Semua Bab I Need a Man, Not Boys: Bab 1 - Bab 9

"The crush Olivia wrote in her book must be me!""Dream on! Blonde hair, blue eyes, tall, and strong. She must be describing me!"I stood at the door. The joy and anticipation of meeting my friends again were now reduced to nothing.On the other end of the line, Ryder heard every single word coming from the three of them, but he remained silent."You can pick someone else. I only trained them so that one of them could become your mate," said Ryder. The three of them—Jack Lynch, Eric Jakeman, and Benjamin Zeller—were the candidates of my marriage of convenience. Dad had doted on me before he passed. He had always hoped that there would be someone protecting me and helping me lead the pack in the future. Ryder Wright, Dad's most trusted friend, Alpha of the Glace pack, selected three guys from his pack. He trained and guided them so that I could pick one of them as my mate later on. I spent all my time with them, and we were close. However, Olivia Smith stirred something up i

Ryder held a banquet for me to announce that I had recovered. The second announcement was that the Argent Flame pack and the Glace pack would merge into one pack after we got married. I would become the heir of the new pack.Jack, Eric, and Benjamin would be under me, whilst Ryder would be my strongest backing in place of my dad.Eric and Benjamin were ambitious and wanted to build their career, but Jack thought differently."Aria, this is the gown Alpha Ryder tailor-made for you a year ago. Alpha Ryder picked all this jewelry and accessories for you himself," the makeup artist said enviously. The pack leaders of the North would be attending the banquet. Ryder also hired a professional team to dress me up.Soon, all the guests arrived at the banquet venue. "Olivia, you're so pretty today," Jack praised. "Olivia, what would you like to drink? How about champagne?" Benjamin quickly added."Olivia doesn't want your champagne. Let's have some fruits." Eric brought a piece of fru

Ryder and I were caught in the act by Jack, Eric, and Benjamin."Don't you get it now?"The panicked look on Ryder's face disappeared in mere seconds, and he slowly rolled up his sleeves. "B-but she…" Eric had yet to recover from the shock."Aria, I agreed to be your mate! Why did you seduce Alpha Ryder? You're just too shameless!" Jack glared at me furiously and tried to dash over to pull me away."Don't you know your place? Who gives you the right to criticize Aria?" Ryder shoved Jack aside.Jack could clearly sense Ryder's anger."But Alpha Ryder, I… I already agreed to be her mate!"Jack was overpowered. "Jack, when did I agree to be your mate? Why don't you take a look at yourself?" I sneered and held Ryder's arm."This is an incestuous relationship!" Jack was so agitated that his face flushed red."I'm not blood-related to Aria," Ryder said coldly without looking up at Jack. Then, Ryder took out his phone and played the recording of their conversation."How could

I always thought what had happened during the hunt was merely an accident. But now that I thought about it, it seemed to have something to do with Olivia. It had been too long, and I didn't have sufficient evidence. If I handed in all the solid proof I had now, the police would hunt her down. Ryder even put up a reward on the Internet. Anyone who provided precise clues about Olivia would receive 500 thousand dollars. In the manor, Ryder asked me gently, "Do you prefer the island, the forest, or the snow mountains?"Ryder no longer resisted me after I confessed my feelings. He had also accepted our current relationship."Don't you wish to take a break somewhere after the ceremony?"I leaned against Ryder's chest and frowned slightly. "Anything will do. As long as you're with me, I'd be glad to go anywhere.""What's wrong? Are you still worried about those two? Stop thinking about it. No one can hurt you while I'm here!"Ryder kissed my forehead and turned to peck me on my l

"You're asking me why? Haha!"Olivia was disheveled. She looked creepy and haggard as she replied coldly, "Aria, am I inferior to you? In terms of knowledge, looks, and some other aspects, I'm much better than you!"But why? Why is God so unfair? My parents, whom I loved the most, died in an accident, and I had no one by my side."I had to work so hard to make a living and continue my studies. But you! The world evolved around you. Ryder doted on you and prepared three mates for you to choose."Why did you get to live such a good life? I plotted the accident during the hunt! Why aren't you dead? Why didn't you die?"You didn't die! But you became trash, whose wolf would never be awakened. And no one liked you anymore! During the years you went for treatment, Jack and the others became my playthings!"I merely wanted to see them stop doting on you and following you around."I wanted to see you living a life worse than mine! I wanted you to be jealous of me!"What right do you ha