All Chapters of WIFE TO A CHEATER BRIDE TO A BILLIONAIRE : Chapter 71 - Chapter 79

JASMINE – POVI woke up disoriented.It was dark again. The room felt heavy, like the air itself had thickened. I pushed the blanket off, but the cold didn’t bother me.My head ached, not from sickness, but from the weight of a dream I couldn’t quite remember—only flashes. A car. Screeching tires. Elora’s face, pale and limp in my arms. And then nothing. Blackness. Like my mind didn’t want me to see more.I sat up slowly, every bone protesting.Where was William?He had been beside me earlier—his arm draped loosely around my waist like a quiet promise. I hadn’t even meant to fall asleep. I’d only asked him to lie down, just until my chest stopped feeling like it would split open.But now I was alone.My fingers brushed the indent on the other side of the bed. Still warm.He hadn’t been gone long.I tried to breathe. Deep, steady.But guilt isn’t something you can exhale. It curls in your lungs and makes a home there.I squeezed my eyes shut, trying to forget the image of Elora on that

Despite what Kelvin had said, Ruth did not betray me. I knew he was just playing a sick mind game, trying to make me doubt our friendship. But what’s stronger than one person standing against bad leadership? Two people united against it.The past couple of days at school had been calm—no students chasing us or trying to harm us. I hated to admit it, but it was all thanks to Kelvin. Somehow, he had managed to convince his cruel brother to leave us alone. Still, I doubted his brother would let me off so easily. His glaring eyes tracked me every time I walked into school, like he was just waiting for the perfect moment to pounce and destroy me.What made it worse was that Ruth and I were constantly on edge. We flinched at every sudden movement, never fully trusting the quiet.But today, I refused to worry about anything else. Today was what every young mateless werewolf eagerly awaited—the Mating Ceremony.The ceremony, held once a year, was a magical event. Young adults who had recently

SAGE POV. I stood near the cafeteria entrance, holding my food tray while scanning the place. Every table was filled except for Roman’s. He sat alone at the far end of the hall, casually twirling a knife between his fingers as he glared at me. It was as if he was making it clear that no one was welcome to sit beside him. But I wasn’t stupid enough to want to sit with him—not after he threw me out of our room, and definitely not after the way he had been watching me since I walked in.I swallowed hard, shifting my tray. Shit. Where do I sit?Then, out of nowhere, someone called out.“Oi! New kid!”I turned toward the direction of the sound to see a blond boy waving at me.He scooted closer to his friend, tapping the empty space on the bench between them. “C’mon, before you embarrass yourself standing there.” I hesitated for half a second before heading toward them.“Thanks,” I muttered, sliding onto the bench.The moment I sat down, their scents hit me. Alphas. Both of them.The b

SAGE POV. The moment I stepped through the academy gates, I knew I had made a terrible mistake.I had expected it to be an all-boys academy. That much was clear. But I hadn’t fully grasped the insanity of being the only girl in a place filled with strong powerful male wolves. Even with my hair cut short and my brother’s clothes hanging off me, I looked like a weaker, scrawnier version of them.I stiffened, clutching the strap of my bag tighter. I had never been this close to so many boys before. Sure, I had seen them at mating ceremonies, but those were different. They were dressed in their finest clothes, combed and perfumed, trained to be on their best behavior.But here… this was their natural state. Loud, rough, unfiltered and shirtless. One boy sprinted past me, nearly knocking me over as he chased another, both of them laughing wildly. Another stood nearby, cracking his neck, his muscles flexing with every movement. Two more were casually arguing about who could take down a wi

THIRD PERSON’S POV."Can you quit tapping your pen on the table? You're distracting me," Lucas said, irritated.Noah dropped the pen. "That stubborn girl," he cussed, running his hand through his scattered hair. "She just keeps ruining my plans.""Why don't we get another girl to act like our mate? Someone more submissive and easy to control," Lucas suggested. "We both know she will slow us down, so why bother?""The lycan king knows about Sasha, and if we want him to think we are capable and responsible, we need to make amends with her," Noah explained.Lucas furrowed his brows. "Is he also aware that Sasha is an omega, way below our league?""I tried to tell him that, but he said if the moon goddess sees her fit to be our mate, then so be it," Noah replied."I wonder why the lycan king is so concerned about our mate," Lucas questioned."Me too, but that's the least of my worries. Right now, I need Sasha to like us," Noah hissed.The Lycan King was the last of his kind, the original