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Contractually Yours, Alpha Chapter Nine
THANEI had been in my office when she walked in.The very same person I had done my best to avoid for the past few days. Isabella."May I come in?" "You should have asked that before walking in." She arched her brow. "I'm sorry.""You aren't supposed to be here." “I know.”"No, you don't; this place is off limits for you, got it?"She stood silent for a few seconds before nodding. I was being a jerk; I knew it, but I hated how my mind still vividly remembered her. "I should leave," she said, and I got a glimpse of her tear-filled eyes; that didn't exactly move me, still..."What do you want?" I asked."Nothing, I just... wanted to tell you thank you for all your help; I appreciate it. Who knows what could have happened to me out there."I didn't have a response for that.She turned to leave."You look a lot like someone I used to know." I said to her; she stilled, her back to me. "Her name was Bella, which is indeed strange as you both also have similar names. Do you perhaps have
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RILEYMy father was alive, and maybe he did know where exactly I was, but he never visited, not once.Back in the Windborne pack, I had watched the other pack members with both their parents, but I had only my mother to rely on. I wanted a father; I felt like there were so many things I could learn from him, but he was never there.My mother believed Slade had been my father, and it turned out she was wrong, which means she didn't know who my father was. But Daemon did. Maybe he was lying, but for some reason, I believed him. What I couldn't understand was how he knew so much.In the past, I had wanted to find my father; I could give anything to see him and know who he was, but now, knowing that he was alive and never bothered to check on me or my mother, I concluded he wasn't worth it. I didn't think he deserved to be called a father; all he ever was was a sperm donor. He was no family to me.Yet Daemon said only he could help me get rid of ‘my darkness'. Maybe with that gone, I coul
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"Are you alright?" Thane asked, kissing my lips and then my stomach."Yes, I am now.""I'm so sorry I wasn't there for you.""I know you have work to do. I am fine, and that's all that matters." I say, but I could see the debate in his eyes; he wanted to be there; he wished he was. "What happened?" He asked."I felt some pain, which I guess is some kind of contraction; the healers can't be sure because my system doesn't operate like a werewolf's anymore.""You will be fine," he assured me, kissing me once more....We were back in our room, "I guess you know by now who accompanied me to the healing room." I said to him, I had expected him to bring this up the moment we returned here, but he didn't."Those who saw him all seemed to have something to say about him; it doesn't take a genius to know who this mysterious man they spoke of was. But you know what? I don't think we should talk about this now.""I want to talk about him."He inhaled deeply."Riley, as much as I appreciate t
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ISABELLA'S POV...I watched him play the old piano; the piano had been the only thing I had brought here from my pack. I had discovered his name, Thane, and I couldn't deny that the name was very fitting for a man like him. He sat on the stool, shirtless, his full attention on the music he played, I couldn't stop watching those skilled fingers; he didn't strike me as the type who played. I really couldn't believe he was all mine. I had been told before that I was beautiful, petite, and perfect, but never once did I feel as appreciated as I felt when I was with Thane.I walked to him, and he immediately stopped playing, his attention now on me, a smirk on his lips."You were watching me?""I didn't know you played.""I don't, but I watched you and I learned; I am only doing this to get your attention." He confessed.I couldn't help but be amazed, Thane was no ordinary being. I knew that from the first time I met him, and yet, each day, he proved that to me over and again. I could h
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RILEY’S POVI didn’t know exactly what had gotten over me; maybe it was the pregnancy hormones, but I might have acted like a bitch to Thane; he didn’t deserve that.I watched him get ready for work; I knew he was still mad at me.“Thane, I’m sorry.” I said to him, and I meant it.“It’s fine.”"No, it’s not. I know you are mad at me, and you have every right to be.”“Riley, you’ve made a bad decision once with Nick; he deceived you. I want to protect you from that.”“I won’t make the same mistake.”“I’ll forgive you, Riley, but please let go of this plan you have about ‘getting rid of the darkness in you.” He said to me, watching me, waiting for my response, but he wouldn’t understand; no one would. “I guess I’ve gotten my answer.” With that, he walks past me and away from the room.I wish he could see that I was capable of making my own decisions too.“He is right, you know.” said a voice from behind me, and I slowly turned around. Daemon leaned against the wall.“You heard it all, d
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I stared at Bruce, astonished. He had introduced himself as my father, as if he had any right to that title. “Maybe we can just leave it as Bruce. How may I help you?”I couldn’t help but feel disappointed. A part of me hoped he would have some kind of explanation to why he hadn’t been there for me or my mother, but it turns out he simply didn’t care. I didn’t have to care either; I needed something from him, and that’s why I was here.“Daemon told me you could help me get rid of my darkness.” I said to him.“He did, didn’t he?” Bruce said, giving Daemon a cold look.“Can you help me?”“I’m sorry, I can’t.”"Seriously?"“Yes.”I turned away from him, heading to the door, and then I paused.“You know what, Bruce?"—I called the name with as much venom as I could place in a single word, “You were never worth it. All my life I had wondered who my father was. I thought you were dead, and maybe it would have been better that way. You are a disgrace, a shame, a reproach, a coward. That’s wh
