Contractually Yours Alpha (Riley) novel Chapter 291

Chapter Thirty One 

Chapter Thirty One 

“We can both have him.” Isabella says, her eyes pinned to the ground. 

“So you want us to…” I couldn’t even say the word. 

“Yes.” She answered simply. 

“That won’t work.” 

“It will; it did before. I’ve been busy these past few days. I know about you and Axel. Your relationship with him never came between what you had with Thane, did it?” I couldn’t give an answer to that. “Riley, if Thane felt nothing for me, I would be gone by now, but I was his mate, and so there’s a part of him that would always have those feelings for me. I’ve been gone for long, so the mate bond between us has weakened, but it’s only a matter of time. When that time comes we don’t have to make him choose.” 

“I don’t want that Isabella.” I said to her, even if I knew that she spoke the truth, or at least partially the truth. Thane might have feelings for her, and why he would never admit it to me, I knew that letting go of one’s first love and mate couldn’t be that so easy. 

“But then that would only be you being selfish; he did let you have Axel, and maybe it’s time you did the same. I am not forcing you into making any decision, but I do like you a lot. I feel like we have a lot in common, and I want us to be friends, but that wouldn’t work with jealousy in the way. Thane will fall in love with me again, but I don’t want to have you as an enemy when that happens.” 

She walked away, leaving me to think about what she had just said. I couldn’t do it; I loved him too much, and maybe I was selfish, but I wouldn’t share him, not with Isabella, not with anyone. 

The garden didn’t feel very calming anymore, so I returned back to my room; on the way I bumped into Daisy. 

“Hey,” I said to her. 

“I’m glad I met you. Your child is doing better; in a few days time, you could come see him.” 

“Really?” I asked, surprised. 

“Yes, he is one strong child.” 

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Chapter Thirty the 

The excitement I felt clouded my mind, and the conversation I had with Isabella suddenly didn’t feel very important. 

“Thank you.” I said to her, 

“By the way, have you seen Daemon?” she asked, and only then did I notice the plaster on her neck. 

Daemon was already in the room by the time I walked in; he stood by the balcony, staring into the distance. I went straight to him. 

“Daisy wants to see you.” I said to him, 

“She’s not the one I came to see,” he said, his gaze never meeting mine. 

“She is a good person; you have no right to treat her like that.” 

“Why? Because you told me to?” 

“Yes, because I told you to.”