Contractually Yours Alpha (Riley) novel Chapter 209

Chapter Two Hundred and Nines. 

Chapter Two Hundred and Nine 

RILEY 

I woke up to this strange sadness. I couldn’t even remember why exactly I was sad, but then it might be the news about Jake’s death. That must be it. Thinking about Jake made things worse; he was a good person; not everyone could forgive their own sibling’s murderer, but he did, and now he is dead. 

I just didn’t get it. 

Why did he have to leave the pack boundaries at that time of the night? 

I had finally made a decision, one I should have made a long time ago. Whatever was growing in me, I can’t bring it into this world. Thane was right; it was no child, and many would die if the creature lives; that’s if it actually survives in the end, by the rate things were going, I knew I wouldn’t last long and usually the child dies when the mother does; I wonder if things would be different with a demon. 

Deep down, I was scared–what if it doesn’t work?-what if I… die in the process? 

“The sorceress would be here anytime soon.” Thane said to me, and I nodded. 

“Thane, I want to ask you a question.” 

“Ask on.” He responded, taking a sip of what I believed was vodka. 

“You paid a visit to the Raven Clan pack, right?” 

“Right.” 

“Did you…by any means spot my mother?” I questioned. 

He chuckled. “We talked, actually,” he said with a smile. 

“Thane. What are you leaving out?” 

“Nothing; she was nice and everything.” 

“Now I know you are lying; come on.” 

“Okay. She warned me to stay away from her family–I’m guessing she meant you; also, the slap had been impressive for a woman her size.” 

“She hit you?” 

“Oh, she did more than that. But she has every reason to do so.” 

“I’m so sorry…” 

“I should be the one apologizing; I just can’t seem to stop doing things the wrong way.” 

“No. I have my faults in all these too. I chose all this for myself, and yet I blamed you. I should 

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learn to start taking the blame for things.” I said with a smile, and Thane’s piercing gaze found mine. He seemed about to say something but shrugged it off, taking another sip from 

the glass cup. 

“I’m scared, Thane, what if something goes wrong with the ‘operation‘–if‘ I could call it that? 

“Don’t be Riley…” 

His words were cut off when Axel walked in, accompanied by the sorceress. 

“It didn’t quite take a lot of time for you to change your mind, did it?” she questioned, her gaze shifted to Thane. “Perhaps we have you to thank for that.” She said with a smile. Thane said nothing, taking another sip of the vodka. 

I glanced at both of them.