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I didn’t think Daemon could be easily manipulated; he was no child, and I knew that, yet I did feel guilty about Jade; she was in all these because of me, and we had easily moved on, not even bothering to look deeper into things; maybe it had been because we’ve been through too much and we wanted to believe it was all over. It wasn’t over, not yet. “Daemon, Jade was only trying to help me; I told her to capture you, and I’m sorry.” He turned to me. “You thought I would be a monster, right?” “But you aren't, and we were all wrong. I was wrong.” “What if they aren’t? What if I am a monster?” “No, I see you now, and I know you could be a better person; my only mistake was giving up soon.” “Riley, I haven’t harmed anybody from this pack because I don’t want you to hate me, but when I’m away, I kill people, many who had done no wrong, but I do it anyway because that is my nature; this is who I am, and so they are right, but even then, they wouldn’t separate us.” His words regi
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THANERiley had never once forgotten to replace the flower on Axel’s tombstone. I had seen her more than once, heading for the grave with a fresh flower to replace the old ones; sometimes she'd sit down beside the tombstone and talk to him.Axel had been a close friend to her, and sometimes I worry she would be all alone while I am away, ‘occupied’ as always.I had to run a check on Riley’s father, Sebastian Bruce; he had nothing under his name, and the thought of tracing him down was far too enticing. All I was going to do was talk to him, maybe leave him with an injury or two, nothing too much, just a reminder that he shouldn’t mess with my mate.I smirked at that.Just then I notice the woman approaching. It was Pricilla, Axel’s mother.I did remember informing the patrollers to never let her in, but on the day of Axe’s burial, she had practically begged to be let in to witness her son's burial, and as much as I disliked her, I let her in. But currently she was exceeding her welcom
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Contractually Yours, Alpha Chapter Eighty Nine
Daemon stroded towards the door; he paused only to shift back into an imitation of Thane.“Daemon.” I called, and he turned to me. “The Dawn pack, why did you want to go to war against them?”“No reason; it was Vox orders.”“And you just… obeyed.”“Yes. I just obey.” With that he was gone.…..I walked through the underground chambers; I’ve heard about a secret exit somewhere in here. I spotted a large rectangular metal container; I was sure it hadn’t been here before, so I ignored it.There was indeed an exit, the space so small it could barely fit my body. I managed to go through the space, and I headed to the pack borders where Trent was waiting. He had done just as I had asked, and now he was back. I only hope there was no bad news.“Luna.” He called. “I owe you my sincere gratitude. Whoever had led those armies, they would have caught us unaware; we wouldn’t have survived it. The Dawn pack owes you big time.”“This is good news, and I am glad to hear it.” He didn’t know the att
Contractually Yours, Alpha Chapter Eighty Eight
Riley’s POVI knew it; I knew this wasn’t Thane. There had been something different about him, and despite the fact that he bore no attributes of a demon, I still had my doubts.Right before my eyes, the man who had taken Thane’s form shifted; of course, it was Daemon.“How is this possible? Your skin — it was warm, you walked under sunlight, and you shapeshifted…”“Earlier you told me you visited Jade; did you find her?”It finally sunk in. If he was here, free, then Jade must be in danger or —worse.“What did you do to her?” I sneered at him.“Me? No, I didn’t do anything; this is not on me but on her. After you gave me over to her to be tortured for her little ritual, a lot did happen. Did you know that the ritual did work, Vox—the Demon Overlord, He is very much alive. More to that, he killed Jade after she resurrected him.”“I don’t believe you. What did you do to Jade?”“And why do you think I would lie? To make you see me as a ‘better person?’ I don’t really care what you think
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"Lately, He had been acting strange, and I was going to say something, but I had to be sure, and then the way he spoke to you back there, Thane would never do that.""What do you suggest?" I asked."I don't know what might be the cause, but a day ago I overheard his conversation; I believe he plans to attack a neighboring pack; the plan is to take their land and resources; their people would be forced into slavery.""A neighboring pack?""Yes, he said the 'Alpha' trusted him enough, and before he realized where the attack was coming from, it would be too late.""Trent.” I gasped, “He was referring to Alpha Trent. When are they going to attack?""Two days from today.""Arrange me a meeting with Trent; make sure no one finds out about it. I will meet him by the pack borders.""Yes, Luna." Again, Thane would never attack a pack who had done him no wrong; the man I had been living with, he wasn't Thane, and I was sure of it.Despite that knowledge, I would have to pretend; I wouldn't l
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Thane might notice my absence from the pack, but I couldn't bring myself to care about that now; I needed to find Isabella or Logan; they were the only ones who could give me an explanation of what happened to Thane. And I couldn't find them without help, so I was off to Jade, the sorceress.Lately, I've been having doubts. What if that wasn't Thane? What if Daemon had somehow gotten back his 'abilities?' But then if it was Daemon, he would have killed me a long time ago for what I did to him; he had no reason to keep me alive, and let's not forget that Jade had promised to keep him away. But she had lost him once, there is a possibility she could lose him again.I flew down to the familiar spot, glad to have my wings back in action; this had been Jade's court, where Nick had brought me to, but the place looked completely different; trees had sprouted out from the midst of the court, making it look like she was never here. I punched a tree hard, causing it to crack under the impact.
