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The Alpha's Contract Bride Chapter 10
♡Arielle’s POV♡“I’m glad you could make it, Miss Wilson.” Raphael said, his lips curled to a small, cocky smile as the waiter and I arrived at the table reserved for us.“I wish I could say the same, but I can’t. I’m only here because I’m desperate.” I said plainly, not hiding how I felt as I sat down and took a good look at him.Something was different about him. His alpha pheromones weren’t as strong as I remembered; I still felt the connection, but the alpha aura he gave off before was almost nonexistent. For that moment, he seemed like an ordinary Beta—well, almost. He tried to look the part by wearing a simple, plain shirt and jacket. Dark shades covered his eyes, and his platinum-blond hair was tousled and let down to cover part of his face.Even with what he did, they only helped to tone down his good looks a bit, and he still radiated confidence that not many Betas in Shadowmere had.He tried so hard to blend in, but though no one would be able to tell he was an Alpha, anyone
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♡Arielle’s POV♡There, I said it plain and simple. There would be no kind of sexual intimacy between us. Period. And I wasn’t compromising either. His action and reply about it would either make or break my decision because one thing was certain: I wasn’t going to sleep with him, and I wanted him to know that.Even though he was drop-dead gorgeous and my omega genes wanted him, it was still a big no. Marrying an Alpha was bad, but sleeping with one… That was the gravest sin I could imagine. It would ruin everything my mom had done for me, trying to keep me safe. If he was going to kick against it, I was going to walk away, no matter how desperate I was. A deep part of me hoped he wouldn’t.“The first is completely understandable, and I agree, but the second and third…” Raphael mused, crossing his arms over his chest.My lips moved, ready to spew out words, but I pressed them shut. It would be foolish for me to jump to conclusions again without allowing him to speak.“You can have your
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♡Arielle’s POV♡“What am I going to do? What am I going to do?” I mumbled, pacing up and down in the bathroom like a madwoman. “Can I really go through with the deal?”A lot of things had changed and needed to be reconsidered the moment his true identity came to light. I was no longer dealing with an ordinary Alpha; it was one of the most influential Alpha Lords in the world. Marrying him would make me Luna, even though it was for five years. Being Luna was never part of the idea. It made things a thousand times more complicated.There was going to be a lot of eyes on our relationship, and with one wrong move, our lie could blow up in our faces. And worse, I could be putting my mom and Brielle in danger. What were the odds that even with the fake story we would create about me, someone wouldn’t get nosy about me, especially since I suddenly popped up in his life?They could discover my family and our secret. The whole situation would end up being a terrible catastrophe. My mom would n
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♡Arielle’s POV♡“How did you get the money?” Brielle asked the moment my back hit my bed, and I sighed.The question I had been anticipating all afternoon and evening had finally come. I had to give it to her; she was a lot more patient than she usually was. She didn’t ask me all throughout the time we were at the hospital. She allowed us to get home first and have the best dinner we had in weeks, then dropped the question on me the moment we were in our room. On a norm, she would have found a way to drag me to a corner at any time of the day and grill the question out of me.“Will you believe me if I say it was a miracle?” I asked, refusing to look at her as she lay by my side.“Miracles have a source, you know. So what’s the source of this one?” She asked, and I let out another sigh.How was I going to tell her I was entering a contract marriage with not just an Alpha but an Alpha Lord? She wasn’t going to judge me, but I couldn’t fashion the right word at that moment.“I just got r
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♡Arielle’s POV♡“You’ll be alright, Arielle. I know you have a large distrust of me, but I swear I wouldn’t do anything to hurt you.” Raphael comforted, noticing my distraught appearance, and offered me a small reassuring smile.“Ok,” I mumbled, and I couldn’t stop the small, shaky smile from creeping on to my face as a reply. For an Alpha, he was kind of sweet. “I have one week to prepare myself before we leave, right?”I wished it could have been longer, but it was better that way. The longer I delayed, the harder it would be. I just wanted to see my mom being wheeled out of the operation room before I left.“Yes. And you just need to take a few personal belongings; everything else will be provided for you at your new home.”‘My new home,’ I drew in a shaky breath and held back my laughter. No, I couldn’t call it home. Home was where one’s heart was, and my heart was with my mom and sister. It could never be with him.“Ok,” I simply replied with a fake smile. Raphael opened his mout
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♡Arielle’s POV♡ “Mom!” I gasped, and Brielle and I quickly jumped to our feet. ‘How long has she been there? Did she hear everything?’ I stared at her. The cold glare she sent my way told me she did. “Mom, I… I c-can explain.” I stuttered as my heart thumped harder with each slow step she took towards me. I wanted to help her, but the look on her face froze me in my place. “Mom, I—” *Slap* The collision of her palms hitting my cheek echoed through the room. It wasn’t hard because of her health, but it didn’t need to be. The emotional pain I got from the slap surpassed any physical pain I could have gotten. “Mom!” Brielle gasped, and I remained quiet with my hand on my cheek as I stared at my feet. I deserved it. I had betrayed her. I had done the one thing I had sworn not to do. “I knew what you told me this afternoon was a lie with the way Brielle was acting, but I never expected this.” She snarled, and I flinched. She did notice. How did I not notice that she did? I underes
