Contractually Yours, Alpha by Giftemmy

Chapter One Hundred and Eighty Two

1 had been a fool. They had played me for one.

All those years, I had waited. I had believed them, but they were the true villains, hiding behind a façade of false holiness.'

"When you discovered this, why didn't you try to save me from them? Why didn't you do anything?"

"I did. I sought out a powerful warlock to cast a spell on me I knew the only way I could be with you was to take another form. So, I became a wolf and listened to every single thing you said. You cried a lot, and I blamed myself

even more.

But the warlock had warned me-the longer I stayed in that form, the more likely I'd remain that way. At some point, I lost all my human sense and truly believed I was one of the other wolves.

I came to you as soon as I could, Aliya."

I stared at the man-he could be a complete stranger or someone I had known all my life. Yet, for some reason, I trusted him. I believed him.

"How could you subject yourself to that for all those years just to watch over me?"

I asked, completely awed and surprised that a person could make such a grave sacrifice.

you are

my smile

known that

have their mates, but that doesn't

from soulmates." He

don't feel-well, I don't feel that way about

had spoken without grasping the weight of my words. I

life partners, sharing a committed bond. But soulmates are more complex than that. Being your soulmate means I am meant to be there for you; there will always be an urge in me to

know what to

a lot to take

finally spoke. "This all seems unfair to you. Why do you have to spend your life being 'anything' I want you

You

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a way

to break the bond. But even if there were, I wouldn't want that. So, Aliyah, what

back in the castle; all I wanted was someone to

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know." I