Under Contract with the Alpha

still not mine. The soft sound of the curtains being caressed by the breeze was all I heard. Sometimes I wondere

uld not get used to this isolation, this solitude which seemed to envelop me more and more the more time I spent in this imposing residence. I

ace too vast for a single person. Yet in that moment, it was as familiar as the scent of dead leaves falling softly in autumn, a scent I had o

specific aim, wandering the streets where the cobblestones were worn by time. The air was cool, almost tangy, and I took a deep breath,

ively moving away from where the exchange seemed to be taking place. I heard footsteps, whispers that intensified every second. A shiver ran through me. It

he voice was low, biting, full of challe

ords in the darkness. The air seemed to become hea

stood in front of him, taller, more imposing, but there was something in the air that made me doubt his position. The silen

met mine. A split second, and a veil of warning made my blood r

er shown before. Something inside me collapsed and, at the same time, a strange anger took over me. Why treat me like this, like a chi

What he was doing, his coldness, his authority, hurt me and at the same time gave me this unpleasant feeling of being... safe. He didn't have to

nswers, but I had none. Deep down, I knew I didn't have all the pieces of th

ugh the hall. The door opened suddenly and Dominic entered, his features t

topped me. He stood there like a statue, but there was this energy that seemed to

is eyes wandering into space for a moment. Then he tur

time he approached, and his gestures became more intense, firmer, I couldn't help but feel this strange attraction,

ng it. Yet every moment he imposed his authority on me, I felt it as a trial that was both painful and, strangely, comforting

the stars which seemed brighter that evening, a nois

ou don't have to understand everything right away.

g and getting even closer. I had no answer, no solution. Just the desire to understand why I felt this tightness

eyes, but all I found was the infinity of uncertainty. I

was surrender