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♦Raphael’s POV♦ “Arielle!” I gasped as Arielle walked into the hotel, looking dishevelled and beat down. I jumped up from the chair I was lounging on and rushed towards her. Her eyes were red and puffy, and even though she tried to look like she wasn’t crying a few minutes ago, it was obvious. When she suddenly called me and said she was coming over to the hotel, I knew something was wrong with how shaky her voice was. I never expected her to look so distraught. My wolf growled, threatening to burst free. The instinct to pick her up in my arms and pamper and pet her till her mood turned better, then release my fury in who ever hurt her waged war in me, but I subdued it. What was wrong with me? Why was I feeling that way about her? “Are you okay? What happened to you?” I asked, taking the suitcase she was pulling from her; thankfully, she didn’t protest. “Can we please move the date we’re leaving? Maybe tomorrow or next?” She whispered, sniffling a little bit. ‘Wasn’t she devastate
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♦Raphael’s POV♦“Thank you for yesterday, and I’m sorry for being moody.” Arielle’s meek voice from beside me broke my attention from the clouds outside the window, and I snapped my head towards her. She avoided my gaze and paid attention to the book in her hand.I stared at her, wondering if she had actually said that or if I had imagined her voice. That was the first and longest statement she had made to me throughout the day. Since she had woken up to the time we boarded the plane, she had replied to all my conversations with ‘ok’, ‘sure’, ‘alright’, and ‘yes’. The best I had gotten from her was ‘I’m fine’, nothing else, nothing more.She had kept quiet, with a solemn look on her face and her head in her book. Honestly, I had prepared for her to treat me that way till the end of the day, and I couldn’t blame her. The wound of her being disowned was still fresh, as was the fact that she was moving to a new place with a man she met in just a few days. She needed space to get used to
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♡Arielle’s Point of View♡ ~Three weeks later~ “I can’t believe it’s finally time for you to go.” I said to Liana as we stood in the garden. I smiled at her. It was a bittersweet smile. It had been three weeks since our battle with Killian, and the dust had settled. The issue had been reported to the counsel of the Elds, with Liana standing as our witness, and they had accepted that Killian was a terror to the world and so his death was justified. Raphael had also been crowned the Alpha of all Killian’s former territories and had taken full control of them. The territories weren’t in the best conditions since, well, Killian was a tyrant and was more concerned about his belly and body. Rules were being removed, edited, and added to establish order and justice. “Time flies indeed when you’re not looking.” She smiled back at me, hers the same as mine. At least I knew she felt the same way. I didn’t want her to go. We had bonded over the few days that she had been with us. She h
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♡Arielle’s Point of View♡“After so many decades of leaving in fear of him, he’s finally gone. You killed him. Thank you, Ari.” She sobbed, throwing her arms around my shoulders and pulling me into a big hug. “I-I’m so happy. I’m really, really happy.”“It’s alright.” I smiled, patting her back. When was the last time I held her? I couldn’t remember, but I was glad I could finally do so.“And I’m so sorry for everything I did to you. All the terrible things I said and did. I’m sorry for keeping the truth a secret and for disowning you. I’m really sorry. I wish I could turn back time and undo them. I’m really, really sorry.”“I forgive you, mom. And I’m sorry for putting you through all the stress.” I hugged her tighter. We held each other for a few seconds until she let go of me.“Are you ok now, mom?” I asked as she wiped her face.“My chest feels tight and empty at the loss of Killian, but I’ll manage.” She sniffled.‘Oh, I forgot that fated mates are heartbroken when the other dies
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♡Arielle’s Point of View♡“What? I’m not the one who makes the rules.” George shrugged like he hadn’t just said the lamest joke in every realm.Had he hit his head during the battle? It was the only reason I could think of that would make him talk crazy.Me, leader of Killian’s territories?! Nonsense!“You’re crazy.” I glared at him. Oh, I got what he was doing. He was pulling my legs.“He’s not, actually. That’s how alpha politics work.” Raphael said. “Whoever can defeat an alpha lord to death or make them abdicate their position becomes the new alpha lord. You killed Killian, so that means you are the new um… Alpha Lord of all his territories, Moonshade, Jannah, Ilios, Tempest, and Rlyoid.”“You’re kidding me right now?” I gawked at him.“No, I’m not.” He chuckled, joy and pride glowing in his eyes. “Congratulations, Alpha Lord Arielle. I’m so proud of you.”Absolutely not! Big no! Capital letters n and o. NO! I was not going to be the alpha lord of any territories. Could I even be
