Contractually Yours Alpha (Riley) novel Chapter 44

Chapter Forty Four 

Alpha Slade and his mate’s seats remained empty. 

“I need to go to the restroom” I said to Thane. 

“Axel can go with you.” 

“I can go or 

on my own,” I say, my cheeks reddening. I didn’t think he should worry about any attack, not after the example he had set for the others. I noticed how the other pack members seemed to keep a good distance from me; they were all afraid of coming too close and I couldn’t blame them. 

Thane wasn’t happy about my choice, and I was very sure he would come looking for me if I took more than a few minutes. But I wasn’t planning on returning; after all that happened today, I just needed to go back to the room and shut everyone else out. 

It was only going to be six months. I reminded myself. 

I knew the way back to our room, and I had made sure to study the routes we had followed. when coming here, I wasn’t about to get lost again. 

I exited the hall, very awate of the stares boring into me. 

“Luna,” a female who had been leaning against the wall, called; of course, it was none other than Beatrix. 

“We meet again,” I said as I walked on, but she followed, keeping pace with me. Could she have been waiting here for me? 

“Yes, Luna, and it is of course a pleasure to meet you again,” she says, and I could see the glint in her eyes. She suspected, or rather, she knew, that I was not the Luna. I had just wanted some space away from everything, but I couldn’t even get that one thing. 

“I hadn’t realized you left the feast.” I said to her, not that I really cared if she left or remained there. 

“Well, I’m glad I did; with all the tension building up there, it could get very uncomfortable” she says, and I don’t really believe her, she must have enjoyed the drama. 

“Beatrix, I hadn’t gotten the chance to thank you; I heard about everything you did; Thane and Axel wouldn’t have known I was under an attack if not for you. Thank you,” I said, and guess what?, I lied. I wasn’t looking for a chance to thank her, and maybe that made me a bad person, but I just couldn’t bring myself to care, so for courtesy sake, I had to pretend. 

“That’s alright; I would protect the Alpha’s property at all costs.” 

“Excuse me?” Did she just call me ‘The Alpha’s Property‘? 

“That’s what you are to him; no offense, but you aren’t his true mate,” she says, and my eyes travel around to see if there is anyone close by. “Oh, don’t worry, no one heard us; this little 

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Chapter Forty Four 

secret is between me and you, but I’ll only keep it under one condition.” 

“I do not care what you think, Beatrix, I’m kind of in a haste as always, so as much as I appreciate this chat, I am less than willing to continue.” I walked forward, but Beatrix blocked my path. “If I were you, I’d walk out of my way; otherwise…” I left the silent threat hanging, a smile curving on my lips. I wasn’t as bold inside, though. 

“No offense…” 

I cut her off, “I know you mean to offend me, so please stop using the word when we both know you don’t mean it” 

“Okay then. I don’t mean to threaten you; I know what Thane can do. But I want to know, what exactly do you hold against him?, What could make him so madly indebted to you?” 

“Guess?” I asked. She looked puzzled. “Come closer,” I say to her, and she does draw closer. Closer, “I called out, and she drew nearer. “You want to know what I hold against him?” I asked, and she nodded. “I have this thing called the mate bond.” 

She pulled away a snarl on her lips.