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Chapter Two Hundred and Seven
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2024-11-09 00:01:46
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"I want to kiss you, Thane," she says."No, you don't.""But I do; you are just so... Charming and handsome; I should hate you for leaving me, and yet all I want to do is... kiss you."She was still in a haze. It would take a few minutes to pass."Oh, you do?" I asked with a smile."Yes, and I... want to do more things," she whispered, matching my tone."Things like what?""I like it when you touch me... and I also like Axel's touch too... I want to do things with the both of you."I couldn't help but chuckle at that."That's enough mind manipulation for one day." I said, rising to my feet.I could hear the footsteps approaching. Axel. I should prepare myself for a long, long lecture from him, one I did deserve.Just then Axel walked in.His eyes went to the body on the floor."Jake," he called as if we all didn't know that, and then his eyes met Riley. It didn't take him a while to figure it all out."She...did this?" He whispered as if in an attempt to keep Riley out of the conversa
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RILEYI woke up to this strange sadness. I couldn't even remember why exactly I was sad, but then it might be the news about Jake's death. That must be it. Thinking about Jake made things worse; he was a good person; not everyone could forgive their own sibling's murderer, but he did, and now he is dead.I just didn't get it.Why did he have to leave the pack boundaries at that time of the night?I had finally made a decision, one I should have made a long time ago. Whatever was growing in me, I can't bring it into this world. Thane was right; it was no child, and many would die if the creature lives; that's if it actually survives in the end, by the rate things were going, I knew I wouldn't last long and usually the child dies when the mother does; I wonder if things would be different with a demon. Deep down, I was scared—what if it doesn't work?—what if I... die in the process?"The sorceress would be here anytime soon." Thane said to me, and I nodded."Thane, I want to ask you a
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The thought of living for centuries was as dreadful as it was… appealing. What would it feel like to live as long as the elders?But the dreadful part was the loneliness that comes with eternal life; when you become too afraid to make bonds, because in the end they would all die. My gaze met Thane. He doesn't exactly age fast, and so I still have a lot of time to worry about that.I nodded to the sorceress. "Fine, I would go alone with your code or whatever it is.""Good. Now let's get to work.” She placed her bag on the table, taking out an empty glass container and then a smaller bottle, the bottle was the size of my pinky; it contained a thick black substance, and next, she brought forth a knife so sharp I was sure if I moved closer I could see my own reflection on it, and finally she brought out an ancient book."Is that... the book of spells?" Axel asked."Yes, it is," she answered with a small smile that states she didn't expect Axel to know anything about that.She poured some
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His blood was different. I noticed it the first time I drank from him. Maybe it had to do with the fact that he was a Lycan; that explains the richness to the taste of his blood. I pulled away. "Well, that didn't go very bad." Axel commented with a smile. I wiped my lips. "Nick was right, I do have some control over the bloodlust." “At least that counts as the single truth he told.” Thane agreed, flexing his wrist, I watched as the puncture marks disappeared. “I need to go; you've got her?" Axel questioned, referring to me, and Thane gave a nod. Axel left, leaving the both of us alone. "Thank you." "For what?" Thane asked. "I had behaved so foolishly; I wonder why in the world I thought to protect that 'thing'." "It is not exactly your fault; you seem to really want a child," he says, as if he had just noticed that. "Thane, I think we should... forget everything that happened in the past and move on. I just don't want to waste the time I have with you, because I k
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"What?" I questioned. "Where is she?""She had been waiting for a while, but you needed your rest."I knew exactly why she was here, and I wasn't ready for that yet. I wasn't ready to speak to her, yet I knew she had come all this way..."You could send her in.""Are you sure?" Axel asked, and I nodded."But could you do me a favour? Don't leave me alone with her.""Sure."I wasn't afraid of my mother, but I already knew how disappointed she would be. I just needed someone by my side..My mother walked into our room, a tight smile on her face. Axel followed next."Mom!" I called, walking towards her. I embraced her. I couldn't help but feel like the excitement was a little… forced. I was happy to see her, but her arrival made me feel a bit nervous, and now more than ever, she had every right to be disappointed in me."I've been so worried about you," she said, her eyes trailing down my body — maybe in search of injuries. "But I can see you are completely fine."Of course I was, the
