Contractually Yours, Alpha by Giftemmy

Chapter Two Hundred and Five

“I did my part of the deal, Riley; you aren’t keeping to yours.” Nick said, furious now.

“You never told me the whole truth; you hid it aft from me. I would have never gone along with this if I knew the other side you kept hidden and you know that.”

“Don’t lie to me, Riley. I knew it; from the moment I came here to visit you in the dungeons, I could see it in your eyes. You were never going to keep to your part of the deal, you were never going to go along with the marriage, so don’t give me this bullshit,” he said, and to that I had no reply.

He was right.

“I’m sorry things had to end this way.“I said to him.

“No. No, you are not. I’ll be on my way now; maybe I might as well inform your mother that the wedding is off. I wonder what she would think about it.”

“Don’t bring my mother into this.”

“Oh, she’s so going to be involved, and don’t you think for a moment that this is goodbye,” he pointed at my stomach. “Either you take that thing out of you or you die. But well, you are good at taking risks.”

With that, he walked away. I had never seen this version of him, and even though I knew it would never work between us, I still felt… disappointed.

even bear to look at me and watch me die away. I noticed how he would look at

sat on a chair now, his eyes

with me, you know that, right?” I say to him, A part of me hoped he would look

to

how you can’t even look me in the eyes. Had I become that repulsive to look

me. They were red, if I didn’t know better, I would think he was holding back tears. But Thane never cried–not once, not ever.

is happening to you.” he

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know, but…

a child.”

tried to stop thinking about it, but now… I can’t

“That had been a child; this… is.not.”

from me once again. “Let’s talk about something else. please.” I say just to get his attention

what?”