Contractually Yours Alpha (Riley)

Chapter Seventy Five

I lost track of time, but I estimated it had been over two days since I had been locked down here.

Alexander should have returned by now. He should have come for me, but instead, I'm left here alone, seething with fury.

Perhaps the idea of me being down here entertained him; perhaps this was another fun game...

My thoughts were cut off when I heard footsteps approaching.

It wasn't Alexander as I had expected, it was Aric.

"I should have visited earlier, but a few of the council members didn't want me in here.

I need to know what happened."

"I killed a man." I admitted.

"Seth had no right to lock you down here, none of them do."

"Actually they have the right. The Council is next in command after the Alpha; it's been that way for years."

"Fuck the Council."

"You aren't going to ask why I killed the man?"noveldrama

"No. If he is dead, then he most likely deserved it." Aric said, and I couldn't help but smile.

"He did deserve it, and if time was taken back, I would have stabbed him over and again, at least to make it worth the trouble."

"I brought you some food." Aric says.

"I am not hungry."

"You have to eat. No one knows how long the Alpha would be away..."

"Alexander is not yet back?"

"No, he's not. There's speculation he might return by tomorrow," Aric informs me, slipping the food and bottle of water through the food slot.

"Thank you." I said to him,

"You know I'll always be here for you. All I ask is that you make the fuckers pay when you get out of here."

"If I get out of here."

"Alexander would not leave you in here."

"That's what I think, but I'd rather not be left surprised; I have to imagine the worst scenario."

"And what is the worst scenario?"

"Alexander gets mad that I killed one of his pack members to protect mine; he punishes me or perhaps leaves me in here to learn my lesson."

"He would not do that, and you know it."

Aric was right; Alexander had saved my life more than once. Maybe... just maybe, he had grown a certain fondness

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for me. Whatever the case maybe, I didn't think he was bored of me just yet.

"They hate me, Aric. I paid a visit to the Outpost, and though I only spent a few minutes there, I could tell

that neither the Nightshade members nor the Dawn Pack members are adjusting well to the change. They resent me because they believe I'll always prioritize my own pack."

"That's why you let the soldiers take you; that's why you let Seth bring you here, it was all to prove to them that they're wrong."

My silence was all the answer he needed.

"They don't hate you..."

"Yes, they do. I can't trust the Advisors either."

"Not every one of them supports Seth. Others believe he's making a big mistake, but he is a stubborn man; he would have to learn the hard way."

"Someone is coming," I said.

"Probably one of the soldiers here to tell me that my time with you is up. I should leave now."

I nodded, and he walked away; he was right, it was indeed a soldier.

I didn't realize when I fell asleep, but the bang on my cell bars awoke me. It was Seth; he was escorted by four soldiers.

"It's time, Luna," he said, a small smile remained on his face. He unlocked the cell, and I rose, following him out of the dungeons.

I ignored the stares that followed me to the hall. Many pack members were present, but my attention

traveled to Alexander who was seated on the platform with a glass of wine in his hands, looking every bit the king. I had never felt so intimidated by him as I did now. I walked forward, keeping my head high. "Kneel." Seth says to me, but I ignored him.

"What is my mate's offense?" he asked, his expression unreadable...

"She killed a man at the Outpost."

Alexander's gaze met mine. "Come," he said to me. I hesitated. Seth pushed me forward, and I snarled at him; he was smart enough to take a step back.