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

know each other very much, and I… don’t

there was something more,” he says,

was the age difference?” I

are smart, and yes.”

old are you, if I might ask?”

“Almost forty”

did look

stare at him, the more you notice his really nice

that might never come by for me. Love was pain,

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

knew that because thinking about them

Thane be

Hen

off with some girl; I was sure he had

decision. I gave myself so many excuses, but the truth is that I was only doing this

we get married,” I began. “We don’t have to. I cleared

my

hiding the blush on my cheeks with my hair. “If you don’t want it, then you don’t have

if you need an heir?”

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

don’t have to…”

in the same room with me, nor

this sounded; with Thane, we had been joined only by a

worth

but maybe I could risk another stupid decision.

marry you.

asked, quite surprised at my quick change

“Yes”