All Chapters of Alphas' contract mate: Chapter 41 - Chapter 50

Alexander's POVHer dull eyes flickered, still searching. “And the torture?”“That’s on my uncle.”She blinked slowly. “You call him Uncle. Is he a blood relative?”That pulled me up short. Why would she ask that? Why in that tone? Suspicion prickled down my spine unpleasantly. But I waved it off. “No. He was my father’s beta.”She nodded faintly, her voice slurred with exhaustion. “I see…” Her body sank further into the bed, heavy and spent, but her words dragged out one more time. “What happened… to your father?”My jaw clenched as my gaze shifted to her hand resting weakly against the bloodied sheets. The wound there twitched, trying to knit itself shut, but the black veins kept crawling outward, stubborn and corrupt. My gut twisted at the sight. Wolfsbane and silver were really horrible torture tools. Uncle went far this time.“He died,” I muttered at last, averting my gaze. The words scraped out of me rougher than I meant. “Of poison years ago.” When I looked back at Mia, he

Axelair POV I averted my gaze, swallowing hard. “It’s complicated. But don’t feel upset, alright?”She frowned. “Then why do you lock us here? If you want us in your pack, why not let us out?” Her voice was soft but brave. I respected that, taking down the urge to snap at her. I never snap at children. “Because freedom is something you earn. Some of your people would rather spit at me than work with me. I can’t risk it. But you… you’re different.”She looked down, quiet for a moment. Then she whispered, “I’ll earn it.”I nodded. “Good.” I stood up and walked away, the keeper trailing me like a shadow. At the edge of the ridge, I saw Frank coming toward me. His smile was a bit too wide for a place like this.My eyes narrowed. “Where have you been?”He shrugged casually. “Alex left, and Warren was going to leave, so I had to say goodbye.”I studied his face. “You’re so happy. Do you like Warren?”Frank’s eyes widened. “No! He’s like a brother to me!”I scoffed. “What if he’s your mate

Axelair's POV Her lips pressed against mine hard enough to sting, but I didn’t pull away at once… maybe it was the heat of the moment or the exhaustion burning through my body, but I let Samantha chew on my lower lips there for a second before I finally pushed her back by the shoulders.I wiped my mouth with the back of my hand and smirked down at her. “You kiss like someone who’s desperate not to lose.”Her eyes widened at my words, and for once she looked like she hadn’t expected the blow. The teasing tone I used didn’t soften whatever I meant, and she knew it. Samantha swallowed hard, then took a half step back as though I’d shoved her. “Desperate?” she whispered.I raised a brow. “Don’t pretend you don’t hear it. You’re clawing at me like I’m the last bone in the den. It doesn’t suit you, Samantha.”Her lips parted like she wanted to snap back, but then she sighed, brushing her wavy hair from her face. When she looked at me again, the playfulness was gone. “Fine. Have it your wa

Mia’s POVThe knocking started faint at first… almost polite, but then it quickly grew louder like whoever was outside had no intention of leaving until I answered. My whole body stiffened and I wiped at my eyes roughly. Even my wolf twitched inside me, alert and uneasy.“Who is it?” My voice came out harsher than I intended. I just didn't want anyone to see that I was a mixture of nerves… or to see the leftover tears drying on my cheeks.“It’s me” a soft voice came from the other side, muffled but gentle. “Cassian.”Relief poured into my chest. Cass. Sweet and harmless Cass… not Axelair with his fury. My legs pushed me off the ground and I stumbled toward the door, pressing my eye against the tiny peephole just to be sure. The familiar shape of Cass’s plumpy face filled the circle. Her brown hair was tied back loosely and her eyes were full of calm patience. Just like any other normal omega. I undid the bolt and pulled the door open quickly. Cass barely waited a second before sli

Mia’s POV“Go on,” Cass stayed behind me like a little guardian devil. I stared at my wolf… her scars, and unnatural creamy fur that had earned me names I’d never wanted.Monster.Freak.“Now you see why I can never be Luna.” I whispered, averting my gaze.“Wrong,” Cass snapped so quickly I actually flinched. She marched across the room like she’d just won some argument in her head before it even started. “Completely, absolutely wrong. You’re acting like a villain revealed in a bad movie. ‘Look at me, I’m scary, fear me.’ No. I’ve seen scary. You’re not it. You’re… intense… different, sure, but different doesn’t equal monster. If anything, it makes people pay attention.”I rolled my eyes. “You screamed, Cass. Then you puked. That’s not exactly ‘paying attention.’”Her face flushed, but she doubled down anyway. “Okay, yes, that happened. And in my defense, I told you I’ve got a sensitive stomach. It’s my body betraying me, not my brain. My brain thinks you’re badass… my stomach just