Contractually Yours, Alpha

After being betrayed and threatened by her own mate, whom she had believed truly loved her, Riley is ready to leave the pack and start over, but her ex-mate wouldn't let her go just yet. In her desperate attempt to escape him, she is forced to sign a deal with the very dangerous but equally alluring Alpha Thane.

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The deal was simple.

Riley only had to act as the Alpha's mate for six months, and then she was free to leave with a fortune as her pay to start a new life.

Alpha Thane didn't do relationships; he made that very clear to her, but he wanted her in other ways, and he was going to have her.

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"How do I know that you won't hurt me? How do I know that I would be safe with you?" I asked, lowering my eyes. His intense gaze was on me, and he looked every bit a predator.

"You are not. I am not a very gentle man, Riley, and you should know that about me. I would protect you from every other person but myself."

"You would hurt me?" I asked

His hands trailed down my cheeks. "Yes"

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Could Riley be signing a deal with the Devil himself?

Chapter One

Prologue

(Riley's POV)

I woke up to a sharp pain in my abdomen.

I knew what was happening; Ryker was doing it again. He was cheating on me with another woman.

I rolled off the bed, my hands circling around my stomach. The wave of pain passed through me again, and I screamed out, my hands remaining on my stomach as if to shield my unborn child.

I groaned, crawling for the door.

"Help!" I screamed, but my voice came out hoarse. The pain came again, worse than ever before, and I cried out. "Please... please stop Ryker; you are hurting me," I begged, even if I knew he wasn't here or listening.

A strange kind of fear filled me, one I always felt before things went completely wrong, and I was afraid it would now. My child was only one month old, and he 'knew' I was pregnant for him.

I crawled for the door, my breaths coming out in pants, my whole body drenched in sweat. The pain wouldn't stop; it only got worse, and I couldn't go any further. In here, no one heard my cries and pleas; even if they did, no one came for my aid.

The tears streamed down my eyes, and then I felt the wetness between my legs.

No, no, no... please, no...

My shaky hands found their way to my middle, and I felt the wetness against my finger. Lifting it to my eyes, it was...

Blood.

I panicked.

My silent sobs turned into loud cries.

"Somebody help me; I am losing my baby!" I screamed out, but again, no one came for my aid; my vision blurred, and then the darkness took over. There was only one thought