Contractually Yours, Alpha Chapter Eighty Five
He didn't give a response; that's exactly what I had expected. "I guess you would rather they die than for Riley to get hurt. We aren't much different after all.""No, I would never hurt her, and maybe you are right; we aren't much different after all, but let's not pretend like you can actually get me out of here, because I know you can't."He was right; I couldn't do a thing. I could not help him, and yet I wanted to hear his answer, maybe because I wanted to remind him that I wasn't the only selfish person here or because I wanted to feel less guilty about what I was doing. "You should eat something." "Bella?""Yes," I answered, hopeful. "Go to hell.""You jerk. Do you know what it took me to come here? I was worried about you; Logan didn't care if you died.""I'll die anyway, but I wouldn't wish your face to be the last I see before I die."I was completely speechless. I couldn't hold back the tears; I turned away from him and walked away..I returned to Logan's. He sat on his
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I could hear the disappointment in his voice, and for a moment I wondered if there was another way; what if he didn't have to die?"When you rejected me, I had felt so broken; I... attempted taking my own life just to end it all. Logan saved me.""Bella, once I did love you. I was willing to do anything for you. After you passed, a lot happened. I couldn't recover from your loss, and at a point, I lost myself. Years later, I met Riley, and she saved me from the monster I was becoming. I can't love two at the same time without hurting the other.""But you've always loved her more.""Yes. I do."Every time he said those words, they broke me, maybe because I knew it was true: Riley wasn't his fated mate, and still he loved her. I, on the other hand, have the benefit of the mate bond; his wolf would always be drawn to me, and yet, he didn't want me. What he felt for her was more than love; it was devotion, obsession, admiration, and so much more. Not even what we shared in the past could
Contractually Yours, Alpha Chapter Eighty Three
ISABELLA"He's out there in the cold; he's not being fed, and it has been a whole week; he is going to die!" I said to Logan, who only shrugged. He never did like Thane; he didn't really care. "You know what? I'm going to him." I headed for the door, but in a flash, he was already by the door, right in front of me."Should I remind you what this 'Thane' did to you? He wouldn't have cared if you drowned to death; he doesn't really give a fuck about anybody but himself and his little mate. Any other person becomes a nuisance—you became a nuisance. He rejected you, sent you away.""I betrayed him! I deserve everything I got and more.""He didn't know about your plan; he wouldn't have cared if you were innocent." I attempted walking past him, but he blocked my path once again. "After what had happened, all he would want to do is kill you; you don't need to worry about him anymore; focus on yourself and what makes you happy."Logan picked me up, his palm massaging my thigh, going higher; h
Contractually Yours, Alpha Chapter Eighty Two
The history books said nothing about the curse, and everything else was in there. She had brought up an explanation for that. I should have known she was lying, but I had no idea of what was happening; at that point, I would have believed anything."Flynn gave her a potion; she managed to slip it into your meals before they got delivered.""That doesn't sound very convincing; my meals are only handled by the cooks and maids; they know better than to try poison me.""Of course they do, but then again, there is… Pricilla." Realization dawned on me almost immediately. I had let her back into my pack for Axel's sake; she was his mother despite everything she had done, I wanted to give her a chance. That was my mistake. "You don't have to hate her; it wasn't exactly her fault. She was simply the easiest option. When she came to you, she never planned to betray you or the pack; she had pleaded a whole lot about how she wanted to be a changed person and how she didn't want to disappoint you
Contractually Yours, Alpha Chapter Eighty One
"I'm guessing there were no truths to all you told me." "Actually, the part about me not being your father was true." Slade responded, clearly enjoying this."What is the point of all these? Kill me; one of the biggest packs in the world will be left without their Alpha.""No, I would be there to fill the space.""As a ghost? Come on, you've got to think better than that.""You are a lycan, a powerful creature; also, you are the Alpha King and that's why you are here.” he cuts his sentence off, not wanting to give out too much information. “You know it had once been me, and it could be like that again. You don't know what it felt like watching you take over my pack, what it felt like watching you take my place, what rightfully belonged to me. You were just the bastard son, and yet, the goddess gave you the crown. I think Logan is a bit jealous. He had to spend his whole life hiding while you were out there, you became everything he wanted to be and much more.""The longer I stay miss
