Contractually Yours Alpha (Riley)

Chapter One Hundred and Seventy Six

Chapter One Hundred and Seventy Six

I was heading toward the huge gates when a voice stopped me.

"Who are you, Miss?" the uniformed man asked. A guard. I realized.

"I came to see Alexander Blackwood," I said. Of course, I wasn't even sure if he lived here. Austin had given me the address, but what if it was wrong? What if this house belonged to some stranger?

"Do you have an appointment with him?" the guard asked.

My heart lurched. That meant he was here-the man had recognized the name.

"I need to see him right now," I said urgently. The only other way in was to climb over the high gates-not a difficult task for me-but something told me more guards were waiting inside.

"Are you a relative?" the guard asked. I had no time for his questions.

"No. I am his mate.'

A moment of silence passed, and only then did I realize I was speaking to a human, who also thought I was human.

"I'm sorry, miss, I can't let you in unless you have an appointment with him."

"I am his wife!" I bet he would understand that term.

"Mr. Alexander didn't tell us about any 'wife' or relatives. You can only meet him if you have an appointment with him." The man repeated, staring at me like I was crazy. Of course, calling Alexander my 'mate' had been what made him believe I wasn't mentally fit.

"Then inform him that I am here; he will let me in."

"Mr. Alexander doesn't want to be disturbed. You can only meet..."noveldrama

"Shut up, shut up, shut up!" I screamed at him, and that silenced him.

"Leave, Miss, or I will call the guards to escort you out."

That did it.

The gate wasn't the only way in; the small room cut out for the guard was another way in. I climbed my way into the guardhouse, and he bolted to set off the alarm. He didn't make it. I slammed his head against the wall.

He fell unconscious.

I hurried into the building. Following the walkway. I could spot the cameras; they were almost everywhere. Alexander would have been alerted to my arrival by

now.

There were even more human guards at the entrance to the house.

"Who are you?" one of the guards with a thick Russian accent asked. "Alexander's wife," I said. The guards exchanged looks, and for a moment I thought I would have to fight them all, but then the guy with the Russian accent walked forward.

"I will escort you." He said, though he still sounded unsure I was a stranger to him, and he didn't know if this was the right thing to do or if it would end up causing him his job.

Alexander was here. I could feel it. His intoxicating scent filled the whole place. The guard stopped before the double door. He knocked once. There was no response from the other side of the room, but the man spoke on.

Chapter One Hundred and Seventy Six

"A woman is here; she said she is your... wife."

Another silence followed, and the guard glanced at me. Before he could speak, I heard Alexander's voice.

"Let her in."

The door was pulled open, and I walked in before it was shut behind me.

My eyes met Alexander's, and for a moment, I couldn't bring myself to even breathe. Has he always been this beautiful? Had those blue eyes always been this bright?

His brown hair was neatly cut. He wore only a pair of sweats that hung sinfully low on his hips. A bottle of wine sat on the table before him, a cigarette resting between his lips.

He wasn't alone.

There were girls-many of them. Some barely dressed, others completely naked.

“Alexander,” I called. His eyes met mine, but there was no anger, no pleasure-just indifference