Contractually Yours, Alpha by Giftemmy

Chapter One Hundred and Twenty Four

I didn’t know how to feel. While I had been venting about not being ready, a small part of me had already accepted the pregnancy–the challenges that came with it. For those few hours when I thought I was pregnant, I couldn’t deny a strange fascination with the idea of a life growing inside of me. Her news should have brought relief, but strangely, it didn’t.

It was midnight. I didn’t know exactly how I had ended up at the door of our apartment. Letting out a sigh of resignation, I stepped inside. Maybe I did need to talk to Alexander.

I found him seated in the exact same position I had left him, but this time, a bottle of liquor was in his hand. Even from here, I could smell the harsh smell of wolfsbane. My eyes widened, and I rushed to him.

“What are you doing? Are you trying to kill yourself?”

“Well, that would just mean one less person for anyone to worry about.”

“Are you crazy? You are the Alpha king!”

He smirked; it was humorless. I had never seen him look so scary and at the same time so broken. “I didn’t expect you to come back anytime soon.”

“I didn’t plan on coming back either.”

This was the moment I told him everything–the truth about Aric and what he had done. The image of him, wounded and lying on the ground in the woods, flashed through my mind. Sympathy filled my chest. Despite everything he had done, despite the pain and betrayal he had put me through, I couldn’t bring myself to say the words. I knew that in Alexander’s state, he would kill him for what he did, and… I wanted him alive. Because, in spite of everything, he was still family.

“You are right.” I said to Alexander; he didn’t look at me, not once. “I am a liar. I lied because I was afraid. I betrayed you. I don’t know how it happened–one thing led to the other, and then…” I let out a small sob.

Alexander reached out as if to hold me, but then he drew back. “I’m sorry I jeopardized the relationship we had. It all happened in the heat of the moment, and I will never stop regretting it,” I said to him. I wished I could tell him the truth; maybe then he wouldn’t stare at me with those disappointment–filled eyes.

“I should never have reacted the way I did, even if the child wasn’t mine…”

“Turns out there was no child to begin with… There was some sort of mix–up with the test results. Maybe it’s all for the best, after all; I wasn’t ready to raise a child; I wouldn’t have been a good mother.”

“I doubt that,” he said, and his words surprised me. I had just admitted to him that I had indeed cheated on him; even if that wasn’t entirely true, I had expected him to be furious at me, but strangely, he was very calm.

He tilted my jaw so I stared into his eyes. His touch felt so electrifying.

“I Should have known.” He muttered more to himself than to me; that didn’t stop me from asking, “You should

have known what?”

one to fall into temptations; I was too mad at you to really think.”

did it. I betrayed you.”

said nothing,

speak, couldn’t say anything; how had he figured it all

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One Hundred and Twenty Four

you are talking

don’t lie to me; tell

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I tell you

truth, he would find out anyway, and so I told him everything, and just as I had expected,

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Hundred and

and Twenty

ALEXANDER’S POV

I have

not like other girls, and yet I doubted her. I had been the one

days, I had avoided looking at her–her eyes had this power over me, and I wasn’t ready to let her in again. But now, I noticed her–every part of her. I noticed she had lost weight. This was all my fault; I had jumped into conclusions

pleaded, and once again, that surprised me; after what he had done to her,

he would always remain family to her. Even after everything he had done, she was going to

doesn’t suffer for what he’s done, he

that formed on my lips–of course, she must have thrown in a few punches at him,

for you, but you will never be alone with him again; I will make sure

said, her shoulders sagging with

her like this filled me up with even

Halfway through, she paused—then suddenly bolted for the bathroom. I followed, watching as she threw up into the toilet. I knelt beside her, running a

alright?” I

pregnant. She might have been wrong

first