Contractually Yours Alpha (Riley)

Chapter One Hundred and Fifty

Chapter One Hundred and Fifty

"Let me help you, Kaida," Cynthia said, her voice only a little above a whisper.

"I told you, I don't need your help. Alexander will find me, and none of you will get away with this."

"You've only been here for a few hours; besides, Amanda would hardly be considered a threat, and all the camera captured was the little girl leading you in here. He wouldn' think you are in any form of danger."

"So, you aren't here for the missing girl. You've revealed all your secret plans to me... I can't help but wonder- why are you here? If you wanted to make me pay for what did to you, you would have done it a long time ago."

"We are getting to that. But I believe there is something you need to know. Addiction to wolfsbane may be dangerous, but stopping is even more dangerous."

For some reason, I believed her. I had seen what the withdrawal symptoms did to Alexander; it was slowly killing him, but his response remained the same anytime I asked; A little while and it would pass.' The question was, when would it pass, how long would he have to suffer?

I didn't know exactly how Cynthia knew about Alexander and what he was dealing with, but something told me she had her ways of finding out.

"Then I'll make him keep taking it. He was fine until he stopped."

"That's what you think. He might have believed he was fine too, but he wasn't. The wolfsbane weakened his wolf's strength and abilities, but more than that, it was destroying him slowly. If he continues, it will be a matter of years-a few more years, and he will die a more terrible death. But if he manages to suppress the urge for it, though the torment won't stop, he will at least die a quicker death. There is no escaping this; he had no idea what he was getting himself into."

"I don't believe you."

"That's fine. You will find out soon enough."

I didn't trust her. I hated her for murdering my parents, and I would never stop plotting on how to end her life, but I loved Alexander; he was all I had left, and if keeping him alive meant I would have to listen to what Cynthia had to say, then I had no other choice.

"You said you knew a way to cure him," I questioned. The word she had used was 'help'.

"Yes, I do."

"What is this method?"

"I can't tell you."

"Well, if you can't tell me, then I have no reason to believe you."

"You're right. But I can tell that you are out of options here

"I will not let you anywhere close to him."

She held my gaze for a long moment before finally speaking. "The only way to heal him is to take away his wolf."

"What?"

You heard me.'

"No. I won't let you do that.

Chapter One Hundred and fifty

"It is the only way, Kaida."

"I won't let you mess with my head like you've done all these years. I know there's something in this for you- you never do anything that doesn't benefit you."

"Of course, there is. The Blackwood wolf!!noveldrama

"Alpha Alexander. You will address him by his title."

Another moment of silence passed as our eyes remained locked in a firm gaze.

"Alpha Alexander," she corrected, "Is the only one I cannot control. The last time we came here to speak to him about the creatures that stand as a threat to us all, he ignored our warning. This pack is one of the most influential; others would be more willing to join forces if it agrees to stand with us in our war against the army of the dead. The Alpha King didn't see that as his problem, even if it would eventually become a global war. But with you in place..."

"What do you mean by that?"

"I mean, I'm going to give you what you've always dreamed of. You will become the Alpha, just as you always wanted. You will be the Werewolf Queen, and you will rule. My only condition is that when the time comes, you must be willing to join forces and fight with us."

"You must be a fool if you think I'd be tempted by such an offer. I would never want that—especially not at the expense of my mate."

"You don't understand. When he's cured, he would lose his wolf; with his wolf gone... He can't be the Alpha King. You will have to take his place this is your destiny, and you were meant to face it alone."