Filed to story: The Billionaire Alpha’s Contract Lover by Caesar Erickson
Seeing that he had completed his warning mission, it seemed he wasn’t interested in me anymore.
“Alpha Knight, can you please take me back to my car?” I asked demurely.
Without looking at me, he started the car and dr ove at a breakneck speed back to the hotel garage.
Despite the terrifying drive back, I was grateful. “Thank you.”
Aker Chamking doim, I quickly p**ssed the b**ton to get out of the car, but the door was still boked
“Alpha Knight, can you please open the door?” I asked quietly.
Griffon didn’t respond. Instead, he took out a flask from his pocket, unscrewed the top, and took a swig.
Well, that answered the alcohol question from earlier.
When I’d been with him in the past, he didn’t really drink. As a matter of fact, I’d seen him drink more in the past two weeks since we’d parted ways than I’d seen him drink during the five-year duration of our relationship.
Moreover, he seemed to have lost some weight, and if I looked hard enough, I could see dark hollows under his eyes. It appeared that he wasn’t sleeping well.
Did something terrible happen to him recently?
While I was secretly sizing him up, he looked over at me.
“Who is Silas?”
I was speechless. How did he know about Silas?
He answered, as if he’d heard the question I was asking in my head.
“You called this name in your sleep many times.”
He stressed the words, as if he had been holding them in and wanting to ask me this for a long time.
I wasn’t sure how to respond. I wasn’t aware that was something I’d done, and Griffon never stayed around after having se x with me. He certainly didn’t stay around long enough to hear me talking in my sleep.
Then, I remembered the night I’d signed the contract to be his mistress. Griffon had stayed that night, had slept beside me.
But that was the only time he’d done so.
I thought he disliked me. Or maybe that as a shifter, he didn’t want to sleep next to a human. Or maybe even that it could be unsafe for me if he slept there, if his wolf came out.
I knew he shifted at night, and a couple of times, he’d shifted before leaving the bedroom, when he’d thought I was asleep. So I just a*sumed it had something to do with his wolfiness.
Instead, it was that he didn’t want to sleep next to someone who called out for another man in their sleep.
I stared blankly at him, not knowing how to answer.
For years, I’d thought about why he wouldn’t ever stay the night with me, thinking there might be something wrong with me, something wrong with him..
My calling out for someone else would have meant so many things for an Alpha like him, none of them positive.
He must have hated looking at me after that…
After hesitating, I said tentatively, “Silas…is someone who once promised me that he would be with me forever.”
Griffon’s exp**ssion remained unmoved. “It seems that you love him very much.”
I collected my thoughts before answering carefully. “I used to love him very much.”
“What about now?”
“Now?”
When I saw his pursed l*ps and chiseled face, I wanted to reply, “I love you now.”
But I didn’t dare to say it, nor did I have the right to say it. No.
matter how much I loved Griffon, I was not worthy of him. A girl without a wolf could never be worthy of an Alpha.
I clenched my fists, pasted a smile on my face, and lied. “I don’t love anyone now.”
His hand trembled slightly as he brought the flask to h*ps l*ps. He took another swig, put the cap back on, and then shoved it back in his pocket.
He opened the car door and said flatly, “Get out.”
I suddenly wanted to tell him I loved him very much, regardless of if I was worthy of him or not. Regardless of if I could ever be with him.
But I never would. There might have been moments where I thought he might have feelings for me, but he’d never spoken any words of endearment or love. I would not profess my love for someone who did not feel the same.
I would never again place myself in that position. Words of love were for people who loved me back, not for people to laugh at the st upid human girl who thought they could be with a mighty wolf.
I used to love Silas so much and thought he would treat me well for the rest of my life, but what did I get in return?
In addition to being hurt, I almost lost my life.
Griffon was a man who was even more untouchable than Silas. I couldn’t even think about touching such an untouchable person.
I knew who I was, and I was self-aware. I would never make such a st upid mistake.
I looked away from Griffon, pushed the door open, and got out of the car. Without stopping, without turning around, I walked away.
The tires squealed, and Griffon left the garage at the same breakneck speed he’d driven here.
The moment the car pulled away, the screeching r*bber ringing in my ears, I paused and looked back.
I wondered how he would react when he discovered I was about to d ie.
He would probably be just as indifferent as ever. How could a person like him pity me?
A faint sense of loss struck me, making me feel inexplicably sad…
After reviewing the handover procedures, I dro ve the company car home and planned to return it to the office tomorrow.
After showering, I picked up my phone and looked at it.
Greyson hadn’t replied to my message or tried call me again.
I heaved a sigh of relief.
I went to put my phone done, but I remembered that Griffon had said that Jackson was his future brother-in-law. I’d been too caught up in my wishful thinking that Griffon might possibly have feelings for me or desire me, that the gravity of what he’d said was lost on me right then.
I googled Jackson’s name.
It turned out that six months ago, the Sterling pack had exp**ssed a desire to form an alliance with the Knight pack.
Jackson’s chosen mate was Griffon’s cousin, Preston’s younger sister. Her name was Edith Knight. I knew Griffon thought of Preston like a brother, so it would make sense that he would think of Edith as his sister, hence the brother-in-law reference.
I searched for information on Edith. She was currently studying in Italy and staying with one of the neutral European packs. After graduation, she would return and get engaged to Jackson. There was already talk about what a huge event their mating ceremony would be and what a union bet**en two powerful packs like this might mean.
I had blocked all news containing the name “Jackson Sterling”. I hadn’t wanted to see or hear anything regarding him. Thanks to that, I was completely oblivious to his mating plans.
Now that I had seen it, surprisingly, I didn’t feel very emotional. Silas and I could never go back to the past. No matter who he married, it had nothing to do with me.
I put down my phone and took my heart pills. After turning the alarm up to the maximum volume, I dared to fall asleep.
The alarm clock had been ringing for a long time before I could vaguely hear the sound. Slowly, I regained consciousness from my deep sleep.
I looked at my phone. It was nine o’clock in the morning. At least it wasn’t the afternoon.
My office hours began at ten a.m., so I still had time to get to work.
When I got to the office building, I didn’t go to my office, instead going straight to the top floor. Lila had wanted me to do the handover yesterday, so I wanted to do it first thing today.
I knocked on the door of Lila’s office. “Hi, Lila. I’m here to hand over my projects.”
Lila’s exp**ssion changed slightly when she saw me. “Come in.”
I walked to Lila’s desk. “Since Margaret is unwilling to take on any of my workload, who I should hand things over to?”
Lila paused for a second, and then her cheeks tinged red a hint before she said, “Taya, you’ve been working here for five years. You’re going to be hard to replace, and everyone already has a full workload. Can’t you work until I find a suitable person to take over?”
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