Contractually Yours, Alpha by Giftemmy

Chapter Two Hundred and Twenty Five

Phil and Austin had been left in charge of the pack.

Alexander had tried convincing me to stay behind, but if Cynthia was going down, it would be my blade that stopped her heart. No one would take that away from me.

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“Hold on to me,” Daemon said. Alexander hesitated, then moved closer, pulling me to his side. His hands wrapped around me, keeping some distance between me and the Demon Overlord. In the blink of an eye, we were no longer in the room.

Darkness engulfed us—so thick I couldn’t even see iny own hand. The only thing keeping me from panicking was Alexander’s hold on me. And then, it was over. We stood in a wide, vast land. There wasn’t a single soul in sight,

not even meters away.

“Where are we?” I asked.

“A short distance from Aureonna City. We’ll have to travel the rest of the way,” Daemon responded.

the

to feed on. As you must have guessed, their blood isn’t very nutritious,” Daemon hissed. It took everything in me not to laugh. Alexander had kept his word, providing him something still living to

we could walk.”

few more minutes in silence. I slipped away from Alexander’s

will be the

“Whatever.”

been a way to take his mind off her. Now, he seemed lost

will find her,” I assured him, even though I had no idea if we actually would. My words did little to

him.

and I’m too late?” The question was more to himself than to me. “She’d die hating

out a breath, and when he looked up, all traces of sadness had vanished. Like Alexander, he wasn’t one

said. “I’ll disguise myself as one of their

meant taking the form of one of the High

easier to pose as one of the Empresses?”

that would draw too much attention, and we might end up being discovered. The Regents aren’t as well–known as the Empresses, but they still hold power. This is our best chance.” Daemon explained. He had come up with most of the