Lahat ng Kabanata ng A Contract with the Cursed Alpha: Kabanata 41 - Kabanata 50

Dahlia’s P.O.VThe palace was still alive with noise even though the night was settling in, the corridors buzzing with laughter, footsteps, and the sound of servants rushing around with trays of sweets and baskets of flowers. I sat by my desk, two small moonstones in my hand catching the faint candlelight as I twisted the thin silver chain around my fingers.“I hope this is good enough,” I murmured to myself, fastening the clasp and holding the amulet up to see it dangle. It wasn’t some grand jeweled crown or a chest of gold, but Korina didn’t need that—she needed something from the heart, something that would mean more than just wealth.I had spent hours enchanting the stones, making sure it would hold the moon’s strength and feed it into her wolf when she needed it most. It felt right. It felt… personal. I smiled faintly, setting it down in its little velvet pouch, and making another one for Vivian, just as I heard the sudden, soft knock at my door. My head shot up, brows furrowing.

Dahlia’s P.O.VI stood before the mirror, my hands smoothing down the fabric of the dress Korina had chosen for me, her voice still echoing in my head from earlier when she had insisted this color would bring out the warmth in my skin, though I had argued that it felt too bold for me.“Dahlia, you can’t keep hiding in muted colors,” she had laughed, tugging at my sleeve until I gave in, and now here I was, staring at my reflection with the kind of nervousness that came when one had no idea what the night would bring.I lifted my hand, tucking a loose strand of hair behind my ear, and tried to steady my breathing, but no matter how much I tried to focus on how pretty the dress looked or how neatly one of the maids had pinned my hair, I could not shake this odd, unsettling feeling in my chest, like something was lurking close, waiting to go terribly wrong.I whispered to myself, almost scolding. “Stop

 Dahlia’s P.O.VI froze where I stood, my breath catching painfully in my throat, because the sudden gasps that echoed from every direction around me made my blood run cold. I turned slowly, my heart thudding like a drum, and there they were—Cade and Amara, standing right behind me with triumphant smirks curling their lips like they had already won something I didn’t even understand yet. My whole body went rigid, fear and disbelief mingling so fiercely in my chest that I felt my knees might give out.Before I could even process what was happening, Damien stepped forward in a flash, his broad frame instantly shielding me from their sight as though his body alone could erase the danger pressing down on us. His voice came out sharp, cutting, filled with all the authority I had heard countless times.“Cade, you forget yourself. Slandering the Alpha King will cost you your life.”Cade only th

Dahlia’s P.O.VI watched as Cade’s face went pale, his jaw tight and his nostrils flaring, but before I could even take a steadying breath, he suddenly lunged forward at me again, his anger exploding in his eyes. I took a step back, my hands instinctively curling at my sides, but Amara darted in, grabbing at his arm and hissing.“Cade, stop this! Enough already!” Her voice was sharp, but he shook her off, spitting his words at me like venom.“Don’t you dare act innocent with those wide eyes of yours, Dahlia,” Cade snarled, his voice breaking with rage.“You’re nothing but a slut! Maybe you weren’t warming the Alpha King’s bed before, but you definitely are now, or else he wouldn’t be defending you like this!” His finger stabbed the air toward me, his chest heaving as if he had dragged the words straight from his lungs.My heart slammed painfully

Dahlia’s P.O.VI stumbled blindly through the halls, my chest burning, every breath rattling out of me like I was choking on the air itself. Cade’s words kept hammering against my skull, over and over, louder than anything else.“You’re not their real daughter, Dahlia. You were just some stray they picked up off the road. Do you even remember anything before you were six?”His voice mocked me even now, echoing inside my head like it had been etched into my bones.“No, stop—stop it!” I gasped, pressing my palms hard against my ears, as if I could block him out. But I couldn’t. His laughter slithered through every crack of my mind.“Shut up, Cade… just shut up…”I don’t even know how long I was running, or where my legs carried me, until suddenly something snagged my foot. I stumbled, falling hard onto the stone path, the br