Contractually Yours Alpha (Riley)

Chapter Thirty Two

I had wanted Axel there with me, and it was strange that I'd seek comfort from a man I had only met, just to face my own mother. I walked into her room, and she shut the door.

I gasped. The room was beautiful. It was almost as wide as our own room.

"Beautiful, isn't it?" She asked, pouring a glass of juice into two glass cups. She passed me one.noveldrama

"Thank you, and yes, this is a lovely space."

"You know what I hear? This was one of the previous Luna's rooms. And my pay is way more than a person even in my position should earn."

"I am happy to see you are being treated well." I said genuinely.

My mother scoffed. "I think it's weird, all the things he does... Alpha Thane would never do anything if he wasn't getting something in return.'

"So what are you trying to say, mother? You are the mother to the Luna of this pack; how is this questionable?"

"I know you more than you think, daughter. He wouldn't have taken you if he didn't have something to get in exchange."

"Because I am weak? Because I am an omega?" I said, and my eyes blurred.

"This is the reality you seem to ignore; Alpha's like him; they cannot pick she-wolves like

you,

and that's the truth; there are more capable she-wolves. I am only trying to protect you; do you think everyone would settle for this change?, that they would accept a weak wolf as their Luna?, it is a taint to the whole pack." "Why can't you just be content with what you have, mother? He gave you everything; you look healthy, yet you prefer captivity over all these?"

"I know something for sure, and that is 'not all glitter is gold. You might have heard this a whole lot of times too, but you will have to think on it, now more than ever. Do you think I care about these material things-the money?, the food?, the beautiful house? How will I be at rest knowing you are in danger?"

"You didn't seem to care at the Joining Ritual,"

"How do you expect me to watch my daughter being stripped naked and raped..."

"He is my mate! And he takes good care of me."

"Really?"

"Yes, even more than you do. You've changed a lot since we came here, and I only wish I could have

my mother back, the one that smiled, the one that was always proud of me. More than ever, I need you now, yet you seem so distant, like a complete stranger."

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I said it all out, all I had been feeling.

"I can't help you, Riley; in this, you have to help yourself and take my advice. You are a smart girl; he is dangerous, and you know it."

"Is there something more to this that I don't know about?" I asked, and I watched her. There was the slight pain in her eyes, but it disappeared so fast that I doubted what I saw.

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"If you need more evidence to believe that he is no good for you, then maybe you aren't as smart as I thought you were," she said.

The disappointment must have been clear on my face; she had been the strongest woman I know, the only family I had, and I was losing her in just a few weeks of arriving here.

I'd had enough.

"I can't imagine you never asked me how I fared or what had been going on with me. You are just so selfish; I did everything for you, and this" I paused. I wouldn't cry any more. I wiped off my tears. Maybe I wasn't the true Luna, but I was seen as one; it was time I began acting as one too. "If you will argue with me every time I come here, then maybe I should stay away."

With that, I walked away, Holding on to my last strength. Axel was nowhere to be found; he had told me to wait, but I couldn't. I walked forward, tracing my way back, and then I realized I had gone the wrong route: I tried retracing my steps, but I only succeeded in making things

worse.

Well, I was so doomed.

Maybe I should have accepted the tour Axel offered.

"Luna" An unfamiliar voice most likely belonging to a female, called out

I turned around; maybe I could inquire where exactly I was and how to get back. But the moment I saw her face, I recognized her.

It was Beatrix.

Of course, I had never heard her speak. The last time I saw her, I had been a good distance away, preventing me from hearing all she had said to Thane.

"May I help you?" I asked, trying to shove the roughness from my voice; maybe I could pretend like I didn't know her.

"I had wanted to meet you for a while; it's a miracle to find you here," she says, and there was no trace of hatred or dislike in her voice. I had been about to tell her I was lost, but I changed my mind, noticing there weren't many people around. "I'm glad to meet you too." I lied

"Maybe a formal introduction?. I am Beatrix, a commander in the pack."

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"I had never met a female commander before, especially one so young; I am impressed."

"Yes, you see, in this pack, things are run very differently from the other packs." She says

"I can see that," I said, already sick of the conversation.

"I had noticed you came to watch me during the training sessions," she said.

She had seen me, and yet... yet she had made all those advances towards Thane, knowing I was watching. Today's Bonus Offer