Contractually Yours Alpha (Riley) novel Chapter 470

Chapter Eighty Eight 

Chapter Eighty Eight 

I walked to the bathroom, the packet of pregnancy pills in my hands. I emptied the contents of the packet into the toilet and then flushed. This was my home now; if the time came to bear children for Alexander, then I would do my duty. The Dawn pack would have to learn to stand strong; they would have to learn to be bold and demand their rights. 

The dining hall was going through reconstruction; of course, everything would be replaced, and there would be no clue left of what happened there. 

“So, why did King Alexander tear down the poor hall? It didn’t deserve that.” Aric said. 

“I don’t know, perhaps he grew bored of seeing the same stuff each day and thought… maybe it would be a good idea.” 

Aric smiled. “You don’t want to tell me, do you?” 

“I…can’t.” 

“I am your friend; you know you can tell me anything, and you also know that we can’t keep secrets from each other.” 

He was right; he was all the family I had left, and yet telling him this without asking Alexander’s permission didn’t feel right. He had entrusted me with his secrets, and even if I trusted Aric with my life, I wondered if I was making the right decision. 

“There are a lot of things you don’t know, things about him I haven’t told anyone, but you have to promise me that you will never speak to anyone about what I am about to tell you.” 

“Kaida, I would never do that, you know this.” 

“Promise me.” 

“I promise.” 

“We should go somewhere more… private.” I said, leading him out into the open space. “Alex told me about his parents; he told me about Riley and Thane.” 

I went on to tell him everything Alex had told me about his parents and explained why he had gotten so furious after the visit of his grandparents, and when I was done, Aric was completely silent. 

“Say something.” 

“You remember when I spoke to your father about the Blackwood being… cursed? Well, shit just got more real.” “You seem to be forgetting something. Though I still hold on to my father’s name, some might address me as a Blackwood now.” 

“I didn’t mean it that way… I’m sorry.” 

“It’s fine; I think it’s all creepy too.” 

“What if there was a reason they never visited… I mean, it doesn’t make sense.” 

“Whatever reason they had didn’t hold them back from paying him a visit now, did it?” 

I spotted a familiar figure heading our way–the Dwarf who served as our messenger. He approached us and bowed. 

“Luna,” he greeted. 

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Chapter Eighty Eight 

“Long time no see,” I responded with a smile. 

“I will catch up with you later.” Aric said before excusing himself. 

“I’ve come to apologize for not attending Alpha Trent’s burial. He was a good man to me, and I should have been there, but I had to return to my homeland after hearing of my father’s passing and by the time I made it back, it was too late.”