Contractually Yours, Alpha by Giftemmy

Chapter Two Hundred and Thirty Two

RILEY.

I thought beating up Nick would make all the anger I felt disappear, but I was wrong; all the pent–up anger still remained.

I was somewhere in the middle of the woods; I should be more careful; I might be encroaching on another pack’s land, yet I couldn’t bring myself to care, not even one bit. Dawn came upon me, but I remained here, in the woods.

Thane would be worried; he must have discovered I was gone by now. Still, I couldn’t bring myself to return just yet. Maybe it was because I knew there was another option, another way I would be of no harm to Thane. If I ran, if I hid well enough that Bailey would never be able to find me, then they would all be safe.

But I only got Thane back; how could I lose him again?

If I did make this decision, if I did choose to leave, then I would forever be on the run, unable to live my life. I knew Thane would find me, but I could try hard to be one step ahead of him; all I needed to do was to be constantly on the move; never staying in one place for too long; it was just that simple.

Simple.

Nothing about this was simple. I couldn’t live without him, and though this would have been the best option for us all, I wasn’t Thane; he had let me go when he thought he was too dangerous for me, but I would do the exact opposite; I would fight and I would never stop fighting; I was going to go home; I was going to return back to him.

doors, and I walked into my room. The familiar scent reminded me of home. I wasn’t going to give

sat on the couch, a piece of paper in his hand–the very same paper

he said, his eyes on the paper, like he was trying

that paper.” I

this?” he asked, referring to the note

“It’s nothing.”

here to find you and of course apologize to you for what I did, but

and The

understand what you were trying to write down, and as crazy as it may seem, I thought it had a deeper meaning, so I spent hours staring at

him off. “I just… needed some time away; I

gaze searching me, and more than ever, I wished he could look deeper; maybe he would be able to tell

was it.”

forgive me, Riley, and unless you request it, I would never do that to