Contractually Yours Alpha (Riley)

Chapter Nineteen

I followed after him, a sense of dread settling in the pit of my stomach.

He led me back into our room and shut the door. Inhaled.

"Things went rough with your mother, right?" He asked, this question I did not expect.

"She doesn't like you very

you very much."

"That's understandable," he says. "You know, you did well today-with my father, I mean."

"I did?"

"Yes. Though I didn't miss the fact that you had again disobeyed me, You took off the clothes -was it because of your mother?".

"Yes... No. I couldn't walk around looking like a whore."

He walked closer, and it took everything in me to stand still. His fingers traced the fabric of the brown gown I had chosen-without asking for permission, of course. "You liked being well covered?" He asked

"Yes"

"Just like my mother, Freya??

I think my heart skipped a bit right there. I remembered the scars all over her body, they had been the reason she left no skin uncovered..

"How could you allow that to happen to her?" I asked, despite myself.

"I would mind my business if I were you; there is a lot you don't know."

"But you are just like him-you are just like your father, aren't you? A control freak-that's what you are."

"Freya told you that I believe."

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"I am my father's son; what do you expect?"

I should have known, but hearing the words from him was a different feeling.

Freya hadn't been exactly nice to me, but the truth was that she had no reason to be. Still. I worried that I had put her in more trouble.

"What other things did my mother tell you?" he asked.

"A lot-she told me what to expect from men like you."

"And does that change anything? I am more than sure that if time were taken back, you would

Chapter Nineteen

still sign the contract, even with the knowledge of what I would do to you."

""Unlike her, I wouldn't let you treat me that way

"And what will you do?" he asked, his hands circling around my arms. "Fight me?" he questioned, drawing me flush against him.

"I will not let anyone hurt me again."

"Yes, you won't. I want to see you fight me; It's fun to watch," he says, finally letting me go. Axel will be on his way; he will give you a quick tour around the pack house if you are interested; there will be a party at sundown; and there you will be introduced to all the pack members."

"You are leaving?" I questioned-I couldn't deny that a part of me had thought he was going to punish me for going against him.

"Surprise, right?. I would have loved to do just that-punish you," he says, and I wondered if he could read minds because I was sure I hadn't said that out loud.

"But you won't?"

"Your health comes first, you just had a miscarriage. I'll have to wait till I get a clearance from the healers," he says, and had almost muttered the words 'thank you', but I held it in. Why would I thank him for 'not'punishing me?

Still, I couldn't help the gratitude I felt towards him. I was sure Ryker wouldn't have done the

same.

"Won't you pick out the dress I would wear for the party?" I asked, and a smirk formed on his beautifully shaped lips.

"That had been another test; of course I didn't plan on selecting the clothes you will have to wear throughout your stay here."

"I find that hard to believe."

"Why?" 1

"As the control freak you are, that wouldn't be shocking news.

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"I would have enjoyed it too, but I don't think you will end up wearing anything I picked out for you."

"And about the test, I imagine I failed?"

"Woefully so."