Contractually Yours, Alpha by Giftemmy

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Chapter

Thirty Seven

Chapter Thirty Seven

One of the council members, who I believed was named Austin, was the first to speak up.

The Alpha is as alone as he can be," he said, eyeing their soldiers.

"Leave us." Alexander said, and for a moment no one made a move. "Now!"

"Are-are you sure?" another of the advisors asked.

"They are my guests; it will be rude of me not to hear them out." Alexander said, and the woman smiled. The smile might have seemed a little flirty, but she was old enough to be my mother, so maybe that was just me looking too deep into things.

Our soldiers left first, followed by the council of advisors, who seemed to be everywhere Alexander was.

The woman's eyes turned to me.

"She is my Luna; she stays." Alexander says, and the woman only nods.

One of the men in blue passed the woman a wooden box, she took out a key and unlocked it.

"May I?" she asked, and Alexander nodded.

walked forward, up the stairs, until she was only a few feet

the box

have once belonged

thought he would be furious-this felt like some

just

can see that."

the box-hoping to find something

She said, "Have you seen anything like

the box. "This bite mark is not from a werewolf or a demon; it's from a

wise. I have come to bring to you an issue of dire need. Three of our soldiers had been sent outside our walls, and their corpses were returned-at least what remained of them. We had sent ten more soldiers to investigate what happened to the three; only one returned, one of his hands chopped out. He says he had seen a creature

and is still under care-he won't make it, but we were able to discover the truth. The creatures that attacked them are

asked, and for a moment the woman went

only similarities they have to the myth are that both are dead creatures.

prey, but this creature is far from that; they are like walking corpses, but with no eyes. While vampires feed on blood, they feed on flesh. They don't think, they don't feel, they don't see. They smell-they can detect life by the scent, and they feed on anything

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is that they've never made it this close. I fear it's a matter of time, and this would lead to

ages; let's hope they stay that

they attack us at our very own front doors? We have to act

have to do

what she had

man who was already slipping into the dark depths of death, and let's not forget

spoken