บททั้งหมดของ The Alpha's Contract Bride : บทที่ 81 - บทที่ 90

♡Arielle’s POV♡ ‘Oh, moon goddess, Liana was still here!’ Blood rushed to my face, and my cheeks flared hot like the sun. She witnessed all that! How was I ever going to look at her face again? It was the most embarrassing moment I had ever found myself in. “We’ll talk later.” Raphael whispered to me, bringing his lips down to mine and placing a soft kiss. Was there anything hotter than the sun? Because that was the only thing that could describe the burning intensity on my face. Why did he do that in front of Liana? Wasn’t he embarrassed that she was watching us? Wait, if she was with us since, did that mean… did she hear… Raphael dropped my hands, and I rushed away from him to Liana. All the embarrassment I felt vanished as my heart banged in my chest for a reason other than him. “How… How much of our conversation did you hear?” I asked. I was hoping and praying that she didn’t hear everything. That she had gone when the others had, and she had returned after I had said that. “

“Raphael?!” I gasped as sparks raced from the skin where his soft lips touched down to my core. One of his hands slid under my shirt, caressing my skin, and I quivered. “W-what are you d-doing?” “What does it look like I’m doing?” He murmured, pressing two more kisses on my neck, and I bit my bottom lip, holding back the moan that was ready to fall. I pressed my legs together, trying to calm the heat raging between them. “W-we shouldn’t do this. O-our c-contract.” I breathed, trying not to shut my eyes and loss myself in his actions. But it was so hard. It was so hard to fight against my instinct and not give in to him. His pheromones were interwoven with mine, and the warmth of his kisses and touches was so intoxicating. But we couldn’t. Our contract said no sexual intimacy. I had made that rule, and he had agreed. Yet he was breaking it. I was supposed to be mad. I was supposed to yell at him and demand he let me go. Then yell at him some more for violating our contract. But I co

♡Arielle’s POV♡ “… You’re pulling me out of my comfort zone, Raphael.” A masculine voice spoke as I pushed open the door of Raphael’s office. He was sitting on one of the couches, chatting and sipping wine with a dark-skinned man sitting opposite him, whom I had never seen before. ‘That must be Alpha Gordon. My ticket to getting information on Brielle.’ I thought, clutching the letter I had prepared, and I walked into the office. “Don’t tell me you would rather be holed up in Havenbrook than help save a damsel in distress. You can’t be that heartless.” Raphael teased. His gaze flickered at me, and his face brightened. “This is Arielle, my beautiful wife, and Luna.” He announced, leaping out to his feet and rushing to me. He wrapped his arm around my waist and pulled me to his friend. The man stood up, and only then did I notice he was not just tall; he was huge. He stood a few feet taller than Raphael, who was already tall, and had more defined muscle. While Raphael had more of a

♡Arielle’s POV♡ “Let go of me.” I screamed, slamming my boot of my free leg into its hand that held my other. It didn’t even flinch a bit at my action. It lifted me so my face could be in front of it and it let out a bone-curling roar. I shut my eyes, wincing at the terrible sound and pungent stench of rotting eggs that came from its mouth. Drops of saliva touched my skin, and I felt like I was pierced by little needles. I needed to act fast, or else I would be monster food in just the first few minutes I spent in The Intertwine. And I couldn’t depend on Raphael. He was too busy defending himself. I just hoped he was okay. The sharp pain I felt in my chest was no more and was replaced by the fanatic banging of my heart. My hand unsheathed the dagger on my thigh, and with all my energy, I stuck the blade into its right eye. A thick, yellow, repugnant liquid oozed out of the gash. I expected the monster to shriek in pain or at least react a bit to the stab and maybe drop me while he

♡Arielle’s Point Of View♡ “Do you know how long we’ve been here?” I asked in a hushed tone as Raphael walked through a narrow path through a thick, dense forest of trees with dark blue leaves. It had been all we were seeing for the past few hours. It was eerie. They almost completely blocked the light of the stars, and we had to depend on Raphael’s sharp eyes to remain on the blue star so we wouldn’t wander astray. The silence was deafening and made me anxious that something was going to pop out of the leaves to attack us. “I don’t know. Maybe two or three days.” He replied just as quietly as I was, tightening his hold on me so I wouldn’t slip off his back. “Are you tired? We can take a break if you want.” I said, feeling sorry for him. He had been going through a lot. A whole lot. Fighting monsters, carrying me, and being on guard while I slept. It was an endless circle for him. And worse, his wounds weren’t healing as quickly as they were supposed to, one of the effects of The I