All Chapters of Alphas' contract mate: Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

Alex’s POVMia gaped.“Aren’t you the rogue found near the borders?” Her eyes narrowed. “Highly impressive, how you slipped past my radar. Tell me, little one… are you a witch like me?”Mia’s mouth opened to speak, but Athena’s hand lashed out first, cracking across her cheek. The sound echoed like a gunshot. She stumbled. Still, Athena’s arm drew back for another strike… but it never landed. In the blink of an eye, Axel’s hand closed around her wrist. The movement was slow enough to look controlled, yet still too fast for Athena to follow. Axel’s grip tightened until Athena’s expression shifted into something I’d never seen from her before—Terror.“Axel,” she hissed. “Respect yourself. You and I both know she isn’t your true mate, so I can do whatever I want—”“Shhh.” Axel whispered softly.Athena’s eyes widened, and I knew why.It wasn’t Axel anymore.It was Keziah.“Keziah, I didn’t mean to—” she began, but Axel applied more pressure to her wrist. She choked and spat a mouthful o

Axel’s POV Keziah chose the worst possible moment to take control of my body. He knew I’d be embarrassed—friends, maids, guards… even my brother were all standing there, watching. And then he just fucking took over. It was like being shoved aside in my own mind. He knocked me into sleep, leaving me floating in the dark, and all my hunger twisted into something else—anger. Raging, suffocating wrath for the one thing we couldn’t have. Mia. When my eyes opened again, I wasn’t in control. “Keziah,” I whispered. “Hm?” “How’s it going?” I asked softly, relieved he had taken over. If it were me standing there, I’d have made a fool of myself like I did earlier. People misunderstood Keziah. They thought he was just insane, but he was the sharpest wolf I’d ever known. For that, I thanked the Moon Goddess. This was how it always worked: in human form, I was the brute while Alex carried the charm and brains. But in wolf form, it was different. Keziah was the charming intelligence, while D

Mia's POV Maybe if I didn't move… he'd forget I was even here. Well, there was no such luck as his feet circled the table, slowly. Why did I feel like he wanted me to hear every step? “Mia…” Keziah's deep voice called out. “You hide like a pup under my table.” The tablecloth lifted, and there he was, crouched low, wild hair brushing the wood. “You eat like a wolf,” he murmured, tilting his head as his eyes scanned the grease still smeared on my chin. “You belch like a wolf. But you hide like prey. Why?” His face was so close I swore my heart stopped. Was he going to kill me now for bad table manners? Before I could scuttle back, his hand caught my wrist. The other braced against the floor, boxing me in. His thumb dragged across my greasy knuckle, then he brought it to his mouth. And sucked. I froze. Oh. My. Goddess. “You taste… unclaimed.” His voice was husky. “But not untouched. I don't like that.” Shit, shit, shit. Tristan. My whole body burned hot, then cold, then

Axel’s POV Hera and Athena. What difference was there between the two? None at all. My brother and I had always done our best to have nothing to do with priestesses. But that was a story for another day. “Good. Goodbye.” Keziah waved once. Hansel didn’t move, which made Samantha glance at her mother oddly, then back at me. “Wait a minute. Who would’ve thought?” she said, narrowing her eyes at my bare feet. “Axel would’ve asked for a hug, at least. Keziah, are you really that cruel?” Keziah burst into laughter that didn’t reach his eyes. “I thought you’d never notice, Hansel. What’s with this pity party, throwing your slutty child at me…” To my shock, she shoved Samantha toward me, and the poor girl landed against my chest. “If I never told you this before, I’ll say it now. Samantha’s mate was the pack’s drunk omega! Why would my daughter—an alpha—be mated to an omega? She needs an alpha like her. So what did I do? I asked Hera to sever the mating bond. Samantha is fine,

Mia's POV “You killed my husband!” the woman shrieked like a banshee. Of course, Axel did. If he couldn't have a mate, then he was capable of rendering her mateless. I just hadn’t expected this woman’s fury and pain. I lifted my eyes and found Keziah watching the commotion with bloodshot eyes. He was obviously pissed to hell. I could tell from the heavy silence choking the hall. Alex appeared instantly, shutting the door behind him with inhuman speed. He signaled two gamma guards with a flick of his fingers, and they moved at once, blocking the door. Then his eyes shifted to a glossy white. He was transmitting with Axel. Whatever they were saying, no one else could hear. “You should rot in the Eclipsed Silence, Alpha Axel!” the woman spat, her voice cracking with rage. “Your rule is unfit for this pack. Are you so bitter about not having your mate that you murdered mine? You will never know the love of a true bond. None of the girls you bed will ever give you the satisfacti