Contractually Yours Alpha (Riley)

aucet Blkry Three

I didn't sleep all night. Finally, when It was dawn, I rose from the bed and headed into the bathroom, rummaging through the closets for my clothes. They weren't here; I only found a robe, and so I put it on quickly before returning back into the room. "Riley. What are you doing? Come back to bed, you need some more rest." Daemon muttered.

"I'm sorry." I said, and with that I threw the blinds open. He should have never told me about his newfound weakness. The sun burnt his skin, I didn't wait to watch him die.

I raced down the stairs and out of the main entrance door, and I froze.

The house was practically in the middle of nowhere; snow covered the ground. Where exactly was this place?

The drugs he had used on me prevented me from using my wings, and so I ran on my feet; the wild wind blew through my hair, causing my eyes to water, but I couldn't stop running. After a few hours, I slowed down, I couldn't run anymore; My breaths were shallow and foggy, visible in the cold air. With each passing hour I lost hope; I couldn't see any buildings; was in the middle of nowhere.

It was already night time.

I didn't put on shoes, and I could no longer feel my legs anymore, snow gathered on my lashes, I was so ... cold.

I fell to the ground.

This was it.

I was going to die in the middle of nowhere, my body would most likely be buried in the snow.

The darkness evaded my visions, but not before I saw the figure looking down on me. "You silly girl." Daemon muttered before picking me up.

I was warm once again, and I missed this. I opened my eyes to notice I had been placed close to the fireplace; that explained why I felt so warm.

"You would have frozen to death. What the hell were you thinking?"

He wasn't dead, he had managed to escape death once again.

"Where exactly is this place?"

"I told you, somewhere no one would ever find you, but you had to go running out into the cold in nothing but a bathrobe." he said, like I was the stupid one. I noticed the new set of sweaters and pants I was dressed in. "You dressed me?"

"Yes, I did, because you were unconscious. Don't work, I didn't do anything more than just 'dressing YOUN

Chapter Sixty Thres

I was trapped; I was trapped in this house, right in the middle of nowhere. I felt the panic rising.

"Are you alright?"

I was breathing fast.

"Riley!"

"Let me out of here; I want to return back to my pack. can't spend the rest of my life here."

"Breathe, Riley, breathe."

I took a deep breath, followed by another.

"You're supposed to be dead."

"Did you really think I didn't suspect you would do that? I was a bit prepared."

"Then why did you tell me if you didn't trust me?"

"It was a test, one you failed woefully. Also, if I died, you would have too."

rose to my feet, trying my legs; they were functioning now. "Death would have been better than this."

My eyes settled on the plate of soup, and at the side was a plate filled with roasted beef. I wasn't interested in the food; what I was more interested in was the knife on the tray. I walked towards the food and picked the knife up.

"Is this some kind of a joke? You can't harm me with that."

"I know, but I can hurt myself." I lowered the knife to my wrist.

"Don't be stupid..." I applied enough pressure to draw blood. "You want me alive, don't you?" I pressed the knife harder, resulting in more blood; his eyes darkened at the sight of blood, but he looked away, fighting the bloodlust. "I will be of no use dead; maybe I could just... end it all. It would be easier this way.

Daemon's next movement was a blur, and he had somehow managed to steal the knife from my hand.

"First," he says, placing the knife back on the tray. "You won't get an opportunity like this ever again, and secondly... our little deal, it's off."