Contractually Yours Alpha (Riley)

Chapter Seventy Three

Chapter Seventy Three

"You've been standing here for too long; don't you want to rest? I could escort you to your room" Aric said.

"Don't treat me like that"

"Like what?" Aric asked, his smile widening.

"Like a... Queen. I don't like it and no, I am not tired. But I have something more interesting in mind to do and I think now is the best time."

"Sounds like fun; I'm up for it."

"You don't even know what I want to do."noveldrama

"Anything that is 'interesting' to you, would most definitely be fun for me."

"I'll be paying a visit to the Pack Quarters; I think it's also called the Outpost."

"Then I must come with you."

"No, you'll stay here."

"Kaida. Many of the pack members are yet t

see you in person; in the Outpost, some might not even know you- especially the Nightshade members and... You don't dress like a queen-no offense, I like your choice of clothes, but you get what I mean.' "None taken. I think it is better this way; if they don't know me, it's easier to blend. I need to see how the Dawn members are settling with this... 'change."

I was dressed in a plain brown gown; the only good thing about this dress was the hood attached to it.

I had never been to this pack's Outpost before. It was indeed one of the biggest I'd ever seen. It had over fifty smaller buildings, housing the rest of the pack members. I pulled my hood up to shield my face as I walked deeper into the Pack Quarters. It was easy to differentiate the Dawn Pack members from the Nightshade members. The Dawnites were in average clothing; they looked... simple, but that didn't apply to the Nightshade members.

I remembered Sarah's words. 'They pick the best of everything.' She had said.

"I'm sorry!" a woman cried out. I turned around to see her being dragged out of the building by her hair. "You thief!" the man yelled, his grip firm on her hair. I recognized the woman; she was from our pack.

"I only stole some medicines for my son." she said. I also knew her son and I knew she had no reason to lie.

"We pay you, Dawnite bitch. This is a business not charity and we can't afford to run loss, I don't give a flying fuck if your son lives or dies, and you are fired!"

Their seene gathered attention and people began crowding

"Please, I only took some medicines to give to my son, I need this job."

"You should have thought of that before you stole the damn medicine!" he said, snatching the small leather bag from her. "You will pay, I will make sure of it and I will make sure you stay jobless, mark my words."

"Please...!" she tried grabbing onto him but he sidestep, purposely stepping on her fingers, crushing it. I had never felt such anger before. I pushed through the crowd, walking toward the man, my heart racing, fury

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rising in my chest. I drew my dagger and drove it into the man's gut. He stared at me, eyes wide, but I gave him no time to react. I pulled the dagger out and immediately stabbed it into his heart.

Blood poured out of his mouth and I finally pulled away from him, letting him collapse to the ground. The woman looked up.

"Luna!" she called, hope shining in her eyes. I picked up the leather bag containing the medicines the man had dropped and passed it to her. "Go now." I urged, and she nodded, hurrying away.

"I am Kaida Dawn, the Luna and Queen of the Nightshade Pack and the only living child of the late Alpha Trent Dawn. Let this be a warning to everyone who threatens their fellow member..." My words were cut off.

"You are Luna and Queen, but that gives you no right to kill an innocent man," a familiar voice called. It belonged to Seth.

"Innocent?" I questioned. "This man is anything but innocent."

"You killed a victim and released the thief," he said. "Soldiers, take her!" he ordered, but they stood there, hesitating. He turned to them. "I am a member of the Alpha King's Council of Advisors, next in command after the Alpha King himself. This woman had saved a thief and murdered an innocent man because she is loyal to her pack!"

There were some nods from the Nightshade members.

The soldiers came forward.

"Touch me and you die."

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To my Emmysquad, PLEASE DON'T SKIP.

I want to apologize for not sticking to my usual time-frame for publishing chapters. I know some of you may have been waiting,