Contractually Yours Alpha (Riley)

Chapter Eighty Two

Chapter Eighty Two

I knocked on the door to my mother's apartment but there was no response. I had been here for about five minutes now. Was she avoiding me?. I tried the door; only to discover it was unlocked so I pushed it open, walking into her apartment. "Mom?"

No response. "Anyone home?"

No response.

It was very clear that there was nobody in here; maybe she was out working, but her scent seemed a bit... faint, like she hadn't been in here for a few days, I was slowly getting the hang of my 'heightened' senses now, and I could easily note things like this.

I frowned, bemused. I searched in the fridge for a drink-anything that would keep me busy, I hated the idea of returning back to my room. I felt so trapped back there. But the fridge was completely empty. Strange.

I shrugged off this eerie feeling and walked out of her apartment, shutting the door just as I had found it.

A maid had been walking by, and I called to her.noveldrama

"Have you seen my mother lately?" I questioned, and her eyes flew wide.

"She is 'your' mother?"

They should all know that by now, right?, but I guess... I and Kate-my mother-are rarely ever seen together.

"Yes, she is," I answered, wondering if Thane had wanted that a secret and deciding that I wouldn't go with that, I would never keep the relationship between I and my mother a secret.

"Oh... wow, uhmm, she had been gone for a few days now.".

"A few days!"

I couldn't believe she was gone; a sense of dread washed over me. I had felt like something was very wrong earlier but I brushed it all away, thinking I could be wrong, maybe she had spent the nights in a different room.

Where could she have gone?, she had nowhere to go; out there was dangerous. With all she had been through, I wouldn't expect that she would leave without informing me. Yes, I had been a bit distant these last few days due to the 'incident.' I had been so ashamed of myself; I couldn't summon the courage to come meet her and finally I did, but she is nowhere to be found. I dismissed the maid, giving her no clue that this news troubled me.

Chapter Eighty Two

I walked down the hallways, lost in thoughts. I didn't know if to feel disappointed or anxious. Just then I heard the silent sob coming from one of the rooms. I paused; the sounds seemed to be coming from a female, but past experience had taught me that I should try minding my business more often, and I had been about to walk off when I saw the flash of blue hair. Very familiar-looking blue hair. Beatrix. The more reasons I shouldn't be here, I walked away. "Riley"

She called my name; she had either sensed or seen me. I inhaled deeply; this was the very same person who had betrayed me; I could clearly remember her walking past me like I was nothing but 'thin air' a few weeks; then she got what she wanted; she had deceived me, and I had lost Thane's trust once. I shouldn't care about her; perhaps I should walk right past her just as she did to me,

but then I remembered the woman who had saved my life, she had saved me from those rebels-for whatever twisted reasons she did that and now... she was in pain. Everyone needs someone to talk to, no matter how tough they seem to be; this was what being a Luna meant. 1

So I walked into the room.

This could be a trap; of course I was well aware; Thane had no clue that I was here, and Axel... well, I hadn't seen him since the date.

"What's wrong, Beatrix?" I asked, my voice soft even if I was partly faking it.

"You act like you don't know," she said, tears flowing down her eyes. I had never seen Beatrix look this... breakable, this so fragile; she had never let out this other part of herself - at least not in front of me.

"I don't." I say taking a seat on a chair opposite her. "But you could talk to me.'

"So you are doing what? trying to comfort me?" she questioned with a snort.

"I had been on my way; you called for me, but if you don't need anything from me, then I might as well leave," I say, some of the bitterness sipping into my words.

"No, I... needed to talk to you."

"First, would you answer my question? When you 'helped me out of the pack, I had found someone waiting, someone from my past that I wasn't very enthusiastic about meeting, and it led me to believe you planned it out; you betrayed me, leading me into a trap, why?." 1 Today's Bonus Offer