All Chapters of A REPLACEMENT FOR ALPHA KAEL : Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

Chapter Two: An Unexpected ArrangementARIANAThe morning hit me like a freight train.I groaned, pressing the heel of my hand to my forehead as I cracked one eye open. My skull throbbed with every beat of my heart, and my tongue felt like sandpaper. Whiskey. Way too much whiskey.Brilliant, Ariana. Real mature.I rolled out of bed with all the grace of a corpse, cursing under my breath as my stomach lurched. The orphanage’s thin curtains did nothing to soften the assault of sunlight spilling across the room. Each ray felt like a personal vendetta.I staggered toward the bathroom and splashed cold water on my face, gripping the porcelain sink until the dizziness passed. My reflection stared back, pale and wild-eyed, the mess of my red hair a dead giveaway that I’d lost control last night.One night. One stupid night to forget everything and now reality was back with claws.I dried my face and shuffled toward the dormitory hallway, praying no one saw me in this state. The floorboards g

Chapter 4: Torn Between Worlds(Ariana’s POV)I stood in front of the cracked mirror in my small room at the orphanage, staring at a face that no longer felt like mine. Dark circles ringed my eyes, and my once fierce glare had dulled into something… defeated. Yesterday, I had been dreaming of a new life at Riverside University. Today, I was shackled to a fate I didn’t choose.Marry him.The words looped in my head like a curse.You’ll marry me, whether you want it or not. His voice had been low, rough, commanding the kind of tone that made your pulse spike, whether from fear or something you didn’t want to admit.I clenched the edge of the wooden dresser until my knuckles whitened. My wolf, restless since yesterday, paced inside me like a caged animal. She didn’t growl at Kael’s name. She didn’t fight the bond. That scared me more than anything.I dragged in a shaky breath and pushed away from the mirror. Downstairs, I could already hear the whispers. They’d spread the news like wildf

Chapter 6 – Marriage Night ConfusionAriana’s POVThe moonlight spilling through my window was silver and cold, but my skin burned with the remnants of Kael’s touch. His words from earlier lingered like smoke in my lungs: “You fight like a wolf who’s been caged too long.”He saw me not just the girl forced into this union, not just the orphan they all whispered about—but something more. Something wild. Something dangerous.I didn’t know whether to be terrified… or thrilled.Liora’s warning echoed in my mind as I paced the length of the room: You made enemies tonight. If you fail, you won’t survive here.Survive. That word tasted bitter now, because survival wasn’t enough anymore. Not when my pulse quickened every time Kael looked at me like that—as if he wanted to devour and destroy me in the same breath.The knock came like a thunderclap. Three sharp raps on the door. My heart stuttered.“Come in,” I managed, though my voice cracked like thin ice.The door opened, and Kael filled the

Chapter 8 – Luna Training BeginsAriana’s POVThe courtyard still smelled faintly of blood when dawn bled across the sky. I hadn’t slept not really. Every time I closed my eyes, I saw claws ripping, teeth flashing, my own hands slick with crimson.And Kael’s eyes.Saints help me, those eyes would haunt me forever.Now, as I stood on the edge of the training arena, heart pounding like a drum in my ribs, the weight of every stare pressed down like iron chains. Warriors, ranked and ruthless, milled across the packed earth, their breath curling in the cold morning air. I caught fragments of whispers drifting my way like poisoned darts.“That’s her.”“The omega who killed two rogues.”“Kael’s pet project.”I curled my fingers into fists to hide the tremor. Yesterday, I’d been invisible. Today, I was a spectacle.“Eyes forward.”The command cracked like a whip. My gaze snapped up to the female instructor striding across the ring—a tall, sinewy wolf with scars etched into her bronze skin lik

Chapter 10: Testing LimitsAriana's POV The training arena reeked of sweat and blood. Sunlight poured in through the floor to ceiling windows, casting enough shades of light to make the sandy grounds hot to the feet. I tried so hard not to flinch and show an atom of weakness, but it was harder than I thought.I swallowed hard as I realized that I was placed right there, in the center of the room, for the attention of everyone—for all eyes to be fixed on me, watching and waiting for me to make a mistake, a spectacular move, whatever it was that surged through their intrigued, merciless eyes.Sigh. Classic werewolf dispute. Always looking for some sort of entertainment from the weaker ones.Too bad because I was going to prove them wrong today.Placing my attention forward, I watched as the eleven women walked forward to stand in a half circle before me. Each warrior, strong and fierce in their own ways, their teeth flashing at me as a sign of intimidation as our eyes locked from the s