Contractually Yours Alpha (Riley) novel Chapter 220

Chapter Two Hundred and Twenty 

If I wanted Axel to go in search for Thane, then I would have to do my part, I would have to take charge of the pack. That shouldn’t be so hard considering I had done something slightly similar, though the difference is that back then I managed a team of ten soldiers, but now, there would be even more people. 

In times like this, I had to remind myself that I was no longer the little scared wolf, I was stronger now. That brings me back to the subject of ‘Balley‘. I hadn’t seen her in the last few days since Thane’s disappearance. Of course I hadn’t forgotten her threat, she was hiding something then and what if she was involved in all these? 

What if she had Thane and had somehow manage to keep us from finding out? 

“Have you seen Bailey lately?” I questioned. 

“No I haven’t; why did you ask?” Axel questioned. 

“I don’t know…” I paused, “Forget it.” 

“If you know something, tell me, Riley.” 

All I knew was that Beatrix was now ‘free‘ and that they were both talking about getting‘ something‘ done. That was nothing to hold on to but the fact that she threatened my mother just to silence me was enough to tell me that this was more than nothing. 

Maybe I could talk to Axel about it; she would never find out, and he might find a way to keep my mom safe. Just as I was about to speak, I noticed Axel’s gaze shifted from mine to the door, his brow furrowed. 

“What’s wrong?” I asked. 

“The Alpha is back,” he said with a smile. 

“What? How do you know that?” 

“I can feel his presence; I did tell you, he was in no harm.” 

I spotted Thane in the hallways, and I ran into his arms. 

“gods. I was so worried.” 

“Well, I was in no harm; Axel would have told you that.” 

“He did, but I…” 

“You worry too much, Riley. I am fine,” 

Finally I pulled away from his embrace and stared at his face. There were some bruises still visible, though the rest must have already healed up. 

“What… what happened to you, Thane?” 

“Let’s go somewhere private, shall we?” Thane took my hand; they felt tiny in his huge ones. I’ll explain everything.” 

We met Axel in Thane’s office. 

“Alpha. Glad to have you back, but next time if you want to pull some disappearing scheme, make sure you inform her at least; she was dying of worry.” 

Thane turned to me. “I’m sorry,” he said, and I nodded. He was okay, and that’s all that matters. “I would have informed you both, but it was necessary I kept this to myself; Bailey was getting very, very nosy. More than once I had discovered her lurking around; it got very… disturbing.” 

“So Bailey is involved in this?” Axel questioned. 

“Yes, she is actually the center of it all. Riley was right.” 

I knew it. 

“I left the pack when I discovered where Bailey was heading to. She had been behind all the attacks; it turns out she is not as alone as she makes it seem; she has soldiers and armies under her very command, and all this time, she made us think otherwise.” 

“You mean she was behind all the attacks?” Axel questioned again, like he couldn’t fathom it. 

“Yes, and she had been the one framing this pack I’m glad to have put an end to that, it was getting annoying.” 

“You killed her?” I asked. 

“Of course not; she is highly sedated and down in the dungeons; I just needed to explain things to you both before I spoke with her.”