Contractually Yours Alpha (Riley) novel Chapter 70

hapter Seventy 

“I was only fifteen when our pack was attacked by the Night Shade pack. Slade had been the Alpha; I would never forget watching my parents die before my eyes, but that wasn’t the worst part. Alpha Slade wanted to do a clean sweep; he didn’t want any of the pack members left alive, and so he went along with his soldiers, house by house, making sure everyone was dead. I don’t know if any survived, but they might have escaped into the woods, yet it would only be a few who’d managed to escape. 

When Alpha Slade walked into our house, my mother had hidden me beneath the bed, but when I heard the screams–my mother’s screams–I went for her rescue. I couldn’t let her die, but maybe that was the biggest mistake I made; she was killed but I wasn’t. 

Alpha Slade had wanted to kill me, but for some reasons he didn’t; he brought me back to his pack. 

That night…” my mother closed her eyes as if the memory was too much to bear and I didn’t need to hear more, but she spoke on, “He was the first–my first, and he made it the worst. I stayed weeks in pain, but that didn’t stop him from visiting every night. I never understood the true meaning of pain till I met this monster. Two years later, after I was too worn out for him, he took me to the guards, made sure I wished I was dead, and those cold–hearted soldiers did just as he had told them too. When they were done with me, I was more than willing to die, very much ready, but death wouldn’t come; even death ran away from me. I wish I had been. killed along side my mother; so many times I had wanted to end my life, but Alpha Slade made sure I was never left with that option, and then he locked me up. 

He ‘forgot‘ to feed me most times, and I waited for the hunger to end me. Just when I’ve been starved enough, I was brought some unhealthy, bland food to eat. I never did anything wrong to these people; why had he kept me alive? And then I got the chance; the guard forgot the keys in the room with me, and so… I escaped, I ran away, I knew if I was found I would be killed, and what did I have to lose?, it was a surprise he didn’t discover me, or maybe I just wasn’t worth the search. 

I ended up trespassing on another pack’s land, and I was taken, also as a slave, but none gave me nightmares like Alpha Slade did, none made me want to end my own life… I hated this place and coming back here; the memories, they all seemed so fresh and so new; every day here is torture, but I should have overcome this a long time ago, I thought I did. That’s till I saw Thane in the Windborne pack, claiming that he was your mate, and it all shattered. I didn’t want you here; I didn’t want you to be hurt like I was. Thane is just like his father; I couldn’t let my child willingly fall into same torment I suffered. I never stopped loving you, I never stopped thinking about you; I knew I left you alone to face all that had been happening to you, but see, your momma is also afraid too, and I want to help you, but how will I when I can’t even help myself?” 

We were both in tears now. 

Mother had never told me about her past; I knew it was dark, but never did I imagine that she 

Chapter Seventy 

suffered the way she did. Now it makes sense, how cold my mother had become since we came here. I felt the guilt for how I had treated her; I had called her selfish, but in real sense she had every right to hate this place; she had every reason to be scared and angry, and I knew I just had to tell her. 

“Mother, I also have something to tell you. 

After I lost my child, I had wanted to leave the pack so bad, but Ryker… he had been so cruel, he threatened me. I was so desperate to start up afresh, and that’s when Thane walked in. What you saw there–it was all an ‘act‘. He wanted me to pretend like I was his mate.” 

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