Contractually Yours Alpha (Riley)

Chapter Sixty Five

I managed to force down a few spoonfuls of food; I couldn't take more than that. After a quick bath, I joined

Alexander on the bed.

Two hours passed, and I still couldn't sleep. I lay there, staring at the ceiling.

"I could get you a sleeping pill from the healers, it should help you sleep." Alexander suggested.

"I don't think a pill would work this time," I said. "Every time I close my eyes, I see this woman-the same one I saw in my nightmare, the one who killed my father."

"Your father died from an illness."

"Do you believe that? Don't you find it all strange?"

"I do. I find it very strange. I sent Aric to search the pack house for anything he could find, but the one person who might have a clue about this is your father."

"And he is dead." I completed his sentence. "Maybe you are right; maybe it was just an illness, and I am overthinking."noveldrama

"It's never a bad thing to be suspicious," Alexander said. "Now, try to get some sleep.".

After a few minutes of trying, I finally fell into a dreamless sleep.

:

The day had finally come, the day my father would be buried. The burial was to take place at the Dawn Park, just as my father had wanted it.

There was a knock on the door, and Sarah let herself in.

"Luna." She addressed me with a bow.

"The Alpha sent me here to help you get dressed," she said, and I turned to her, arching a brow.

"You are a healer, not a maid."

"The pack doesn't lack healers, and besides, I am here voluntarily."

I was already clothed; I never needed a maid to help me get dressed, but I took a seat, letting her style my hair. She ended up straightening it and leaving it down.

"I am sorry for the loss of your father, our Alpha; the Dawn Pack members mourn his loss. He was the best Alpha there ever was, and he would continue to live on in our hearts and minds."

"Thank you, Sarah, for your kind words."

Through the mirror, I could see her smile, but I could also tell she had something on her mind. "You seem troubled."

"I... don't want to offend you in any way, and perhaps this is not the appropriate time to speak of this matter." "You won't be offending me in any way. You may speak."

"With the Alpha dead, the pack members look up to you. You might not know it, but many had hoped you would be

Chapter Sixty Five

... the next Alpha."

I remained silent for a few seconds. "I am a female; females don't become Alphas."

"But you are not any ordinary female; I've seen it, so has the whole pack. You have everything it takes."

"The pack has an Alpha, and he is King Alexander."

"Have you ever wondered if he was the pack's choice?" "Aren't they being treated well in the pack?" I asked.

Sarah hesitated. "Forget I said a thing, apologies."

"I asked a question; you didn't give me a response."

"The Alpha treats them equally as he would their pack members, but some of the members fear that all this might end as Alpha Trent is dead."

"It won't. Nothing will change."

"How many times, Luna, do you visit the members living outside the pack house?" she asked. She spoke on before ĺ could respond-not that I had any response to give. "You might not have noticed, but the Nightshade pack members see us as intruders. They think they are better than us-and they're right. They bully our members and leave only scraps behind for us. This is a foreign land, Luna; you are the reason we endure the member's ill treatments. Many believe you have a plan...

"I don't. There is no plan other than what has already been implemented."