The Alpha's Contract Bride
To settle her father’s life-threatening debt, Seraphina Ashlyn signs a contract she never fully understands—one that binds her in marriage to Darius Nightfang, the most feared Alpha in the werewolf world.
For Darius, the marriage is not about love. It is a calculated arrangement designed to silence the pack council and protect his throne. His curse ensures that every woman who becomes his true mate dies before the bond completes, and Seraphina is expected to be no different.
But the contract goes wrong.
Seraphina survives the Alpha’s mark, weakening Darius’s ancient curse and awakening a dangerous obsession he refuses to acknowledge. As rival packs close in and whispers spread about the “human bride” who did not die, Seraphina begins to uncover the truth about her bloodline—a power deliberately erased from werewolf history.
Bound by a contract meant to be temporary, hunted by those who fear what she represents, and trapped with an Alpha who never intended to keep his bride alive, Seraphina must decide whether to remain a pawn in a political marriage… or claim the bond that was never supposed to exist.
The contract forbids love.
Breaking it may cost them the world.
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Chapter: Chapter 58: The Shadow That ReturnedThe lower chamber was colder than usual.Not because of the stone walls.Because of what it held.Darius sealed the heavy door himself, sliding the iron lock firmly into place. The sound echoed in the narrow space.No council.No witnesses.No guards.Only him and Seraphina.And the spy they had sent into the dark.The lantern flame light faintly, throwing uneven shadows across the stone walls. The spy stood at the center of the chamber, mud streaking his boots, exhaustion written clearly across his face.But beneath the fatigue was something sharper.Urgency.Seraphina stepped forward first.“Report.”Her voice was steady. Controlled. Luna.The spy bowed.“I tracked the hooded wolf again, my Luna. He returned to the eastern ravine at dusk.”Darius did not speak. He watched every movement in the spy’s expression.“You were not seen?” he asked quietly.“No, my Alpha. I kept downwind and at distance.”Seraphina nodded slightly. “What was exchanged.”“Information.”“What kind.”“Updated
Last Updated: 2026-02-26
Chapter: Chapter 57: Calm Before the ShiftThe gates remained sealed through the night.By morning, however, the pack grounds looked almost ordinary again. Wolves moved between duties. Patrols rotated. The scent of rain still clung to the earth, washing away the visible traces of chaos.But beneath that fragile calm, vigilance sharpened.Seraphina stood in the training courtyard at dawn, dressed not in silk or ceremonial fabric, but in fitted leather designed for training .The cool air brushed against her healing skin, and for the first time in days, she felt something close to clarity.Darius approached quietly.“You are certain about this,” he said.“Yes.”“You are still recovering.”“I am recovering,” she corrected. “Not retreating, I need to do something productive.”He studied her carefully. She was pale but steady. The grief remained in her eyes, but it no longer get the best of her.“What do you need from me,” he asked.“Rhyden,” she answered immediately. “And your approval.”“You already have both.”Within the hour, Rh
Last Updated: 2026-02-25
Chapter: Chapter 56: Shadows WithinThe clouds that gathered over the forest did not break.They lingered.Heavy.Waiting.Seraphina stood at the balcony that night, the cool wind brushing against her healing skin. Below, the pack moved through its routines, unaware that something had shifted permanently within their leaders.Grief had sharpened into resolve.Darius joined her silently.“They will think we are distracted,” he said quietly.“They will think I am weak,” she replied.He studied her in the moonlight. There was no weakness in her now. Only control.“They were organized,” she continued. “The blades. The poison. The timing.”“Yes.”“Rogues don’t operate like that.”“No.”She turned fully toward him.“If a pack is behind this, they will hide behind layers. Rogues in front. Someone else pulling strings.”Darius’s jaw tightened.“Then we cut the strings.”“But not publicly,” she said.He understood immediately.“If someone inside our borders is involved,” she continued, “we cannot risk the council knowing our nex
Last Updated: 2026-02-23
Chapter: Chapter 55: Ashes of What Could Have BeenThe pack grew quieter.Not because it was ordered.But because grief has a way of lowering every voice within its reach.Seraphina remained in bed for three days straight.The doctor’s command had been clear. One week of complete rest, no shifting, no strain and no council matters.Her body was healing.Her heart was not, she's still grieving from her loss.A loss that cannot be erased.Sunlight filtered through the curtains each morning, warm and golden, but she barely noticed. Her hand often drifted unconsciously to her abdomen.Flat.Empty.She had not known.That was the part that haunted her most.“I should have felt it,” she whispered one afternoon.Darius sat beside her, reviewing reports he had no real focus on. He set them aside immediately.“You were barely weeks gone,” he said gently. “Even the doctor said it would have been nearly impossible to sense.”She shook her head.“I am not a normal wolf.”No.She wasn’t.Her wolf was ancient, powerful and different.And still....
Last Updated: 2026-02-22
Chapter: Chapter 54: The Child We Never HeldThe symbol remained in Seraphina’s mind long after they left the western border.It followed her into the council chamber.Into her sleep.Into the quiet moments when she thought she was finally alone.Someone was watching.Someone who knew.Three days later, Seraphina made a decision.“I’m visiting my father,” she told Darius that morning.He looked up from the strategy map. “Today?, Now?”“Yes.”He studied her carefully.“You think this is connected.”“I don’t know,” she admitted. “But if someone is targeting me, I won’t have my family left vulnerable.”Darius nodded slowly.“I’ll send double guards.”“I’ll take Maera,” Seraphina added. “And six of our best.”He stepped closer to her.“Be careful.”A faint smile touched her lips. “I always am.”He brushed his thumb against her cheek gently before letting her go.The journey to her father’s village was uneventful.The old man embraced his daughter tightly when she arrived, pride shining in his aging eyes.“You carry yourself differen
Last Updated: 2026-02-21
Chapter: Chapter 53: Lines Drawn In Blood and PrideMorning came too quickly.Seraphina woke before Darius, her eyes tracing the strong line of his jaw as he slept. For a moment, he looked younger, less burdened, less like an Alpha and more like the man she had fallen for.But memory returned quickly.The kiss.The avoidance.The confession.Her wolf did not snarl anymore, but it had not forgotten.She slipped from the bed quietly and dressed in a fitted training tunic instead of her usual flowing Luna attire. Today was not for softness.Today was for clarity.By mid-morning, word had spread that the Alpha and Luna had summoned Sarah to the courtyard.The entire pack felt it.Something decisive was about to happen.Sarah stood in the center of the stone courtyard when they arrived. She had been pulled from field duty early. Dirt still clung to her hands.Her eyes flicked from Darius to Seraphina.She understood immediately.This was not private.This was a deliberate act to disgrace her publicly.Seraphina stepped forward first.She di
Last Updated: 2026-02-20
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