Contractually Yours, Alpha by Giftemmy

Chapter Seventy Two

When | walked into our room, he wasn’t there.

The sobs racked my whole frame, the guilt felt too much to bear. What if mom was right? What if this had been

while Thane wantedback here? | had to be strong when | was with her; | had to be the stronger one, but now

back in my room, I could be weak.

| hated the fact that | could no longer see a light at the end of the tunnel.

This room, despite being so wide, felt so suffocating all of a sudden. | inhaled deeply, trying to steady my

breathing, but that didn’t work this time. 1

| paced round the room, my heart slamming against my chest. What if Thane wantedlocked in here for the

rest of my life, in this pack, never able to escape?, what if | could never leave?

The thought alone builds a strange claustrophobic feeling in me. | walked to the dressing room, pulling the door

open. | pulled down all the clothes there, threw down the desk and chairs. | picked up the broken leg from one of

the table, and | slammed it against the

her glass display cabinet. | picked up the flower vase, letting it fall to the ground, shattering into pieces. |

searched through the drawers for the weapon-the sone Beatrix had givenwhen | followed her down to

the underground chamber. | had brought it in here and kept it somewhere. How could | have forgotten?

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| returned back to the room, going down on my knees. | looked beneath the bed. Nothing. Nothing was there;

where was the damn gun?

| kicked down the drawer in frustration, tearing down the curtains, but nothing could satisfy my rage. What was

more alarming was what | had planned to do with the gun. | wanted to make a very selfish decision, but | felt this

sickening need to escape this place any way | could, and that would have been the only way, except...

| walked into the bathroom and | stopped by the bathtub. | turned the water on, letting the tub fill up to the brim.

Reckless.

| was being reckless, but I didn’t want to think; | didn’t want to think about anyone; this wasmaking a

decision. | stared one last tat the mirror, and what | saw was a lost girl, a girl about to make a very big

mistake, and so | looked away because | didn’t want to see more. | didn’t bother taking off my clothes; | stepped

into the tub filled with water, and | settled’in it.

I thought of all the good times | had; they were so little, but that was all I had to focus on as I lay in the bathtub,

letting the water close over me.

| was finally free; no one could ever hurtor harmagain. My lungs burned in a desperate need for air. |

could simply let go and push back to the surface, but | didn’t want that; | didn’t want to face the harsh reality

before my eyes. The pain in my lungs intensified till | felt my

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whole body jerk. Just a little more and there would be no more pain; a little more and | would

be free.

The darkness was all | could see, threatening to takefurther under, and then...

Strong arms aroundheld me, | would have struggled if not for the burning sensation in my chest; just then |

was out of the water. The darkness disappeared, and all | saw was a blinding light. The pain in my chest

subsided, but it was still there, a dull throb. | coughed out water.

“Breathe Riley, breathe,” Thane calls, and his voice sounded different; it could all be skind of hallucination,

but | thought | sensed the panic’ in his voice. My breaths normalized.

Now | could think clearly; there was one single thought in my mind. What the hell had | done or rather, what the

hell was | trying to do?

| couldn't believe it; it was like | had been under a kind of spell makingfeel and believe that the waters were

my only way out of all these, makingbelieve this was the only way | could be at peace.

I've heard of suicide attempts before; never had | thought | would try to end my own life | believed | was a

fighter, and yet | had done quite the opposite; | had given up, not caring about my mother, who would be in so

much pain.

| closed my eyes, and a single teardrop fell down my eyes.

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whole body jerk. Just a little more and there would be no more pain; a little more and | would be free.

The darkness was all | could see, threatening to takefurther under, and then...

Strong arms aroundheld me, | would have struggled if not for the burning sensation in my chest; just then |

was out of the water. The darkness disappeared, and all | saw was a blinding light. The pain in my chest

subsided, but it was still there, a dull throb. | coughed out water.

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