He wants her: contract with Alpha Miller

help but feel the anger boiling inside me like a volcano ready to erupt. "Oh, you're back," Ryder said. He stood up, creating a small distance between him and Emily, who wore an expression th

ve a roof over your head and nice clothes to wear? Do you always have to talk?" Each word she uttered felt like daggers stabbing right into the very core of my being, casting a shadow over my thoughts and emotions. "Did you really just speak to me like that?" I asked, utterly flabbergasted by her callousness."And what are you going to do about it? You're just a worthless orphan anyway, and even your adoptive parents don't care about you. So what's all the fuss about?" Her laughter was harsh, laced with disdain, as she raised an eyebrow, attacking my most vulnerable point. Despair washed over me, and I turned to Ryder, who sat apathetically on the edge of the bed, as if he were an uninterested spectator. Remorse was absent from his expression, replaced instead by a detached curiosity, making my heart shatter into even smaller pieces. Tears blurred my vision, cascading down my cheeks and marring my once-bright spirit. I felt the desperate urge to defend myself, to lash out, to scream. But nothing came out; I stood there, frozen and helpless, feeling as though the world had crumbled around me. The weight of it all pressed down upon me, and the raw pain spilled over in uncontrolled sobs. "Ryder," I managed to whisper weakly, and he turned to meet my eyes, showcasing his disinterest in my heartbreak. Instinctively, I smiled through the tears. "It's over between us.""It was already over before we even started."The finality in his statement hit me harder than anything else had so far. I sought to escape the turmoil flooding my mind. I needed to drown my sorrow, to forget, at least for a moment. I downed four shots in quick succession at the bar, leaning my head heavily on the table. My eyes were red and swollen, my cheeks stained with the remnants of tears, my voice hoarse from the cries that had escaped me. I was an absolute wreck.After the confrontation with Emily and Ryder, I had stumbled back home in tears. Minutes later, I caught a glimpse of their car pulling away from my house through the curtains. It triggered an avalanche of emotions within me. I wanted to scream, to confront them both, but I could only drown in the darkness of betrayal. The two people I cherished most had shattered my heart and ruined my life, seemingly without a thought.As I looked around my room-a chaotic wreck of scattered mirrors and clothes strewn everywhere-the anger simmering beneath th