Contractually Yours, Alpha by Giftemmy

Chapter Ninety One

I stared at the letter, tears streaming down my face. I read it over and over until every word was etched into my memory. My gaze fell to the date–it was written just weeks before his death. A sob escaped my lips, and I let it all out. I cried, my tears soaking the paper. Why hadn’t he told me? I would have understood, but he had kept it to himself.

‘I forgive you, Father. For everything.‘ I muttered.

I stared at the paper one last time, unable to shake the feeling that the final line didn’t belong. The words ‘Avenge me.‘ didn’t sound like my father’s, yet the handwriting was his. And maybe, just maybe, he truly believed I could do it.

“Kaida.” Aric’s familiar voice called. I had been too caught up in the letter to notice him approaching. Despite myself, a flicker of embarrassment crept in at how easy I had been snuck up on–I should have sensed his scent or heard his footsteps.

I had my back to him, and I quickly shoved the letter into my pocket, but there was no need; he had already seen it.

“Leave.” I said, but my voice shook.

“No.”

“I am your Luna, and I command you to leave.”

“And

enraged. “You have no right to be in

said, and then his eyes met mine.

of your goddamn business.”

and I knew he wouldn’t let it go. I had wanted to speak to Alexander first, but Aric was my father’s beta; he was the right person to see this. I pulled the letter from my pocket and handed it to him and he

get this?” he

dwarf, he brought the letter to me; he said he found it in

trailed off, unable to find the words.

there, still drawing breath. I am going

moment I doubted I

I asked,

but because I can understand. I can understand why you want to give your parents the justice they deserve, and not

“He doesn’t know

good. He doesn’t have to know; but the decision is yours

to stop me, or he would take