Contractually Yours, Alpha by Giftemmy

Chapter Twenty One

“I didn’t tell my mother about… you.” I said to him, “I didn’t do it for you though, but for her. She has moved on, Bruce; she’s in love now, and she is happy, it will remain that way.”

“You did the right thing. It has been so many years; she deserves to be happy.”

“She does.”

“I don’t expect your forgiveness…”

“I don’t plan on giving you that. What I am interested in knowing is what exactly you are. I know you aren’t a werewolf.”

“You are right; I am not. I am a warlock.

“A warlock?” I repeated.

“Yes, similar to a sorcerer but also… different in some way. A sorcerer is born with magic flowing through their veins, but a warlock isn’t born with magic; we earn it, and for this reason, we operate on a different level.”

“That’s how you were able to make Mom forget about you.”

“Yes. It was a simple spell.”

“When you my father?”

made her forget about you, why did you compel her to believe Slade was

strong emotion; the hate in her heart would force her to go through each day just to prove to Slade that she was stronger than

Bruce, but I can’t; it’s too

and I don’t deserve

won’t help you with that, not because I can’t but because you shouldn’t. We all have our own darkness, Riley, but being able to control it is what makes us powerful.

“What is this?”

it will help with

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but made no move to take it. He didn’t push.

be gone, but Riley, for your

with that he was

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lay on the

I could think about was Isabella, the new girl.

vu. I remembered Zara–the new girl Ryker had brought to the pack. Ryker had promised me that I would be named his mate; but then

of

stumbled forward, my eyes scanning the space for something -anything, to grab onto, but

the metallic smell of blood filled the air. My vision blurred, but I didn’t miss the

Daemon.

me.” I whispered to him, but he wasn’t looking at me; his attention was on the cut on my forehead, which was