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."

you know. About the big change, about the part of falling in love and... the pain. You were right about

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 tell the

"But

just made

moment I met him. When I touched him, I felt his power. I could tell he was powerful, and given 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 by the way you looked at him,

was nothing in the way Daemon looked at me, but I

1. it.

would only lead to more pain because falling in love with a man like him was...

about me meeting

35

she referred to

all really been a

fortune tellers;

1/2

Two Hundred and

you're not a fortune

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 that Trian was hiding something, but then

need to go now." Ash

step out of here, people

spell on you," Agatha said. She picked up a jar,

muttered more foreign words before blowing

at me.

other time she did her

supposed to do