Alle Kapitel von Scumbag Contract Husband, My Regretful Mate is Back : Kapitel 1 – Kapitel 10

"Arghhh" The air was heavy with acrid smoke and blood. Fire licked the sky, casting an unearthly glow upon the ruined clearing. Hazel stood rigid at the edge of what used to be her home, her eyes wide in disbelief.She clutched at the edge of a tree, her nails digging into the bark trying her hardest not to scream, as shallow gasps escaped from her mouth. Among the carnage lay her parents lifeless bodies. Her father, the Alpha of Hibiscus Pack, had crumpled at the steps of the pack house, his powerful body drained of life, as his chest was slicken with crimson. The slight form of his wife, her mother was crumpled right beside him, sprawled so close to him in a way that even in death she had seemed to reach her husband's touch. As she stood behind the shadows watching as her pack burned, she saw her mother's head slightly move in her direction and her lips quivered as tears rolled down her eyes. "Mo..." Her words were caught off as she quickly understood what her mother was trying to

The journey with the men was long and tiring, mostly because she couldn't see a thing due to her blindfold.She suddenly felt the shift from the damp forest floor to a stoned ground, the air became cooler and carried a faint metallic tang. A door creaked open, and she was shoved inside."Stay here," one of the men said.She heard the door shut behind her, the sound echoing in silence. The blindfold remained secured, her legs buckled as she weakly dropped to her knees, her breathing shallow and forced. But she dared not to cry.She couldn't afford to cry.***Alpha Ryland Scooper sat in his office, casually sipping a glass of whiskey as the logs from the large fireplace crackled softly, he leaned back in his leather chair and his emerald green eyes scanned the papers in front of him.He was every inch the Alpha he felt he was: tall, commanding, impossibly and breathtakingly handsome.His wild red hair fell in disarray over his forehead, giving him that untamed, wild and dangerously ha

The words of the Alpha still echoed in her head."Weak."She gritted her teeth, the memory of his rough pull on her chin made her chest tighten. He had spoken to her like she was nothing. But she wasn’t nothing, she was pitiful to look at, yes, but she wasn't weak, she had survived these past few days on her own."He doesn’t know what I’ve been through. What I’ve lost. He knows nothing," she muttered."I must survive... I will survive, I'm not a weakling," she said in a whisper. "For my Pack, for my family."She leaned her head back against the wall, closing her eyes.***Ryland quietly walked in the corridor staring at the phone in his hand as it buzzed, Serena.He let out an annoyed sigh and rubbed his temple before answering."Hello, Serena," he answered calmly his voice devoid of any emotions"Ryland baby," her voice came through light and playful. "You disappeared after dinner. I had the mindset that we'd spend some time together after we were done, but you just disappeared.”"I

Mate!Her wolf finally growled.Ryland's body was still tense as the realization settled over him too. His emerald eyes flashed wide for a moment, the usually unshakeable Alpha looking truly stunned. But the shock quickly twisted into something darker, his face hardened as a sinister smile appeared on his face as his wolf wildly howled inside of him, calling out for her."No," he growled, his hands tightening hard on her hips, "No, this isn't possible."Her trembling lips parted, her voice a barely heard whisper. "What..... what do you mean?"Anger and denial blazed in his eyes as he looked at her, "You," he spat, "Are not my mate. Never."Tears formed at the corners of her eyes threatening to fall. "But.... I can now feel it," she said, her voice cracking. "You're my....”Her words were a soft plea, a desperate hope. For the first time since her capture, she thought there might be something bigger at play. The Moon Goddess had paired them. "Urgh, the heavens forbid!" Ryland cursed u

She lay still on cold wet ground, her battered body hardly able to move. Every inch of her hurt, bruises burning, her ribs stabbing with each shallow breath.The pain and cold had been the only reminders that she was alive.The rain had started sometime during the early hours, at first light, now falling steadily. Droplets hit her face, mingling with dirt and dried blood on her skin. She weakly opened her mouth as the rainwater trickled inside, soothing her parched and dry throat.It was not enough to take off the hunger or ache deep in her chest and in between her legs, but it was something.Her brown eyes flickered open, staring upwards. The branches stirred lightly in the gentle breeze, bending their twigs to and fro as if they were silently witnessing her agony. She tried to raise her arm, but couldn't.“Am I going to die here?” It was a dark thought that was burrowing into her mind. Her wolf was silent, her connection to it dulled by the overwhelming ache in her body and the dr