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♡Arielle’s Point of View♡A loud, creepy shriek echoed from possessed Killian as he dropped to the ground. I took a step back, watching him convulse and writhe like a worm. Tendrils of red and orange smoke rose from him, twisting in the air as he shrank back to his normal human size.“Curse you, you damned infernal creature!” Hellstring cursed, floating over him. Pitch black eyes, full of hate and malice, glared at me, and I trembled at the large monster.“I will end you!” It raised one of its large hands, claws out, ready to rip me apart.A shining gold chain coiled around its wrist, stopping it from descending on me.“What?!”“You shall not harm her,” Liana commanded, pointing her sceptre at him and more gold chain coiled around its body.“Let go of me, you glowing pest!” Hellstring roared, thrashing against its bind.“Return you foul beast. Return to the abyss where you rose from.” Liana chanted, and the green vortex reopened.Horrifying screams rang as the demons that had slithere
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♡Arielle’s Point of View♡They were going to die.A few minutes that felt like torturous hours had rolled by, and the battle was looking grim and not in our favour.The other alphas that were fighting with Raphael were sprawled in different corners of the room, unconscious and riddled with life-threatening wounds that even their super-healing abilities couldn’t quickly heal.I was at the edge of our protective dome, watching the whole thing while my mom was pressed against the wall, trembling from fear and cradling Brielle in her arms.My heart pounded as I watched Raphael collide with the ground in a heap of blood and fur. Possessed Killian lunged at him, claws out, ready to rip him apart, but Liana flew and stood before him. Light flooded from her sceptre, sending him flying to the broken ritual altar.“Is that the best you’ve got? I could do this all day.” He chuckled as he bounced back to his feet. The burns on his fur from the blast healed the next second. There wasn’t even a sin
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♦Raphael’s Point of View♦`We will once we’re done with Killian’s alphas. Stay safe.``I will.` Arielle replied through the mind link.My lips let out a small sigh of relief as I knocked one of Killian’s alphas unconscious. He slumped to the ground, transforming into his man form and lying there unmoving like most of his comrades. Only a few of them were still standing but, they would soon fall like the others.`Liana’s wings have been freed. Let’s end this battle now and get inside.` I mind-linked to all those that fought with me as another enemy lunged at me.`Yes, alpha!` They replied.The battle pressed on, and though Gordon’s and my alphas had the upper hand, the enemies were still a lot. Much more than I expected—the benefit of having more than one territory under ones command. It didn’t give them an edge over us, but it still made the battle long. Far longer than I wanted.I wanted to be by Arielle’s side. I wanted to protect her, but I couldn’t until I had cleared all the obst
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♡Arielle’s Point of View♡“Finally.” Liana laughed, her voice full of more life and energy than I had ever heard. The light burned brighter, radiating her joy.“No. No. NO!” Killian screamed, and I giggled.`Arielle? What’s going on? We can see the light.` Raphael’s worried voice rang through my head.`We got it! My mom got Liana’s wings! You guys can come inside now.`‘She got it! I can’t believe she got it! It was all a ploy after all.’ I smiled as I used my arm as a shield for my face from the light. The demons shrieking was deafening but music to my ears. Serves them right. Sadistic creatures.So it was all a trick. Her words, the action, and that kiss—it had all been an act to catch Killian off guard. And it worked perfectly. He didn’t suspect a thing, and neither did I. I was just as fooled as he was. There was no slip in her act, no hiccup, and no break in her façade. Just perfection.Pride bloomed in my chest. My mom was a wonderful actress.`We will once we’re done with Killi
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♡Arielle’s Point of View♡“Mom?!” I rasped as I saw my mom rush towards us.Was I really seeing her, or was the pain making me delirious?“How? How did—never mind. I know that thing helped you.” Killian snarled at Liana, who was curled up and whimpering on the floor.I wasn’t imagining her. She was really there. Why? What was she doing? Why was she with us? Was that what Liana had up her sleeves? My mom? No! He would hurt her!“M-mom, get a-away.” I forced myself to say as I struggled and squirmed in his grip.“Oh, shut up.” He clicked his tongue, lifting the dagger.“No, please don’t hurt her.” She gasped, falling on her knees in front of him and bowing her head to touch his shoes.“M-mom no.” I struggled harder in his grip, trying to break free so I could raise her up.My blood boiled in my veins. She couldn’t grovel at his feet like a slave. She couldn’t grovel to that monster. I could never accept it.“Tell your daughter to stop struggling else…” He brought the tip of the knife cl
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♡Arielle’s Point of View♡ The large pentagram at the centre of the room glowed with familiar green magic, then turned fiery orange and black and morphed into a portal, letting out an ominous aura and the stench of death. Loud, deranged shrieking echoed through the room, shaking the building from its foundation, and I crumbled to the ground. But I couldn’t keep my eyes off the creepy portal. A hoard of howling and crackling smoke-like creatures rose from it. They were molten grey and grotesque, with eyes that were piercing red, and they reeked like rotting corpses. The room suddenly turned too cold, and the air was too thin. I didn’t need to be told what they were to know what they were. I had seen them a lot in Agnes’ books to not miss them. Demons. A multitude of them were flying over the portal like a dark cloud with fire in it. ‘Don’t be afraid. Don’t be afraid.’ I chanted to myself, hoping it would magically make what I felt disappear. It didn’t. Liana had warned me abo
