Semua Bab The Alpha's Contract Mistress: Bab 71 - Bab 80

“What?” I must have heard him wrong, but Gideon nodded. “I don’t know exactly what he’d told you, but I’m nothing more than his mistress—his little plaything.”“That’s what he made you believe. But the only reason he’d agreed to the deal in the first place, was because he’d felt it.”I laughed, “Now that’s just crazy. If he was my mate, I assure you, I’ll know.”“Would you? Your wolf is dormant, remember?”“I—I don’t, but come on, that doesn’t even make sense. Rosalia is his mate!”“Yes, she is. But so are you.”“That’s some bullshit, Gideon. Look, I have a lot going on and—”“I’m serious,” he snapped. “Do you think I’ll tell you this if it wasn’t anything but the truth?Think about it, why do you think he agreed to a deal so ridiculous? Why do you think he brought you to the pack?”“Because he wanted a child. Rosalia… she can’t give him one,” I felt almost guilty for saying that, almost.He snorted, “Trust me, Cassian doesn’t give a flying fuck about continuing his blood-line and al

Gideon was right, going to the Winter-hill pack was a bad idea, but again, everything I’d done since the moment I’d laid eyes on her was nothing but bad ideas.I stepped into my chamber, shutting the door behind me. I headed straight to the liquor cabinet to pour myself something strong.“You’re back early,” Rosalia called from behind me. I ignored her, downing the glass of scotch.Still she made her way to me. “I’d been waiting for you all night,” she drew out, and finally my gaze met her to find her naked.“Go put on some cloth,”“You don’t have to pretend you don’t want me, Cassian,” she whispered as she leaned over.“Not now, Rosalia. I’m not in the mood.”“Ah, now we both know you’re always in the mood.”“You know what? I’ll just leave.” I rose to my feet, heading back for the door I just came through. “Where are you going?” she called.“Anywhere you aren’t.”“You don’t have to leave—I’m sorry.”“Stop apologizing.” This was all my fault and it was time I started taking responsi

Cassian’s mother was… dead?It didn’t make any sense. I could still remember her smile, and the admiration in her eyes when she’d stared at me. Magret was so full of life and now she was… gone.“I—I’m so sorry,” I whispered. It occurred to me that Cassian wasn’t the only selfish person here. “Why are you sorry?” he questioned, his voice void of emotions.“I’m sorry you had to face that—I know what losing a mother feels like and I’m sorry you had to go through it.”“Eloise, people die. That’s life and she was barely even alive anyway.”“How could you even say that?” I questioned, taken back.He shrugged, “It’s the truth. She was living in a basement because she was deemed too dangerous to live amongst people… maybe this was for the best.”“You’re a monster, do you know that?”“Yes, Eloise, I know that.”I wiped my tears, “You know, you have to stop doing that,”“Stop doing what?” he questioned“Acting like you don’t need help—acting like you’re impenetrable when in truth, you’re not

“I don’t believe a word of what you just said Jefferson. As much as I want to, I really don’t.” “Of course you don’t,” he muttered to himself, “How could you? I’ve taught you to doubt everything—I’ve taught you that trust was for the naïve.” His gaze on me was desperate now, “Do you think I wanted any of this?”“I—I don’t know—”“I didn’t,” he gritted out. “I hate the fact that my daughter is being raised by another woman, I hate the fact that she’d never see me as her father, but do you know what I hate more? Having to lose you.” He took my hands, “I loved you—damn, I still do, and now I have to watch you with another man and I can’t say a damn thing about it.”His gaze dropped to the mark Cassian had given me and he shut his eyes, almost like he couldn’t bear to look. “I trusted you, Jefferson. More than I’d trusted any person in my life, and when you betrayed me, I’d been so shattered. It had almost taken my life—how am I supposed to believe all you were doing was trying to pr

JEFFERSON SCOTTIt still felt like a dream. I almost couldn’t believe she was actually here, and yet she was only a floor away. After all the years of searching, I’d finally find her.That should be more than enough, and yet stupid as it sounded, I hoped for more. I hoped that by some miracle things would return to the way they once were, but they couldn’t. They couldn’t because I’d messed up so bad, there was no fixing it.Gaius stepped into my office, cutting off my daydream.“What the hell happened?” he questioned as he strode forward.“You heard?”“Yes. A soldier had seen you with the Netherlands Alpha.”“He’s the only one who saw us?” I asked, actually surprised“Yes, thankfully, and I’ve made sure he’d keep his mouth shut about it. Now do you care to explain what Cassian wanted with you?”“It wasn’t me he was here for. It was… Eloise.” I should have known Eloise wouldn’t be out there waiting for the same man who’d almost cost her life, and yet it had come as a surprise to me wh