Lahat ng Kabanata ng A Contract with the Cursed Alpha: Kabanata 61 - Kabanata 70

Dahlia’s P.O.VKorina’s lips parted like she wanted to argue, but she stayed silent for a moment, just watching me.I shook my head. “I don’t want to believe Cade. But what if…” My voice trailed, and I clenched my fists in frustration. “What if there’s something there? What if they never told me because they thought it would ruin me? Wouldn’t you want to know, Korina? Wouldn’t you?”She opened her mouth, then closed it again, tilting her head slightly before muttering, “Maybe. But I’d bury it once I knew. I wouldn’t let it own me the way it’s owning you right now.”I wanted to respond, but before I could even form another word, a sharp knock sounded at my door. My head jerked toward it, the sound cutting through my thoughts like a blade, making me forget everything I’d been about to say.Korina’s eyes flicked to the door, then back at me. “Well? Should we answer it?” she asked.I swallowed hard, pushing myself up from my seat. “Yeah,” I muttered, though my chest was tight. Whoever it

Dahlia’s P.O.VI lay there in the dark, my head tucked against Killian’s chest, his arms wrapped firmly around me like he never intended to let go. His breathing was slow, steady, almost lulling, and I thought for sure I’d drift off after everything that had happened today. But my mind wouldn’t quiet down. My eyes stayed open, staring into the shadows of the room, listening to the faint hum of the night beyond the window. I shifted slightly, not enough to disturb him, or at least I thought so.“You’re not sleeping,” Killian murmured softly, his voice still thick with drowsiness.I froze for a moment before sighing. “I thought I would. I should be exhausted… but I’m not.”His chest rose and fell under my cheek. “What’s keeping you awake?”I hesitated, chewing at the inside of my lip, debating if I even wanted to say it out loud. But the words pressed too heavily on me to stay inside.“It’s Cade,” I whispered finally.Killian’s hold tightened instinctively. “Dahlia, don’t—”“I can’t sto

Dahlia’s P.O.VThe next morning, after that painfully awkward and suffocatingly quiet breakfast, I barely had time to set my spoon down before Korina stood, all but pulling me up with her. She didn’t even give Lady Agatha the chance to open her mouth, though I could see in the tight press of her lips that she wanted to. Her eyes followed us, sharp and disapproving, but Korina didn’t falter. She gripped my wrist and tugged me along the hallway until the dining room was well behind us.“Korina…” I whispered once we were alone, breathing at how fast she was moving. “You didn’t even let her—”“I didn’t want to,” she cut in firmly. “Not today. Not after last night. You don’t need to hear any more from her right now.”I stopped in my tracks, forcing her to face me. “You think I can’t handle her? You think I’m so fragile th

Killian’s P.O.VLater in the afternoon, I was still in my study, half-buried in papers that I wasn’t even reading properly when I heard a soft knock on the door. “Killian?” My mother’s voice carried through, and before I could even answer, she pushed the door open and stepped inside.“Mother,” I said, glancing up, a little surprised by how purposeful her expression looked. “What brings you here?”She closed the door behind her and folded her hands in front of her. “I want to ask you something. Why is Dahlia avoiding me like the plague?”I blinked, leaned back in my chair, and frowned. “Avoiding you? What do you mean by that?”“I mean exactly what I said,” she replied, her tone sharper than usual. “This morning, I intended to speak to her properly, no drama, no sharp words. I even had a gift ready, something I thought might make

Dahlia’s P.O.VI wished with everything in me that I had a mental link to Killian, that I could scream his name in my head and he would hear me, come crashing through the trees to save me. But there was nothing, after all…I wasn’t really pack yet, I was just a guest. So it was just the pounding of my heart and the way Korina stood in front of me, her wolf form rigid, ready.Then Vincent shifted, his massive frame exploding into the form of a dark grey wolf, larger than both of us. My breath caught as he lunged at Korina, snapping his teeth, forcing her back. She growled, but in an instant he chased her off in the opposite direction, leaving me completely exposed.And then it was just me and Elijah.I turned, but before I could even think of running, Elijah had already tossed my bag of clothes away, the sound of it hitting the ground making me flinch. He crouched down beside me, and I tried to back away, but his hand shot forward, gripping the fur around my neck so hard it made me whim