Contractually Yours Alpha (Riley) novel Chapter 503

Chapter One Hundred and Twenty Two 

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My mind flashed back to the woman I had met in the woods all those years ago. If I could turn back time, I would have asked her exactly how her mate had broken her heart. Had he cheated on her? Had he beaten her? Or had he said the very same words Alexander Blackwoods had just said to me? 

“How dare you.” I growled at him. He was my first, the only man I had ever been with. “How dare you ask such a question, Alexander?” My voice sounded so cold; I couldn’t even recognize it. 

Alexander sat beside me as I shook with fury. “The healer had warned me when I began taking the doses of wolf’s bane. I didn’t listen; I was so obsessed with the idea of growing some kind of immunity to it. She was right in the end; it rendered me infertile–at least until I stopped my daily doses. And even then, we aren’t sure things will return to normal. With the amount of wolfsbane in my system, I am incapable of impregnating you, Kaida.” 

“I’ve only been with you.” 

“No. Just stop the act. I felt it… I felt it that night when you were with him.” 

“With whom?” 

“Aric. I felt the pain. I know what you did with him, so stop lying and just end it. I’m sick of enduring the lies and pretense.” 

That was all I could take before I lunged at him. He wasn’t ready for my attack–he didn’t see it coming. I landed a single blow before he caught both my hands in a firm lock. You fucking bastard! I didn’t do anything. But then you never did trust me, did you? Even when you were the one whoring around, fucking every woman who fit your idea of beauty. 

“So, was it some kind of payback?” 

He wasn’t even listening to me. I pulled away from him. 

“For the past few days, I had been dying inside, little by little. All I needed was for you to speak to me–just a few words. That’s all it would have taken to end my misery, but I never got them. You let me suffer. You watched me fade away each day, and you didn’t care. All you care about is yourself, Alexander. And I was the fool–the fool who fell for you. Loving you will forever be my biggest mistake. 

I pulled free from his hold and headed for the door. A wave of nausea hit me, making me stumble slightly. 

“Kaida, where are you going?” 

I didn’t give him a response; he didn’t deserve it. 

I walked away. I had no destination in mind, but one thing was sure: I wasn’t returning to that room. I thought he would be happy. Most people are when they hear such news, but I was very wrong. 

I knew Alexander for many things; a liar wasn’t part of it, and yet, he claimed he felt the pain. I didn’t understand exactly what he meant by that. 

“Kaida.” 

I turned back. Somehow, I had wandered deep into the woods barefoot. I hadn’t even realized how far I had gone until a familiar voice snapped me out of my trance. Aric. 

I faced him, and he did a double take. 

“You look like shit,” he said, not even bothering to sugarcoat it. “Are you alright?” 

I could say the same about him. He looked like he had lost a good amount of weight, and his overgrown facial hair 

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Chapter One Hundred and Twenty Two