All Chapters of CONTRACTED TO THE BEAST ALPHA: Chapter 161 - Chapter 170

Claire and Brandon were given some privacy to talk, and this time, Brandon couldn't hold it anymore as he kissed her softly. Finally, he was with his mate and they would be together forever.Claire and Brandon got into two separate cars. Claire had taken the same car with Zora, but the ladies were seated at the back while two guards took the front.Trent and Brandon occupied the other car. Trent had made this sitting arrangement that way because he knew that it would be difficult for Brandon to be alert if he sat with Claire, knowing how much the mate bond could control one.Claire watched through the tinted window as Brandon's car moved forward. Her heart was still racing from everything that had happened. She had actually done it. Left everything behind for him."You are quiet," Zora said beside her.Claire turned away from the window. "Just thinking.""About Brandon?""About everything." Claire tucked a strand of hair behind her ear. "I cannot believe I actually did that. My father

Claire's mind drifted to what her new life would be like. Living in Trent's territory, being with Brandon every day, the man she just met."Do you think the pack members..." She paused as she swallowed hard before speaking again. "Will they accept me?""They will follow Brandon's lead. If he vouches for you, they will welcome you."Claire nodded, finding comfort in that. Through the front windshield, she could still see the taillights of Trent and Brandon's car ahead of them. Brandon was so close yet felt impossibly far away. She wanted to be in that car with him, wanted to see his face, hear his voice.The road curved sharply, and their driver slowed down to navigate the turn."How much longer until we reach the territory?" Claire asked one of the guards."About forty minutes, miss," the guard in the passenger seat replied without turning around.The car ahead of them suddenly slowed down. Claire leaned forward, trying to see what was happening."What is going on?" Zora asked, her vo

As soon as Trent realized that they had lost contact with the other car carrying Zora, he felt his chest tighten. This time it wasn't a gut feeling, but it was obvious that something was going on.The two guards in the front seat had gone rigid, their training kicking in. The driver kept both hands on the wheel.Then Trent saw it. A figure standing in the road ahead, barely visible in the darkness. Just standing there, watching them."There." He pointed.Brandon leaned forward, squinting. "Who is that?""I do not know." Trent reached for the door handle. "But I am going to find out.""Wait, maybe we should—"Trent never heard the rest of Brandon's sentence. Thick smoke suddenly erupted around their car, billowing up from nowhere and everywhere at once. It poured through the vents, seeped under the doors, filled the interior in seconds."Duck!" Trent shouted. "It is wolfsbane!"The guards immediately dropped down, trying to avoid breathing in the toxic smoke. Brandon covered his nose a

Trent shifted back to his human form while still trying to catch his breath as a result of the fight just now. The mud on his skin was starting to dry and crack, but he barely noticed. His mind was focused on Zora.He rushed to her side, and even as she opened her mouth to speak, he immediately tugged her to his side and wrapped his arms around her."I was so afraid. I thought that I had lost you," he whispered into her ear, sniffing her scent."Me too. I was so scared when Brandon told me that you dashed into the woods. Why would you do something like that?" she fumbled, but he only tugged her tighter to his side with a small smile on his lips."Alpha!" Brandon suddenly called as soon as he was done bundling the man on the ground with a rope. Trent finally pulled away from Zora to give Brandon his attention."It's Claire. We can't find her." Brandon felt his heart break as he spoke. She had left everything just to be with him.The thought that she might be in danger all because of hi

Claire's eyes slowly opened as they felt heavy.The first thing she noticed when she woke up was the throbbing pain in her head. It felt like someone had taken a hammer to her skull and decided to keep going. She groaned softly, pressing her palm against her forehead.She narrowed her eyes with a confused expression, trying to focus on her surroundings. The room was unfamiliar but comfortable. Soft morning light made her feel relaxed. The bed beneath her was larger than hers, the sheets smelling faintly of pine and something masculine.Then the memories started trickling back. The journey and then the wolfsbane in the form of smoke. The way her lungs had burned when she breathed it in. The panic when she realized Brandon was missing.Everything was starting to make sense to her, but none of it pointed to where she was right now.She had gone looking for Brandon. That much she remembered clearly. Her feet stumbling through the woods, her vision blurring with each moment the poison hit