind of good–looking; the longer you stare at him, the more you notice his

was that love… love was something that might never come by for me.

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

also loved Axel, and, gods I still do. I knew that because thinking about them

Thane be doing right

Hen

some girl; I

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

began. “We don’t have to. I

my

with my hair. “If you don’t want it, then you

you need

would be years later, but this pack is… different; the title could be passed to anyone fit; the pack

don’t

in the same room with me,

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

it worth

it, but maybe I

marry you.

quite surprised at my quick change of heart.

“Yes”