Contractually Yours Alpha (Riley) novel Chapter 515

ALIYA’S POV

What the hell was I thinking?

After years of studying and reading through half the books in the library, you’d think I would know that common weapons can’t harm demons—let alone the Demon Overlord himself. Even the human girl Daemon had locked away knew that. Yet somehow, I thought I had killed him.

What surprised me more than my own foolishness was the fact that I actually cried for him when I thought he was dead—when I thought I had killed him. I didn’t feel accomplished; instead, a part of me regretted it. That very part of me was glad that Daemon still lived. The other reasonable part knew that I was in big trouble; I had angered him, and I would pay for that.

The last thing I remember was a cloth being placed over my nose, and then I awoke in his room, on his bed, but this time, my hands had been cuffed to the bedpost, and my legs had been tied with a thick and itchy brown rope. For the past two hours since waking, I had tried to free myself—but I couldn’t. The Empresses had taught me many things, yet never the basics. They never bothered training me on how to cook, survive, or even how to fight. They had planned out my life for me, and in their plans, I had no need for such skills.

The door creaked open, and Daemon walked in. I struggled harder against the cuffs binding my hands. It was a futile attempt, and yet I didn’t stop struggling. This was it. The moment he would finally make me pay.

In his hand was the very same dagger I had pierced into his heart.

“Stay away from me Daemon. If you hurt me, I am going to kill you.”

Of course, I knew I couldn’t kill him; I tried and failed, but what more did I have to use against him than baseless threats?