Contractually Yours, Alpha by Giftemmy

Chapter Six

RILEY

I replaced the flowers on Axel’s grave. Just as I had been doing for the past months.

“You used to be someone I could always talk to.” I began. Staring at his grave, his name had been engraved on the tombstone Beta/Commander/Soldier -Axel Dean of the Nightshade‘.

“So much has happened since you’ve been gone. It turns out that Thane has been keeping some things away from me. It doesn’t make me mad though. I know whatever he does, he does to protect me, but sometimes I wish he could see that I am a big girl and I can handle stuff.”

There was complete silence, still I spoke on

“The baby is growing well; that’s what the healers said, and I’m excited, but at the same time, very… scared I don’t want to mess this up. Thinking about the baby had taken my mind off so many things, like who I really am. I discovered a while ago that my ‘wings‘ might be having a little issue; they haven’t healed up since the ‘incident, ‘but I’ll keep ignoring it; maybe it just takes time.”

I paused again. This felt stupid. I rose to my feet. “Goodbye Axel.” With that, I walked back to the packhouse.

That’s when I noticed the stares.

I was used to having eyes following my every move, but there was something unsettling about the way they stared at me.

I heard the murmurs, though none of them were brave enough to speak to my face, but I could only make out one word. ‘Cursed Something told me they were referring

to me.

past them, coming to a stop before the set of double doors. I pulled it open and walked in. A smile formed on my lips; this had been the very place Axel had brought me to; he taught me how to use a bow and an arrow, as well as how to shoot guns. It felt like a long time ago, but I couldn’t forget even a single memory I had with

in it. I fired at the target,

aimed and shot at the wooden mannequin, which had mutilated

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in its heart.

the dust coating the furniture here, I

I placed

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thing I needed to do. I took off

when I tried, I was barely able to lift myself off the ground; pain radiated through

was fucked up.

wolf, and I couldn’t use my wings

turned, expecting to find Thane, but it wasn’t. It was Gloria. The very same one that had been in a relationship with Axel before he ended

willing my wings back