Contractually Yours, Alpha by Giftemmy

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Chapter Two Hundred and Thirty

The moment he let go of the wheel, the gate began to drop fast. He didn't hesitate. I barely had time to react before he bolted toward it. He dived through just as the gate slammed shut behind him.

"Alexander!" I screamed, panic rising in my throat. He was out-he'd made it. But my heart was still pounding like he hadn't.

He had a smile on his face; he saw that as 'fun'.

"You do this after giving me the little talk on 'trust'?"

"I got through, didn't I?"

"If you'd hesitated for even a quarter of a second, that thing would've split you in two."

"But it didn't now, did it?"

"I hate you.

"And I love you."

love you too," I said, still shaken, "but you almost gave me

sorry," he murmured. "I knew I'd

given our new location a single glance. There was a reason this passage was restricted, but as I scanned the area, I couldn't

here-makes me think the whole

Something tells

quiet. Too quiet. Not a single rodent, no animals

like

help but wonder what was on his mind. Sometimes, I wished I could look into his thoughts, even if it would be a violation of

momentarily stunned. “I don't like her in my head, and somehow, you just locked

got that right." He mumbled more to himself than

are you alright?"

"Yeah-"

that. I

me. My intention wasn't for any of them to die." He paused, then

the creature walking toward us. I drew my gun and fired, hitti

it

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moved toward the creature, studying

the

on flesh. They don't think, feel, or see. They smell-they detect life by scent, and they feed on anything with a heartbeat. Their sole purpose is to