Contractually Yours Alpha (Riley)

Chapter Forty Six

"What do you mean?" I cried out.

"Slade is not just his father; he is the Alpha King, Thane had just done the forbidden, all for you. He would have to suffer the consequences."

My breath came out fast. I shouldn't have stepped in. Why did I always make matters worse?

"Riley," Freya called, and I looked at her with teary eyes. "Thank you," she said, and for a moment her features softened. "But sometimes doing the right thing is not always right. Being naive would only bring you to an end."

"I couldn't just close my ears to that: what kind of person would that make me?"

"A person that survives and stays alive. Do you think a few others hadn't at some point witnessed my punishment?" She questioned me, and I had no answer to that. If she had people who really loved her, then why did they do nothing? How could they allow this? But again, I had to remind myself that Thane never did step in.

"I'm sorry, I..." I sobbed silently. I had made a very big mistake, and I knew it. I didn't miss the fact that Axel hadn't stared at me once when he walked in.

I tried to move, but my whole body ached, reminding me of the bruise Slade had left on my skin with the whip.

"Don't worry, it would heal; give it a few days-or, considering you are an omega, a few weeks," she says, and I nod, not really caring about the scar. I stood with some effort, picking up the bed spread, and I wrapped it over the Luna Queen.

"Freya, why haven't you left him? He treats you like crap; he had been the one at fault bk at the feast, and yet he punished you for a thing so petty; why haven't you attempted running away? You are the Luna Queen; you have some connections; you could disappear." "Disappear," she says, chuckling. "There's nowhere in this world where Slade would not find me. Sometimes, I hope he could change; I hope he could wake up and become a whole different person, and I still hope."noveldrama

"He is never going to change; not till he kills you" I say, wondering why I still felt the need to help this

woman. Maybe it was the sympathy I felt for her.

"If I escape, I will live my life on a run, afraid of everything and nothing, always having to check my back. That's not a life-at least not one I will ever want to live," she says.

"You could..."

"No, Riley, enough!" she says, and I didn't miss the fact that she called me by my name. "You have no idea the responsibility before me; we are nothing alike, but soon you will grow to find out. You don't choose your own fate, nor can you escape it. You have a good heart, which my son Thane does not deserve. Don't fall in love with Thane; this way you won't be left broken,

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your have to learn to close your eyes to cruelty; you will see a lot of that soon enough. Do you understand me?" She calls to me.

I shook my head, backing away. I would never be able to close my eyes to any form of cruelty.

"Do you understand me?" She calls, her voice a bit higher.

"I will not be like you; I will not become like any of you."

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guess you believe in the saying that a single drop can make a difference even in an ocean. They lied. You will die; that's the only difference you will make," she said, her eyes cold.

"I'm only trying to help you; why do you always have to be this cold uncaring person?"

"I don't need your help, little Omega; I never have and never will. Better save your strength," she said, her eyes staring at the white wall.

"I'll remember that next time."

Just then, Axel and Thane returned.

Axel picked me up, still avoiding my eyes as he carried me away, but Thane remained with Freya.

"I'm sorry," I said to Axel when we finally entered my room. But he gave no response, and that worried me more than anything Freya had said. "I didn't mean to cause any of this; please believe me, I just couldn't stand her being hurt, and I wish I could walk by and do nothing.

Axel finally stared at me. "And how did she react to your little intrusion?" Axel questioned

"She called me naive; she said being caring would only lead to my death and a whole lot of mean things I do not want to think about," I said to Axel, my head down.

"Well, she is a bitch for saying that to you."

"But she wasn't wrong, was she? I had caused a fight between a father and his son, all because I couldn't mind my business. She said something about Thane being punished; what did she mean?"

Axel was silent; he didn't want to answer that question.

"Axel, what did she mean?"

"Thane would be punished after being judged by the elders. He was wrong in all ways, so he would must definitely be punished."

"But he is the Alpha, right? He should have some kind of immunity to these, right?"

"Yes, you are right. If it were anyone else, they would be killed. Though there is hardly anyone that could face the Alpha King." 2/9

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