All Chapters of Sleeping with the Alpha Who Despised Me: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

(River's POV)My smile faltered and my heart sank immediately as I reached my eyes to meet her's.No matter how much I tried to deny it within myself, Amber was back in the Crescent Moon Pack, and to our lips.I bit my lips, and hid the pregnancy report behind me as I greeted her, “Sister, when did you come?” However, instead of replying to me, she flinched at my sight and hid behind Zed. I looked nervously at her, and then at Zed.His eyes were bloody red, and cold. It was as if he wanted to crumble me right that second. A chill ran down my spine. “W—What’s going on?” Zed let out a heavy scoff. “Are you disappointed to see her return? You didn't expect this when she left, right?”I pursed my lips, looking anxiously but I couldn't respond to him. I had no idea what was going on, but I understood something was off.“Why aren't you replying? Don't you have something to confess?”I gulped. “What are you saying, Zed? Why would I be disappointed seeing her return?” I said, touching the

(River's POV)I clenched my fist as I looked at her enraged. “Why? Why did you do this to me?”Amber smiled and shrugged. “This way, it was just easier to match the dots and to remove you quickly from Zed’s side. Did you forget that you're only a substitute and could marry him just because I left before the wedding day?”“I never wanted him! And, you ran away because you didn't believe that he was going to be the Alpha! Don't lie to yourself.”Amber looked at me with annoyance. “I always hated your indifferent and annoyed look. You're always indifferent to everything, and even now, you claim that you don't love Zed.” She let out a little laughter. “He really thinks that I love him. The only one who could love someone as dumb as him is you, sister. If it wasn't for his Alpha position, why would I want him?”My face turned hot with rage. “I never care what you think. If you really wanted me gone, I'd have left. But, why did you frame me?”Amber rolled her eyes with annoyance. “You didn'

 It seemed like no one was home, so I slipped quietly into my bedroom and sank onto the bed. My plan was simple—wait until he was alone, then go to him and tell him the truth.That I was carrying his pup.I didn’t even realize when I drifted off. Sleep pulled me under fast, maybe because of the stress, maybe because my body just couldn’t take it anymore. But the peace didn’t last.A rough shake yanked me out of my sleep.I blinked, still groggy and disoriented, and saw Zed standing over me, his face twisted in a cold frown.“What are you doing here?” he snapped, his voice sharp and accusing.I pushed myself up, heart racing, still trying to shake off the fog of sleep. “What?” I mumbled. “What do you mean, what am I doing here? I live here.”His eyes narrowed. “I thought I made it clear when I told the guards to throw you out earlier.” His voice drippe

(River's POV)“I’m sorry, but this is a high-class bar,” the manager said, her eyes scanning me like I was something she sfcraped off her shoe. “We can’t just hire anyone to work here.”Rejection.That awful word again.And let me tell you—it never gets easier.I swallowed hard, fighting back the lump forming in my throat. “But I really need this job,” I said, my voice barely above a whisper. “Please.”She gave me a long, slow look. The kind of look that strips you bare without ever laying a hand on you.“Desperation isn’t a good look,” she said with a smirk. “Trust me.”Then she leaned back in her chair like she was doing me a favor. “You might want to try somewhere… more your class.”My brows furrowed. My class? What the hell was that supposed to mean?She continued before I could even respond. “There’s an old bar a few miles from here. Pretty run-down, but I’m sure they’ll be glad to have you.”I blinked, trying to process the insult. Before I could get a word out, she stood and ope

River POV When I stepped back into the bedroom, a large breakfast tray had appeared on the coffee table—and the pretty stranger was now seated on the only couch in the room.“Oh, you’re finally out,” she said, glancing up at me.I couldn’t help but smile back. Something about her presence made it hard to be guarded.“I ordered breakfast for you,” she added, gesturing to the tray. And wow, she wasn’t kidding—it was a feast. She noticed the way my eyes roamed over the food and gave a sheepish smile. “I didn’t know what you liked, so… I got a little bit of everything,” she said with a shrug. “Better safe than sorry, right?”Then she motioned to the bed. “Also, I got you something to wear. Your old outfit was… basically in ruins. Torn, stained—way past saving. I had one of my guards pick thi