Contractually Yours, Alpha by Giftemmy

Chapter One Hundred and Seventy Three

I couldn’t explain it all to my mother. She wouldn’t understand; no one but Nick would; he understood what it felt like.

The thought of hurting her saddened me.

“Riley, are you alright?” she asked. This was the third time she had asked that question.

“Yes, mom, I am alright,” I answered, trying to put on a smile, but I couldn’t fake that, not with her.

“Okay, tell me what’s going on.” she asked, taking a seat on the cushion opposite me.

I inhaled deeply. “We all have to take risks to get what we want, you know that, right?”

“I do, but not all risks are worth taking,” she said; it was almost like she could read me. Something is wrong, I can tell. Does this have to do with… Nick, did he say something to you?”

“Yes…No”

“What did he do?” she asked, her expression turning grave.

“Nothing”

“Don’t lie to me; what is the risk you speak about?”

married.“, This was only a part of the truth, but I knew I wasn’t going to

stared at me, shocked by my words. “Married?, but

I feel like this would be good for me”

smiled wide. “Though this is really quick- faster than I expected, but I always

time. “I don’t love him, but I… I don’t know what

offered the

“Yes”

does feel

it doesn’t matter if he feels anything; I am going to get married to him, but it all ends. there; we would have

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to him?” she asked, and before I could

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who she was referring to, Thane. She knew why,

reason the look she gave me made me feel guilty.

of him. Nick is a good man;

seemed okay with

proposal. He might have agreed to that, simply because he hopes that you will change your mind as

support so could

you,” she said truthfully, because of course she saw Nick as a good man. I didn’t think he was a bad person, but