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The Woman Who Ran
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Contract Marriage with My Hockey Alpha The House That Remembered
CHAPTER EIGHTY Two The House That RememberedScarlett’s POVThe road to my old home seemed much shorter than I remembered, although I knew that was probably because I was no longer the little girl who had once travelled along it without understanding why certain places felt important to her.I sat quietly beside Ryan in the back seat while Eleanor sat across from us, holding her walking stick between both hands, and Mr. Alden sat beside the driver with a folder resting on his lap.Nobody spoke much during the journey.There were too many thoughts between us, too many questions that had followed us from the cemetery to the mansion and then to Mr. Alden’s house, and now all of those questions were leading us toward the one place I had spent years trying not to remember.My childhood home.I stared through the window as the city slowly disappeared behind us, replaced by narrow roads, tall trees, small houses, and fields that looked strangely familiar even though I could not remember vis
Contract Marriage with My Hockey Alpha The Woman Who Ran
CHAPTER EIGHTY-THREEThe Woman Who RanScarlett’s POVThe knocking echoed through the small house again.No one moved.The sound seemed louder this time, as though whoever stood outside knew we were standing just beyond the door.I looked at Ryan.He had stepped in front of me without thinking.His shoulders were tense, and his eyes never left the entrance.Mr. Alden remained frozen in his chair.His face had turned pale.For the first time since we arrived, he looked like an old man carrying far more years than his age.Another knock came.Slower.Patient.Ryan looked toward Mr. Alden.“Stay here.”He shook his head quickly.“No.”Ryan frowned.“They’ve found us.”“You don’t know that.”“I do.”Ryan did not answer.Instead, he walked toward the front door.I followed a few steps behind him.He looked over his shoulder.“Stay back.”“I’m not leaving you alone.”His expression softened for only a second.Then he nodded.“Don’t come any closer than this.”I stopped where I was.Ryan unl
Contract Marriage with My Hockey Alpha The Face From The Past
CHAPTER EIGHTYThe Face From the PastRyan’s POVThe mansion no longer felt like home.It felt like a place where every shadow could be hiding a secret.For two days, I barely left my office.The security team continued searching for the person who paid the guard, but every lead ended the same way. The locker at the train station had been rented using false information. The money had been left inside without anyone seeing who delivered it. The security cameras near the station had been erased before the investigation even started.Whoever we were dealing with had planned everything.They had expected us to search.They had expected us to fail.I stood beside the large window in my office and watched the rain fall over the gardens.Scarlett quietly walked into the room carrying two cups of coffee.“You forgot breakfast again.”I turned toward her and accepted the cup.“Thank you.”She smiled faintly before sitting on the sofa.“You’ve been staring out that window for almost twenty minu
Contract Marriage with My Hockey Alpha The traitor
CHAPTER EIGHTY-ONEThe TraitorRyan’s POVSleep never came that night.I lay in bed for nearly an hour, staring at the ceiling while listening to the quiet sound of Scarlett breathing beside me. She had finally fallen asleep after everything that happened in her room, but even in her sleep, she did not look completely at peace. Every now and then, she shifted slightly, as though her mind was still trapped inside the nightmare that had followed us home.I turned my head and looked at her.The moonlight coming through the curtains rested softly across her face.She looked calm.She looked safe.But I knew appearances could be deceiving.Someone had entered this mansion.Someone had walked into her room without fear.Someone had touched the one gift that meant the most to her and left behind a message that was meant to frighten her.That person had not failed.They had frightened both of us.The difference was that fear did not make me step back.It made me move forward.Carefully, I got
Contract Marriage with My Hockey Alpha Someone Inside The Mansion
CHAPTER Seventy EightSomeone Inside the MansionScarlett’s POVThe mansion had never felt so quiet.Ever since I received the anonymous letter at the cemetery, everything around us had changed. Ryan ordered more security around the estate, and within a single afternoon, guards were stationed at every entrance. New cameras were installed along the hallways, the gardens, and the gates. Every visitor had to be identified before stepping inside, and every member of the staff had their identification checked again.No one complained.Everyone understood that something was wrong.Ryan tried not to let the changes affect me, but I noticed the way he looked over his shoulder whenever we walked through the garden. I noticed how his eyes searched every room before I entered it. Even during dinner, he quietly observed the servants bringing food to the table.He trusted very few people now.I reached across the table and rested my hand over his.“You’ve barely eaten.”He looked up at me and gave
Contract Marriage with My Hockey Alpha The Warning
CHAPTER SEVENTY-NINEThe WarningScarlett’s POVThe mansion was unusually peaceful the next morning, yet I could not shake the feeling that something had changed. Ever since Gomez returned with the old envelope, the air around us seemed heavier. Ryan tried his best not to let me see how worried he was, but I knew him well enough to notice the small changes in his expression. He smiled whenever he looked at me, but the smile never reached his eyes for very long before his thoughts carried him somewhere else.Breakfast was quiet.Ryan sat across from me, stirring the coffee in his cup without taking a single sip. Every few moments, his eyes drifted toward the envelope resting beside him on the table.I watched him for a while before reaching across the table and placing my hand over his.He looked up immediately.“You’ve been thinking all morning.”He let out a quiet breath before turning his hand over and holding mine.“I have.”“You hardly touched your breakfast.”“I wasn’t hungry.”I
Contract Marriage with My Hockey Alpha Against Him?
CHAPTER FIVE — Scarlett POVI was asleep when my phone started ringing.At first, I didn’t want to open my eyes. My body felt too heavy, and my mind was still stuck in everything that had happened over the past few days. The ringing continued anyway, sharp and persistent, until I finally forced my
Contract Marriage with My Hockey Alpha The Problem
CHAPTER fourRyan POVI took her home last night.Even now, sitting alone in my office, I still could not understand why.Bringing Scarlett Hayes to my pack had never been part of my plans.In fact, if anyone had asked me yesterday morning what I would be doing today, this would have been the last
Contract Marriage with My Hockey Alpha With Him
CHAPTER THREE — Scarlett POVFor a moment, nobody moved.The silence in the hall after he said those words felt heavy, like the air itself had been pressed down on everyone’s shoulders.I could still feel the shock in my body and my stepmother was still holding my arm, but her grip had loosened sli
Contract Marriage with My Hockey Alpha My Opponent
CHAPTER ONE — My Opponent Scarlett's POV This was the last game of the season and I kept telling myself not to think too much about it, but my mind wouldn’t stop going there no matter what, like it was stuck on a loop I couldn’t break out of.The last game meant everything or nothing for me, ther
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