Contractually Yours Alpha (Riley)

Chapter Fifty Four

Chapter Fifty Four

I rolled over on the bed-wait. Bed?

My eyes snapped open.

"Alexander?" I called, but there was no one in the room. Just then, the door creaked open, and a familiar scent filled the air. His scent. "Alexander!" I called again, and finally, he appeared before me.

"I went to get you some food." He said a smile-not a smirk, a smile on his face. I stared down at his hands; he held a tray of food. He was in a black t-shirt and jeans-I had never seen him in casual clothes before, and... damn, was he hot. "Are you... are you okay?" he asked.

"Yes, I am."

I pulled off the covers and rose to my feet. A sudden dizziness overcame me, and I lost my balance.

Before I could fall, Alexander caught me. The tray still remained in his other hand.

"You should rest some more and eat too." He said, leading me back to the bed. I accepted the tray of

food. "I am glad you are awake; the past two days were not very exciting. I spent the last forty-eight hours worrying myself to near death."

I had been asleep for two days?

"You were worried... about me?"

"You are my mate, and Luna, I wouldn't want you dead." He said.

All the memories resurfaced: we had attended the wedding ceremony and were poisoned with wolf's bane.

"Your eyes they had turned a different color."

"Kaida, you've been unconscious for two days; you need to eat."

"No. I know what I saw; your eyes were the colors of burning flames-I saw it."

"Come on, it doesn't even sound realistic; don't be ridiculous."

"But it happened, and you were poisoned too... but it didn't affect you."

"I had been adding a small portion of wolf's bane to my drinks, and I happen to be a drunk, so I've been consuming wolfbane for a long time now."

It clicked.

"That's why you wouldn't let me take that bottle of wine; it wasn't because it was too 'strong' for me, was it?"

"It is actually, but also, it did contain a little bit of wolfsbane, and we can't have you drinking yourself to death."

"But... why? I mean, why consume wolf's bane?"

I was glad we were able to get out of the Gray Pack alive, but... wolf's bane was any werewolf's worst fear, I wondered why anyone would willingly take it? Was it some kind of self-torture?

"To build an immunity to it. When I started, I hated it, but now, I've gotten a bit 'addicted' to it. I should have noticed the drinks were poisoned, but the taste of wolfsbane in fresh wine had gotten so usual that I thought it was normal."

"How long have you been trying to build immunity to it?"

Chapter Fifty Four

"Over a decade. I'm not immune to it yet, but my body can handle it better than most would."

"You were just a boy when you started taking the 'doses,"" said. Despite myself, I felt pity for him. I looked away before he could read it in my eyes.

"The world is not a kind place, not even for a boy; I became the Alpha King at the age of fifteen. Taking

the crown was a risk; I was always a target. I was forced to learn the hard way, so it was... necessary."

He passed me my dagger. It was the very one I had thrown at Grayson.

"How did you get it back?"

"It was lying on the floor; it was no hard task.'

"You know what I mean."

"I know what you mean. And I think you should eat. We will talk later."

Later never came. Alexander was mostly too busy to talk about what happened that night, but I was going

to find out. I knew what I saw; his eyes... they glowed, and I hadn't been imagining it.

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