Contractually Yours, Alpha by Giftemmy

Chapter Ninety Five

So many questions clouded my mind–questions about Trian. I always thought he was mysterious, but perhaps I underexaggerated it all. He left me with so many unanswered questions. How had he escaped the Pit? How had he gotten into my room? And how in the hell did he disappear into thin air?

He had asked if I trusted him. I did–more than anyone in my life, though there weren’t many to begin with. He said he would come back for me; he also told me what I would have to do. I didn’t know his plans, but I had no choice but to trust him blindly.

Two days passed. I knew Julia would be visiting anytime from now, but this time I was ready.

The door was pulled open, and she walked in with the biggest smile on her face and a tray of food in her hands. I wasn’t very hungry; two days without food was no big deal to me, and Trian had made sure I was well fed. I knew what I had to do.

“I brought you some food. But as I have told you before, it all comes with a price.” She said, “It’s just one simple task, and this torment–it would be all over, your sins forgotten. That’s not too much to ask, is it? On the contrary, it’s fair…”

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have blasphemed, and I want to be clean again. I was

face was overcome by the wide smile. “You finally

to realize my mistake. I thank you, Empress, for helping me see just

was possible. “You need to eat; you are weak, and then you

an act, and I could tell she was falling so miserably for it; it took everything in me to hide my smile. I felt like the queen in a chess game, while every other person in this

when I

back to pick you

more than enough time. I spent thirty minutes in the bathtub, lost in thoughts of Trian and how enticing of a man he was. Another ten minutes replaying every word he had spoken to me

hour, Julia walked in, seemingly happy to see me all dressed and

and I opened my mouth to give a sweet response, but I wonder if overdoing it will bring about suspicion, so I shut my mouth and issued a nod. “Great! They

and High Regent. She led me out of my room,