Contractually Yours Alpha (Riley) novel Chapter 483

Chapter One Hundred and One

I could tell she wasn’t sleeping–something was on her mind.

“You asked me once if I believed in you,” she began, and I turned to her.

“I remember that,” I said. I could never forget her words: ‘I will always believe in you–even when others don’t, even when you don’t believe in yourself,‘ she had said.

“Now I want you to do something for me; it might be too much to ask.”

“What is it?” I questioned, there was only little I wouldn’t do for her, if only she knew that.

“I want you to believe in me too. I want you to trust that I’ll make the right decisions.”

I stared at her, wondering what she wasn’t telling me, before I could question her; she spoke on, perhaps to change the topic. “How did the meeting with your grandparents go?”

“I spent half the time contemplating if I made the right decision inviting them in. Sebastian had a lot to say; he believes my ‘ability‘ is somehow tied to my stepbrother, Daemon.” I paused, realizing Kaida might not know much about my stepbrother.

“I know Daemon… I’m familiar with the name. My father told me about the demon who switched faces–how he pretended to be Alpha Thane while the real Thane was captured somewhere far from here.”

I was impressed; Kaida knew more about me and my family than she let on.

“Sebastian believes that Daemon had somehow dethroned Vox and is now the Demon Overlord. He also believes that Daemon is here, roaming the earth.

“And how does he know all these?” she asked.

“I don’t know. But I think I should send a message to the Empresses of Aureonna; they believe it is their life’s purpose to end the Overlord for good. This news would give them a cause worth dying for,” I said mockingly. “No!” Kaida burst out, and for a moment, I thought she sounded panicked. “I–I mean, why should you go to them? They came here, and we turned them down. Don’t you think they would want to do the same?” “It’s a different case. I tell you, they’ve been waiting for this news for decades.”

“So, what would you say to them? That the Overlord is back and you got that off some old man’s visions–no offense, but you need some kind of proof, and without that there is no need to send them a message.‘

She didn’t seem to be aware that Sebastian was a warlock. But she was right; I needed concrete proof, and I did shoo them away when they visited, I’m sure Empress Julia would love to do the same.

“You know what? Let’s forget all this talk about demons and the Demon Overlord and get some sleep. We have a long day ahead tomorrow.”