All Chapters of The Alpha's Contract Bride : Chapter 71 - Chapter 80

♡Arielle’s POV♡ “It’s a pleasure to meet you too.” I said, putting on my usual polite smile I wore when conversing with people from the high class, which they definitely were. And judging by the pheromones dripping off them, it was obvious they were alphas. I was quite surprised that I wasn’t reacting to them the way I did to Raphael the first time we met, and I was glad I wasn’t. The odd look in their eyes and the far-too-wide smile on their faces rang all the warning bells in my head. “Pardon me, but I didn’t seem to recall your faces or your names.” I wasn’t being rude or anything, but their faces didn’t ring a bell, and I was good at remembering faces and names. It meant we had never met, which also implied they weren’t alpha lords. I hadn’t seen all the alpha lords in real life, but I had seen pictures of them so it would be easy to identify them when I did, but neither of the two came to mind. “That’s because we haven’t.” The man who first called my name grabbed my hand qui

♡Arielle’s POV♡“What?! You knew?!” I gasped, and my mind went blank.When did he know? How did he know? For how long? Weeks? Days? Before he proposed the marriage? A lot of questions raced back and forth in my head. I tried to piece together any clue that I might have missed that would hint that he knew my true nature. There was no sudden change in his behaviour or attitude towards me. He was just being him. Or was that really him? What if he already knew I was an omega from the first time we met? There was a strong connection between us, and though I thought he didn’t feel it, maybe he did. What if his behaviour towards me all these times was influenced by that? “Arielle. Arielle.” Raphael called out my name, tapping my cheek, and I blinked, snapping out of the dazed state that I was in.“I’m fine…” I whispered, letting out a shaky breath. “Since when did you know? Was that why you were nice to me from the beginning? Because you knew I was an omega?”“What?! No!” Raphael frowned,

♡Arielle’s POV♡Her dear?! What?!Jill almost literally teleported before Raphael and me and threw her arms, still holding her hoard of shopping bags around me.“Oh, I’ve missed you so much, my little darling.” She giggled, squeezing life out of me with her cobra-like hug. I dangled between consciousness and unconsciousness.“Let go of her, woman; you’ll kill her with your strength.” Tyler scolded, and in a second, she was ripped off me, and I took in a large gulp of air. I didn’t know if it was Raphael or his father that saved me, but I was grateful. Two more seconds, and I would have been a goner.“Are you alright?” Raphael asked, placing his hand on my shoulder and pulling me closer to him.“Yeah, I… I think… I think I’m fine.” I wheezed, leaning closer to his chest.“You see, you hurt her.” Tyler glared at his wife. “Don’t you know she’s a dainty, sweet, young lady? How can you manhandle her like a brute?”Me? Dainty? Sweet? Since when was I dainty and sweet to him? He wasn’t as l

♡Arielle’s POV♡‘Four minutes to five. Four minutes more.’ I checked the clock standing in the corner of the room. Just four more minute before Liana appeared to talk to us, just as she promised the last time. She had contacted me the evening of the next day after the chaotic party, setting a date and time for a meeting.My gaze flickered through the room, taking another quick glance at the people sitting and conversing around the round table. They were all generals and advisors to Raphael. Just as Liana had wanted. Their presence made me almost squirm in my seat because I knew what it meant. We weren’t gathered for a tea party or birthday celebration; we were gathered for war. And that didn’t make me any more comfortable. I had never experienced war. In fact, in years, there hadn’t been any. The territories had some sort of agreement and lived in unwanted harmony because of the counsel of Elds. There were a bit of minor struggles here and there, but nothing escalated. But it seemed t

♦Raphael’s POV♦ “You can’t really want to keep this a secret too.” Arielle frowned, crossing her hand over her chest. “This isn’t a time for that. We need as much information as possible.” I agreed with her. It wasn’t the right time to withhold information. Not with the high stakes. Anything that could give us an edge over Killian was highly appreciated. The stardust flower seemed like our best bet. If she could help us get it, it would bring us a step closer to stopping him. If she didn’t, we would be stranded at square zero. A position we couldn’t afford to be in. The ritual was three weeks away, and we had no plan. What were we going to do if he ended up creating an army of The Cursed? Just fight them? We could, but how long would we last? Every time we caught one, its strength was greater than the previous. And according to Liana, those versions were just the weak prototype because the ritual wasn’t yet done. How would the strong, finished versions then be? “The stardust flower