Contractually Yours Alpha (Riley)

Chapter

Ninety Seven

Chapter Ninety Seven

"So the Lycan's curse, it was never real?" I asked her, and she nodded, wiping the tears off her face. Despite everything, I couldn't bring myself to feel even a tinge of sympathy for her; Thane had been like a brother to Axel, and yet...

Maybe I was just being unreasonable; I mean, if I had been placed in her place and Thane or Ethan's life was at stake, wouldn't I do anything to get them back? "No, it wasn't," she answered.

If this was the truth, then why didn't Thane tell me any of these? It could be possible that he knew nothing about it yet, or maybe he kept it away from me because he didn't want me getting involved. He wanted me safe, but he was wrong. I wasn't safe with Daemon; I had lost his trust and gained his hatred.

"Why should I believe you?"

Everyone seemed to be a traitor; I didn't know who to believe and who not to, but one thing was clear: I had no choice, and so I was ready to stake it all.

"So many times, I have wanted to tell you the truth..."

"Like back in the garden?" I asked. I did remember how awkward our little conversation had been.

"Yes. I wanted to tell you then, but it was an open place. What if someone heard us?"

"None of this explains how you know where Thane is."

"I may have been a bit sneaky. I couldn't live with the guilt and so I swore to help in any way I could. I might lose my life for this, but at least Adrian is safe now." She passed me a piece of paper.

"What is this?"

"It's a portion of a map. I believe Thane had been kept somewhere there. I also marked a few spots there where I believe you will have higher chances of finding him. Good luck." Just then the door was pulled open and Pricilla took a step away from me.

"I will leave now, Luna." She says, and I nodded, shoving the piece of paper into my pants pocket.

Daemon blocked her path.

"You weren't the one I sent here. Why are you here?"

"I am here to deliver the Luna's meal as requested, Alpha. I didn't know you'd already picked out someone for the task. I apologize."

Daemon watched her, and I had to say, Pricilla did a good job at keeping her face unreadable. Finally, Daemon stepped away and let her through.

"You are back... again."

"I needed to make sure you were going to eat the food."

"I don't need a babysitter. You have work to do-remember?"

"I also brought you some blood to recover faster."

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Chapter Ninety Seven

"I don't want that."

"No offense, you look like crap, and I don't want to give the pack the wrong impression."

"It won't exactly be the 'wrong impression,' don't you think?"

"I don't like seeing you this way.

"Then maybe you should stop hitting me.

"You started it; I gave you just what you wanted, but you turned on me."

"What the hell did you expect me to do? He was dying in there; I got desperate."

"I should have known that's exactly what you would do. Do you have any idea what would happen if Vox discovers

I took you to Thane?" he asked, and I remained silent. "Of course. You don't care."

"You are right, I don't; you could rot in hell." I stared at the blood bag in his hands. "I'm starting to think this is your own way of apologizing."

"You don't deserve an apology, yet I feel sorry for you."

He pulled open the cap of the blood bag and took a sip; his lip stained with the blood, he walked to me, and it took everything in me not to move backwards. He held me steady, and then he... kissed me. That caught me unaware, and I gasped. He used that opportunity to pass the blood he had taken from the bag right into my mouth.

The moment I tasted the blood, my bloodlust surged. I snatched the blood bag from his hands and gulped it down to the last drop.

He kissed me again, but this time I refused him. Trying to push him away, he was stronger. He kissed down my neck despite the struggles and slowly bit into my neck; this time it was different; the pain was gone, almost immediately replaced by... pleasure. Today's Bonus Offer