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Chapter 20
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One More Hot Contract with the Shadow Alpha Chapter 20
CORALINA'S POV The silence that followed Maximus’s outburst was not empty; it was pressurized, like the air before a devastating storm. I felt Clyde’s hand shift from the table to the small of my back. It wasn't a romantic gesture—it was a grounding force, a reminder of the contract I had just signed.Clyde turned slowly. He didn’t roar. He didn't even raise his voice. He simply looked at Maximus, and the air in the room seemed to drop ten degrees. The frantic, desperate light in Maximus’s eyes flickered and died. He swallowed hard, his Adam’s apple bobbing painfully as he took a subconscious step back. His legs were visibly trembling, his knees knocking together under the weight of the Shadow Alpha’s absolute suppression."I warned you, Maximus," Clyde rumbled, his voice a low-frequency vibration that rattled the inkwells on the table. "I told you that the next time you stepped into my space, there would be no ground left for you to stand on."Maximus opened his mouth, but no sound
One More Hot Contract with the Shadow Alpha Chapter 19
CORALINA'S POVThe heavy oak doors of the registry chamber didn’t just open; they were thrown back with a violence that rattled the frames. The scratch of the elder’s quill stopped mid-stroke. The air, which had been thick with the scent of Clyde’s cedarwood and the ancient parchment of the marriage contract, was suddenly punctured by a familiar, frantic musk."I object!"Maximus Philip stood in the threshold, his chest heaving, his expensive suit rumpled as if he had slept in his car. He looked like a man unraveling at the seams. Behind him, the Shadow Guard stood like stone statues, their eyes cutting to Clyde for the order to terminate the intrusion.Clyde didn't move. He didn't even turn around. He simply kept his hand flat on the table next to mine, his fingers inches from the ink that was still wet.Maximus marched toward the altar, ignoring the gasps of the High Elders. He looked at me—truly looked at me—with a desperate, wild-eyed intensity that I hadn't seen in years."Look,
One More Hot Contract with the Shadow Alpha Chapter 18
CORALINA'S POV .The silk sheets of the master suite feel like a shroud. I stare at the intricate molding of the ceiling, my heart hammering a frantic, uneven rhythm against my ribs. It is barely dawn, the grey light of a Delhi morning bleeding through the heavy velvet curtains, but the restlessness in my marrow is a physical ache.Beside me, Brielle is a dead weight. Her arm is draped across my chest, her fingers curled into the fabric of my undershirt. Usually, this proximity is what I crave—the soft scent of her expensive perfume, the quiet affirmation that she is mine. But today, her skin feels like molten lead. Each breath she exhales against my neck makes the room feel smaller, the air thinner. I feel suffocated.With a sharp, impatient movement, I catch her wrist and push her arm away. It isn't a gentle nudge. I need the space. I need the cold."Max?" she mumbles, her voice thick with sleep. She shifts, her hair spilling over the pillows like a golden stain. "What is it? Is it
One More Hot Contract with the Shadow Alpha Chapter 17
CORALINA'S POV The arrival of the High Council was not announced by a phone call or a formal letter. It was signaled by the sudden, heavy silence that smothered the Nightfall manor at dawn. The birds stopped singing, and the very air seemed to thicken with the scent of ancient pine and ozone.Three obsidian-colored SUVs, unmarked and armored, pulled up the drive. From them emerged five men whose names were whispered in the histories of the Great Packs—the High Elders. These were the Alphas who had retreated to the northern mountains decades ago, leaving the day-to-day politics to men like Maximus, whom they viewed as mere children playing with toys.They had come to vet the "Orphan Luna."In the grand drawing room, the atmosphere was suffocating. I stood by the fireplace, dressed in a sharp, high-collared ivory dress that felt like a shroud of armor. My back ached, a rhythmic reminder of the hospital bed I had occupied only days ago, but I kept my shoulders squared.The Elders sat in
One More Hot Contract with the Shadow Alpha Chapter 16
The transition of power was never a loud affair in the Everest lineage; it was a cold, surgical extraction.The Neutral Vaults of the Central Council sat like a fortress of black granite in the heart of the city. For centuries, they had held the ledgers, the bloodline records, and the secret treaties of the Great Packs. Technically, since the divorce was not yet registered, Maximus Philip’s Silver Azure faction still held a legal claim to the Nightfall Archives stored within.Maximus, desperate and drowning in debt, had seen an opportunity. If he could freeze the archives, he could stop Clyde from verifying the marriage contract. He could block the "orphan" from ever truly becoming an Everest."I don’t care what it takes," Maximus snarled into his phone as he paced the sidewalk across from the vault. "Block the entrance. If Coralina shows up, turn her away. Use the 'disputed assets' clause. She has no standing here."Behind him, twelve of his top Silver Azure enforcers stood ready. Th
One More Hot Contract with the Shadow Alpha Chapter 15
CORALINA'S POV The grey light of dawn filtered through the floor-to-ceiling windows of the Nightfall manor, casting long, skeletal shadows across the room. I sat motionless before the vanity, staring at my reflection as if looking at a stranger. Today was the day. In a few hours, the legal tether to Maximus Philip would be severed, and a new, heavier chain would be forged with Clyde Everest.There was no flutter of nerves in my stomach, no blush of anticipation on my cheeks. My emotions felt like a cavernous, empty hall—hollow and echoing. The girl who had once spent nights dreaming of lace and "forever" had died somewhere between the cold water of the pack gala and the sterile silence of the hospital ward. What remained was a woman of business, a partner in a high-stakes merger.I was ready for the cooperation.A soft knock sounded, and Marcella entered, followed by three assistants carrying a garment bag that seemed to glow with a life of its own."It is time, Miss Coralina," Marce
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