All Chapters of Sleeping with the Alpha Who Despised Me: Chapter 171 - Chapter 180

Zed’s POVI couldn’t tear my eyes away. My jaw clenched as I watched Jay lead River out of the hall.The scent of her arousal was thick in the air—sweet, intoxicating, impossible to miss. Every damn male wolf here could smell it, but for me, it was torture, stronger. She was mine. My mate. And the fact that Jay was the one leading her away, and I, knowing exactly what they were going to do, burned me alive from the inside.My hands tightened into fists against the table. I was so lost in my anger, so consumed by the indespicable images racing through my mind, that I didn’t even hear the host call out my name the first time.“Alpha Zed.”A nudge on my arm jolted me back to reality. Amber.The host’s voice rang out again, louder this time. “Alpha Zed of the Crescent moon pack, please come up to the stage. Thank you.”Every pair of eyes in the room turned on me. I stiffly composed myself, stood up, and walked to the stage while the audience applauded. I accepted the mic from the host.

 River POV The first thing I felt was warmth. Strong arms wrapped tightly around me, holding me in place like I belonged there. A small smile tugged at my lips as I snuggled deeper into his embrace, my body was sore but deliciously so. Last night… goddess, last night was terrific. Even if my memories were hazy, blurred from being sex-drunk and consumed by the endless waves of pleasure, but I remembered enough. I remembered trembling. I remembered crying out over and over again until exhaustion pulled me under–pulled us under. I sighed softly, clutching the arm around me, inhaling deeply and then my eyes shot open. That scent… oh goddess, no. That wasn’t Jay’s scent. Panic slammed into my chest as I sat up too quickly, my breath catching in my throat. My gaze darted around the room and it didn’t look anything like my hotel room.&n

Hailey POVThe moment River’s call ended, I dropped my phone and jumped out of bed, my heart pounding pounding loudly in my chest. I didn’t waste a second, I yanked open the wardrobe and pulled out the first thing my hands touched, a t-shirt and a pair of joggers.“What happened?” Peter’s asked curiously, his eyes still half dazed from sleep.“I don’t know yet,” I muttered, already slipping into the clothes. I reached for a comb and hurried dragged it through my hair.“Wait, why are you getting dressed? Where are you going?”“I’m going to River’s place,” I answered quickly.“River? Isn’t she supposed to still be on the road coming back? How’s she home already?”“Apparently she just got back,” I said, slipping on my shoes in a rush. “And she called me. She didn’t sound alright at all. It think theres somethig gling on. She… she needs me.”Peter sat up, watching me concern lacing his features. He sighed and nodded. “If it’s that important, then go.”I felt relieved for a brief moment.

Jay’s POV“I mean, she just started acting weird all of a sudden,” Peter said, his voice low, sounding almost frustrated.I poured us both a glass of wine as I listened to him rant about my sister. “Can you pinpoint exactly when you started noticing this behavior?” I asked, handing the first glass to him.He shrugged. “I don’t know.”I picked up the second glass and returned to the couch, lowering myself beside him.“Thank you,” he muttered, taking a small sip.I nodded and leaned back. “But it’s a recent development, right?”“Definitely,” he responded, “I just feel like someone has been filling her head with doubt, and it is really affecting our relationship.”“And have you tried talking to her about it? Hear what she has to say?” I asked, though my mind was drifting somewhere else. My heart was heavy with thoughts I couldn’t bring myself to say aloud.“Not yet,” he admitted. “I keep putting it off. I’ll get to it eventually.”“Yeah…” I tipped my glass back and drained it in one go.

Zed’s POVI slipped on my jacket, grabbed my keys and phone from the nightstand, and headed for the door.“Where are you going?” Amber’s voice came from behind me.“I have somewhere to be,” I replied curtly, not bothering to look back.She huffed, sounding irritated and annoyed, before getting off the bed. “For reasons best known to me, I decided to let that stupid incident between you and my sister go,” she said bitterly, “but that better never repeat itself again.”I stared at her for a long moment, my jaw tight, then shook my head and walked out without another word. The slam of the front door behind me was the only answer I gave her.Yes, Amber had caught River and I in bed. River had been dressed already when she barged in, but still, it was enough. I’d expected the Amber I knew, the one with a temper hotter than an erupted volcano, to claw River’s eyes out or at least throw something at her or at me. But she hadn’t. She’d just yelled at me to get dressed and started packing her