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I stared at my mother, surprised by her words. She knew about my split up with Nick and she thought it was ‘fine’?"So you aren't going to say anything... at all?" I questioned with a furrowed brow."Riley, what do you want me to say? It's your choice, and you've made it; nothing I say would change that.""Okay then." I said, rising to my feet; I couldn't shake this feeling of disappointment I felt at her response. "I'll escort you." "There won't be any need for that. I know my way around.""I know that, mother, wasn't it clear that I just needed to spend a few more minutes with you?""Like you care." She said bitterly. "I know what you want to hear; you want me to get angry at you for breaking off the marriage—the one good thing life has ever offered you; you want me to scream at you for going back to ‘him’ after everything, but I won't do that, and you know why?—because I am tired." Tears that she seemed to have held back streamed down her face. "I am so sick and tired of you, and
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Axel had left after taking off my stitches. "You are healing up really nice," he commented with a smile. "Thank you, and I already feel perfectly fine."It was late in the night; Axel had already informed me that Thane would be back a bit late. There had been another attack, and many still believed the attacks were from this pack.I rose, putting on a robe, and headed to the balcony, enjoying the fresh air.My mother was the only family I had left. I wish I could tell her about Nick; he wasn't exactly a villain, but my mother had referred to him as the only 'good thing life offered me,' and she was wrong; if she knew the truth about him, she wouldn't think that. I wish I could open up and tell her everything; I wish I didn't have to lie, but now more than ever she didn't need to know the truth; she wanted to make a life for herself, and I was happy for her, but a part of me wasn't ready for all these. I needed someone there to shout at me when I was making the wrong step, and she wa
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THANE."Alpha Trent, it is nice to meet you again." I say with a smile that I hoped looked welcoming enough. Usually I don't really bother with all the acts, but now... now I needed support. Most of the packs hated me. They believed in this crap about the 'new era'; it was only a matter of time before they chose to gang up against this pack —something I plan on avoiding, and if this 'act' would help, then I would go on with it."I came as soon as you called. See, I know the attacks aren't from this pack.""One person who finally has some common sense." He chuckled at that. I poured him a glass of wine, passing it to him."We are neighboring packs. If your soldiers had left for war, they would be spotted, and so I know those soldiers aren't from this pack. But I believe many know that too.""They do?" I asked, as if I didn't already know that."Yes, but clearly they see a way to unseat you from the throne, and so they are willing to do anything. Though there are others who believe str
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Phil and I joined the pack patrollers.“We’ve got it covered here.” Phil assured them, and they spread out, giving us some privacy. "You’re very observant," he says, and I assumed he was referring to my earlier suspicion."It’s actually written all over your face. You look stressed.""Well, you’re the only one who noticed.""Maybe I do have a knack for picking up on things."I knew he wasn’t the type to share his personal problems, so I couldn’t push him; he’d talk when he felt ready. At least he had admitted to my suspicion that something was indeed wrong.“It all started back at the mate ball. Right after the ‘big announcement.’I had gone to grab some champagne when I caught the scent. That’s when I finally understood what everyone had been going on about. The scent was heavenly. She must have arrived late, I’m sure I would’ve noticed if she’d been at the ball earlier.”I didn’t bother admitting that all this time, I had assumed he was mated. I realized I knew so little about thos
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KADIA’S POVMy session with the soldiers had ended for the day. I needed a hot bath and enough food to feed a small village—preferably before I collapsed from starvation.I was heading to the pack house when I spotted Phil. I’d been meaning to see him. For the past few days, he’d been a bit… absent, and that was—well, weird.Ignoring my stomach’s protests, I walked up to him, but he was so lost in thought that he didn’t even notice me until I tapped him. He turned, looking a little startled before quickly masking it.“Luna, sorry, I was just… caught up in my thoughts,” he said.I nodded, offering a small smile.“That, I can understand.” I paused, studying him. There were faint bags underneath his eyes, like he hadn’t been sleeping well. His facial hair was a little overgrown. He looked exhausted—he’d been like this since the… announcement. Was it all too much for him?“Phil, are you alright?” I asked.“Yes, of course. Why?”“Nothing. It’s just—you’ve been distant these past few days.”
