Contractually Yours, Alpha by Giftemmy

Chapter Eighty Three

Chapter Eighty Three

“Empress,” I called. But she was not alone–I noticed other empresses and high regents trailing behind her.

“You were gone for quite a long time.” She said to me, “Did you really think you could run away?”

“I didn’t intend on running away… All I wanted to do was explore the city.”

“Explore the city?” she questioned, walking closer to me. You are the Chosen; out there, all you would find is sinful people, ready to taint you; there is nothing out there?

“Then maybe I don’t want to be the god of light’s chosen! Maybe I want to just live my life like any other girl; maybe I think this–everything, it’s all a lie.”

She slapped me hard, and the sharp sting was followed by the metallic taste of blood on my tongue.

“How dare you say something so blasphemous?”

words. You lock me in here, day and night, forcing me to read stupid books, forcing me to learn

said everyone is full of sin,

waited for the hit, but it never came; Trian stopped her

someone to punish, then punish me. helped her escape this place twice. This was all my plan, and she was naïve enough to follow me.

“Why did you take her

rules excites me, that’s

Julia’s choice of punishment for Trian. But I could

him. And yet… she had to, or she would be seen

her eyes–she

our home, gave you a position above others- and this is how you

guess this is the part where you sentence me to death?” He inquired with

No, that’s too easy for you. You’ll be taken to the darkest depths of the dungeons, where all you’ll ever know is darkness–you’ll wake to it

“Please don’t do this.” I begged Julia, but she didn’t spare me a single glance.

he didn’t fight or even try to resist. I ran toward him, but the

don’t leave me, Trian.” I cried.