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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her off and enjoying the surprise on her face; she hadn’t expected me to give in. “I have sinned, I have blasphemed, and I

the wide smile. “You finally understand. It

I thank you, Empress, for helping me see just how deeply I had

to eat; you are weak, and then you

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 castle–empresses and regents alike–were merely pawns in my

and when I was done, Julia led me to

dressed; I will be back to pick you up in an hour.” She

hour–that was 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 in the room,

Julia walked in, seemingly happy to see me all dressed

overdoing it will bring about suspicion, so I shut my mouth and issued a nod. “Great!

High Regent. She led me out of my room, down the corridor,