Semua Bab A Month to Cheat Fine：I’ll Marry His Rival Alpha Instead: Bab 1 - Bab 10

The days leading up to the wedding blurred into chaos. Flowers. Seating arrangements. The Luna ceremony rehearsal. I threw myself into every detail, hoping the frenzy would drown out my doubts. I told myself it was fine. That Jay’s occasional distracted glances and absentminded smiles didn’t mean anything. That his late nights in his study were just wedding stress. Then, one afternoon, we received a shipment of wedding souvenirs—delicate, hand-painted glass favors engraved with our initials. I picked up one of the boxes and frowned. The packaging was careless, the wrappings half-done. One of the glass favors tumbled out, landing in my palm. It was beautiful, no doubt. But as I stared at the etched initials—*K&E*—my breath caught in my throat. *K&E.* Not *Jay and Me.* Jay and Linda. My fingers tightened around the fragile glass as the truth crashed over me. This wasn’t an accident. It was a sign. And in that moment, the delicate favor shattered between my fingers, sh

In just a few words, I understood the depths of what Alpha Jay had done for Linda.“I was able to return to the Red River Pack this time… all thanks to Alpha Jay,” she said, turning to me with a soft smile.“Selina, I have no hostility toward you,” she added, her tone calm, almost gentle. “Let’s try to get along well in the future, okay?”Her words sounded like a polite request, but they carried the subtle weight of moral obligation.Linda had endured so much. All she seemed to want now was peace. Refusing her would only make me look coldhearted.But what exactly did she mean by “getting along well”?Before, her words might have sparked anger in me. No one wants someone else meddling in their relationship.Now?Now, it was almost laughable.How could I take their requests seriously?“Fine. Get along well,” I replied, the words slipping out with startling ease.It didn’t matter—I was leaving soon. Why bother making a scene?That night, Linda took the master bedroom, while Alpha Jay and

But then, Linda changed the subject.“We were just playing around back then,” she said lightly. “But Jay… he took it too seriously—so seriously that, in the end, it scared me.”So, she left him.She sighed, and in that brief pause, I thought I caught something—regret, maybe. A trace of something left unsaid.“But I’m very happy now,” she added.Her expression softened, a quiet relief settling into her voice.“My husband is taking me to Rogue Lair, making me his queen, giving me the best life.” She spoke casually, but there was certainty in her words. “And Jay should focus on his studies.”She hesitated, then said, “He and I are on different paths now. But you… you’re lucky. You’re on the right one.”After our meeting, I sent a message to Alpha Jay, asking him to pick me up.I’ll admit—it was partly to stake my claim.But in the end, I realized it wasn’t necessary.I would never understand the bond between them.When they saw each other, they didn’t say a single word. Yet somehow, an en

A month after my move, Harper picked me up from the Training Grounds and immediately hit me with, “Wow, you’ve changed.”I blinked at him. “Is that a good thing or a bad thing?”“When we first met, I thought you were just this dull, emotionally wounded woman. But now…” He gave me a once-over. “You’re kind of lively. Charming, even.”I smirked. “Charming? Careful, Harper. Compliments like that might go to my head.”Maybe people here were just more generous with their praise, or maybe all this sunshine and sea air really had worked some magic on me. Whatever it was, I felt different—confident, even. I’d traded in my brooding Red River Pack vibes for a whole new outlook.Life here was… light. Easy. My evenings were spent at the beach bar with my colleagues, where we drank, laughed, and sometimes argued over who had to pay the tab. Weekends were reserved for swimming in the ocean or sunbathing on the shore, where my skin had taken on a healthy, sun-kissed glow. Even my hair had gotten in o

“Just like when Linda dumped you,” I said coldly. “You chose me because I have a good family background, I look a bit like her, and I was stupid enough to love you unconditionally.”Alpha Jay’s expression darkened, but I didn’t stop.“So I was your Plan B all along? You really thought I’d just sit here, waiting for you to come back, and then throw myself into your arms like nothing happened?”His jaw tightened.“I wish I had never met you,” I whispered, my voice breaking.I fought the urge to hurl the ring at his face. Instead, I turned on my heel and walked away, heading straight back to my friend’s party.The salty sea breeze stung my eyes—or at least, that’s what I told myself. But no matter how hard I tried, I couldn’t stop the tears from falling.My friends must have sensed something was wrong because they didn’t bombard me with questions. They just handed me tissues and picked up the conversation where it left off, pretending like nothing had happened.Harper came over and patted