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The knock on the door cut our moment short.Normally, when a door’s locked, it’s a clear sign that the person inside doesn’t want visitors. But I guess the heads outside couldn’t take the hint.Kaida got back in her dress, and I helped adjust her hair.“How do I look?”“Beautiful.”“Thanks, but not that. Do I look like someone who just had sex?” She asked, and I shook my head.“No, you look fine.”Well, sometimes a little lie was necessary. Her hair, smudged lipstick, and rumpled clothes would surely give her out, but she didn’t need to know that.I pulled the door open to find two teenage girls with wide smiles—smiles that dropped the moment they saw us.Their eyes quickly raked over both of us, immediately figuring out what we'd been up to, and their cheeks flushed deep red."Sorry, we didn’t mean to interrupt. We came to pick up our rented dresses, but we can — just come back… later," one of them stammered, and they both hurried off without waiting for a reply."Hey?" Kaida called,
Contractually Yours, Alpha Chapter Two Hundred and Seven
I found her jealousy amusing.“You’re jealous, aren’t you?”“Why wouldn’t I be? Sure, she might be a good person, but let’s not forget that you two used to have sex. I have every right to feel insecure, especially with the way she kept looking at you…” Kaida trailed off.I watched her, feeling unworthy. She had been faithful to me, even when we had broken things up, but I was stupid enough to think being with other women could take my mind off her.“I was apologizing for what I did to her earlier, and then she found her mate—she hesitated to go to him at first, but changed her mind in the end. That’s about it.”Kaida ran her hands through her thick black hair. “I feel like an insecure fool. I’m really sorry.”“You have nothing to apologize for.”She was staring at something, and I followed her gaze to Lara, who was kissing a dark-skinned guy. I figured that had to be her mate.“Wow. This mate ball turned out to be far more fun than I anticipated.” She said, I lingered on her expressi
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I couldn’t take my eyes off her."Care for a dance?” I asked her and she nodded. It didn't seem like she enjoyed parties much.I took her hand and led her to the dance floor, aware of how people kept their distance. Seriously, what did they think? That I’d take their heads off just for bumping into me on the dance floor?This was getting ridiculous. But I couldn’t dwell on that thought any longer—Kaida was staring.“We match,” she said, motioning to my black tuxedo with its dark blue vest and tie. Maybe that wasn’t entirely a coincidence. “And you look really hot in that tuxedo, but then again, when do you not?” Her cheeks reddened. Kaida could be a badass fighter, but she wasn’t always as confident when it came to... well, other things.I stepped closer, letting her feel the subtle shift of my arousal. “Giving me compliments like that in public is dangerous.”She let out a breathy laugh, her cheeks still flushed. I saw the need flash in her eyes. I had been contemplating leaving wit
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The dark blue dress would look beautiful on Kaida. That was the first thought on my mind when I saw it in the store. I knew I had to get it for her..Kaida was on the training field, she’d taken up Aric’s position. I believed it was another way to honor his memory. She trained the soldiers just as he had done… before everything went downhill. I had to admit, she was very good at it. Even the soldiers seemed to be enjoying the session with her."Your weight on this leg," she instructed, adjusting the soldier’s stance. I didn’t miss the way his gaze flickered to her ass for a split second before he quickly looked away, likely fearing he’d be caught staring. The possessive part of me wanted to pry out his eyes for even looking, then drag her into our room and fuck her all day long for looking so damn sexy.The longer I watched, the more something dark stirred inside me. She was too damn close to that guy, and those leathers—hell, they were so tight, her ass was practically on display. I
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The Rogue leaders had waited. When the two days were over, I invited them into the meeting room.A maid brought over bottles of beer, and Edna was the first to take a deep gulp, the others following soon after. The maid excused herself.“Edna, Skale, Kev, Gal, and of course, Timothy. Welcome to the Nightshade Pack.”“I didn’t remember keeping you waiting this long when you paid us a visit.” Edna said to me."I’d hoped you’d get impatient enough to leave."Edna chuckled; it was silent and humorless. “Unfortunately, we’ve come to speak on an important matter.”“I assumed as much.”"We allowed a peace treaty with you once, and now we’ve come to discuss the terms.""I made you a promise, Edna. I told you that if you couldn’t keep the rogues under control, there would be war. This time, something tells me you were the brains behind the earlier attack.""Yes. I was. Like the rest, we believed you were gone, and we did what anyone would do—we attacked.""But I guess you were wrong.""Sorely.
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ALEXANDER’S POVIt was almost unnerving how similar she had looked to Kaida. Her voice sounded so much like hers—I had hesitated, and in that moment of weakness, Cynthia escaped.It all made sense now. I could recall that incident. When Kaida had walked into the room, looking all seductive, I had given in so easily. And then—she ‘d lifted the dagger to my chest. I hadn’t realized it wasn’t her. For a fleeting moment, I had even thought the weapon was just another tease.But then she’d stabbed me, and too late I realized something different about her—something I hadn’t picked up on earlier. Her eyes. They were different, not because they weren’t the same grey I knew, but because it felt like they belonged to a stranger, not the woman I had known and fallen for.Kaida had taken the blame, but of course, she could never have done such a thing. She’d never have gone through with it, and I couldn’t believe I was just realizing that now."It’s not your fault. Cynthia excels at those kinds o
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"I know the truth," I said to Julia, finally speaking up.“What truth? Don’t tell me you still fall for his falsehoods—you should have learned your lessons by now.”"He tried to protect me. He kept me safe. That’s more than you’ve ever done?"“Protect you—you really think you are safe here with him?”“Safer than I ever was back in the castle.”“I taught you better than this, Aliya. I taught you about bad people who would want to taint you, but you were always the curious type; I should have known.” She said, I didn’t miss the fact that she addressed me by my name."I remember everything you taught me, Julia. Thanks to you, I know more languages than I’ll ever have the chance to use in my lifetime. You spoke endlessly about good and evil—you painted yourselves as saints, but you all are far from that. I know the truth now. Your plan was to sacrifice me. That encounter—all of it—was a lie. I was nothing but a vessel to you.""And do you think you mean anything to him?" she asked, her g
