Contractually Yours Alpha (Riley)

Chapter One Hundred and Five

"How many know the truth?"

"Just the guards." Freya answers

"Are you sure they would keep it to themselves?

"I had told them too, but it was only a matter of time; the elders would get the truth out of them, whether they admitted it or not."

"Then we have to kill them."

"No, they are no danger; I trust them to know what to do."

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"But as you said, the elders would get the truth out of them, so this the only way."

"What do I tell the elders when they ask?"

"Slade had many enemies."

wouldn't be easily killed by those regulars."

"Then you tell them that did it.

"What?" This time it was me questioning. "Is there not another way?"

"They would easily believe I did this; I have good reasons to want him dead."

"Son, there would be punishments for this... I do not need help in carrying my own cross," Freya said, but for the first time I read deeper into words, she cared about him. Though she tried her very best to hide it, she did care for Thane.

"I was only about to challenge him; I was going to end him the right way, but you had to make the decision without informing me."

"You were about to challenge him?" she questioned, clearly this news was just reaching her now. "I didn't know..."

"Well, I thought it was better you had no idea about this plan; you might end up jeopardizing everything in hopes to gain his favor like old times", he said, and I knew just what he was referring to. His mother had sold him out when he tried to help her before; he was no fool to trust her again.

"I was never going to do that."

"Well, you haven't really proven that to me in times past.

Just do as I say. When they ask, tell them that you suspect I did it, tell them you overhead me plotting to overthrow Slade awhile ago."

"I.. I can't let you do this."

12

One Husded

"Freya" Thane called his mother by her name, "am not giving you an option."

"But the elders..."

"Forget them. I think it's high time they are cleared from the way."

"You mean murdered? Not everything is solved by that."

"You think? You killed your mate; that was a solution, wasn't it?" Thane asked, and that silenced Freya for a few seconds.

"You need the elders to rule; they are meant to be guardians to the king, and only the elders can name one fit as king; if you kill them all, then nothing of such would happen and...'

"You worry a lot, mother. I don't make hasty decisions; this has been well thought of, and I do not need an elder by my side to rule."

Freya rose to her feet. "I should have known you would come up with a crazy idea like this."

Thane smirked at her; she headed for the door, and Axel followed. All the while I sat there like some fool. I knew nothing about the crowning ritual and what was required of it, but that wasn't exactly what was on my mind now. What disturbed me more than anything was the fact that Thane was taking the blame for murdering the Werewolf King.

"Thane please..." I stood walking around the table, and to him, I took his hands, "I cannot lose you, please."

"You won't"

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"I have to do this."

"No, you don't have to; you aren't at fault this time; you don't have to do anything," I cried out, and Thane let me sit on his lap. He trailed kisses up my neck.

"I will always come back to you; that is my promise."

"You might be really, really strong, but you aren't invisible; you could be killed. Please, Thane, don't make a promise you cannot keep."

"Do you trust me?" he asks.

"I want to."

"Then believe I would be back for you," he says, his tone soft.

I want to believe he would return to me; I want to believe that he would still care about me when he claims the title; I want to believe that he loves me, even if he wouldn't admit it.