Contractually Yours, Alpha by Giftemmy

Claim Me 604

Chapter Two Hundred and Fifteen

Still in shock, I didn't realize there was another person in the hut until he spoke.

“Aliyah,” Ash called as he walked toward me, his eyes scanning me as if checking for injuries. I was in a robe, my hair still wet, but the only visible scars were the healing bite marks on my neck. I quickly hid them with my hair, but of course, he had already seen them.

"I'm sorry I couldn't come

abo

he said genuinely.

"There's nothing to be sorry at least you came," I said, relieved to be away from the castle. My gaze returned to the old woman, who stood there watching us. I couldn't help but find her a little creepy. Today, she had black tribal markings painted on her face,

"She's a witch," Ash said.

"I thought she was just a fortune teller."

"Thankfully, she's not."

"How do you know her?" I questioned.

"Well, it's a long story, but I've known Agatha for a while."

He knew her name?

"Just keep in mind, I won't be doing you any more favors, wolf boy."

Wolf boy?

"Understood and thank you."

about the part of falling in love and... the pain. You were right

"You didn't actually believe I read you, did you?" she asked and then chuckled. The sound was a bit off-putting. "There's no such thing as fortune tellers. No one can

"But

just made some

that he had taken such a lowly position as a soldier, it was clear he had ulterior motives- ones that involved you. It was obvious those motives would lead to a huge change, probably one you were practically dying for. The part about falling in love? That was easy to guess too. I could tell

the way Daemon looked at me, but

1. it.

would only lead to more pain because falling in love with

also mentioned something too, about

35

off. The old friend she referred to had been Ash-Ash,

had all really

had been right about fortune tellers; they were

1/2

Hundred and

fortune teller, then why

importantly, I need the money," she said with a shrug, clearly done with the conversation. I would have liked to ask why she hadn't warned me when she discovered

need to go now."

out of here, people will

spell on you," Agatha said.

grass-and then muttered more foreign words before blowing the

at me.

did her 'magic', I didn't feel any

that supposed to do