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FIFTY-NINE

Author: Queentin
last update publish date: 2026-09-24 08:54:10

AARON

I stayed in the room long after Lena had gone to bed, staring at the place where she had stood while the demon kept pressing against my control.

My hands were still shaking, and the creature inside me had not gone quiet; it kept pushing the same instinct through my mind, claiming that the child mattered and that Lena belonged at the center of whatever it wanted.

I hated the way the thought sounded even inside my own head. Lena was not mine to possess, and her baby was not something I cou
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  • THE CONTRACT WIFE OF THE DEMON WOLF   SEVENTY-TWO

    The Alpha Who Would Not WaitAARONI was already halfway across the security room when the head of estate security stepped in front of me. “Alpha, we have identified the attack as organized, and I strongly advise against moving into their territory without support.”“Then get support ready.”“We do not have time for that.” He pointed toward the screens, where the map showed the route Lena had taken and the last location of her vehicle. “Whoever took her knew our patrol schedule, the route, and exactly when you were separated from her.”I looked at the red marker on the map. “How long?”“Less than forty minutes.”“Then we are already wasting time.”He caught my arm before I could walk past him. “If you enter their territory alone, they can treat it as an attack on their pack. If they are connected to the Alpha network, the council could become involved, and this could turn into something much larger.”“I don't care about the council.”“You should.”“No.” I pulled my arm free. “I care a

  • THE CONTRACT WIFE OF THE DEMON WOLF   SEVENTY -ONE

    LENAI had three screens open when Aaron came back into the study, and none contained the answer we wanted. The financial records showed money moving through six companies before disappearing into accounts that had no obvious connection to Gary or Zain’s family.Aaron shut the door behind him and looked toward the windows before coming to my desk. “We need to change the security around the estate,” he said, and the way he said it told me this was not another suggestion.I leaned back. “Why?”“There are unfamiliar wolf scents near the eastern wall,” he replied. “Two different scents, maybe three, and they were close enough that our guards should have noticed them.”I glanced at the security feed. Nothing moved along the wall except one of our patrol teams crossing the grounds. “Could they be from another pack passing through?”“They could, but they shouldn't be this close without announcing themselves.” He pulled a chair toward me. “Until we know who they are, I want you staying insid

  • THE CONTRACT WIFE OF THE DEMON WOLF   SEVENTY

    ZAIN“They are already moving.” Yera's words followed me out of her room, and by the time I reached my car, I had already called one of my father's senior financial officers.“Send me every file connected to Lena Blackwood, the pregnancy, and the Blackwood family,” I ordered. “I want everything my father has kept from me, including records from before Lena and I were married.”The officer hesitated, which told me more than his answer would have. “Sir, those records are restricted.”“I am asking you as the Alpha of this family.” My grip tightened around the phone. “If you refuse, I will assume you are protecting my father from me.”He went silent before finally agreeing to send what he could access. I started the engine and drove toward one of our private offices, knowing I could not trust anything my father had told me until I had seen the records myself.The first folder arrived before I reached the building. I opened it at a red light and found documents about Lena's pregnancy, but

  • THE CONTRACT WIFE OF THE DEMON WOLF   SIXTY-NINE

    YERAI had never seen my father lower his voice when speaking about business unless he was discussing something he did not want the rest of the house to hear. That was why I stopped outside his study that afternoon when I heard Lena's name, and the words that followed made me stay.“The pregnancy changes the situation,” my father said, his voice low enough that I almost missed him. “Zain still believes this is about his heir.”A second voice answered through the speakerphone, and I recognized Zain's father immediately. “Let him believe that, but the child is not the reason we need Lena.”I moved closer to the door, careful not to let my shoes make a sound. My heart had started beating faster, although I still had no idea what I was about to hear.“She is the last Blackwood descendant,” Zain's father continued. “If her wolf awakens completely, we lose control of something that has been contained for generations.”My stomach turned at the words. I had heard my father speak about Lena a

  • THE CONTRACT WIFE OF THE DEMON WOLF   SIXTY-NINE

    LENAI woke with my cheek against Aaron's chest, and for several seconds I stayed there, listening to his breathing while the memory of last night returned in pieces. His demon had been quiet after I chose him, and I still could not decide whether that silence had been acceptance, recognition, or something neither of us understood yet.Aaron's arm was wrapped around my waist, warm and heavy against my back, and when I shifted, his eyes opened. “You have been staring at me,” he murmured, his voice rough with sleep, and I smiled when he pulled me closer instead of letting me move away.“I was thinking,” I said. “That is usually what people do when they are awake.”He gave a tired laugh. “You think too much before breakfast.” His fingers brushed a strand of hair away from my face, and he added, “Come downstairs before you start investigating the curtains.”I laughed and pushed his shoulder. “You make fun of me, but you were the one who spent half the night checking every lock after Zain

  • THE CONTRACT WIFE OF THE DEMON WOLF   SIXTY-SEVEN

    Gary MovesALPHA GARYThe call came before sunrise, when most of the house was still quiet and my security team had not yet started the morning shift. I answered without checking the number because only a handful of people had access to this line, and the man on the other end knew better than to call me unless he had something important.“Zain has confirmed it,” the man said. “Lena Blackwood is pregnant.”I leaned back in my chair and looked toward the dark windows. “And the child?”“He believes it is his.”I gave a small nod, though he could not see me. Zain being the father was useful information, but it was not the part of the report that interested me most.“Is there anything else?”There was a pause before the man answered. “There is a bigger problem, Alpha.”I waited.“The Blackwood bloodline has awakened.”My fingers stopped against the arm of the chair. For several seconds, I said nothing because those words carried more weight than any pregnancy ever could.“Are you certai

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