Contractually Yours Alpha (Riley) novel Chapter 477

Chapter Ninety Five

So many questions clouded my mind–questions about Trian. I always thought he was mysterious, but perhaps I underexaggerated it all. He left me with so many unanswered questions. How had he escaped the Pit? How had he gotten into my room? And how in the hell did he disappear into thin air?

He had asked if I trusted him. I did–more than anyone in my life, though there weren’t many to begin with. He said he would come back for me; he also told me what I would have to do. I didn’t know his plans, but I had no choice but to trust him blindly.

Two days passed. I knew Julia would be visiting anytime from now, but this time I was ready.

The door was pulled open, and she walked in with the biggest smile on her face and a tray of food in her hands. I wasn’t very hungry; two days without food was no big deal to me, and Trian had made sure I was well fed. I knew what I had to do.

“I brought you some food. But as I have told you before, it all comes with a price.” She said, “It’s just one simple task, and this torment–it would be all over, your sins forgotten. That’s not too much to ask, is it? On the contrary, it’s fair…”

“You are right.” I said, cutting her off and enjoying the surprise on her face; she hadn’t expected me to give in. “I have sinned, I have blasphemed, and I want to be clean again. I was the fool; I should have listened to you, and I am ready to make amendments if you will let me.”

Slowly the look of shock on her face was overcome by the wide smile. “You finally understand. It wasn’t that hard, was it?”

“No. I needed time to realize my mistake. I thank you, Empress, for helping me see just how deeply I had been tainted by sin.”