All Chapters of The Alpha’s Contract Mate: Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

Chapter Twenty One : A Place I Was Never Meant to GoCamille’s POVThe kitchen was warm and quiet that morning.The smell of fresh bread and herbs filled the air, but it didn’t make me feel hungry. I stood beside the large sink, slowly washing vegetables in a bowl of cool water. My hands moved automatically, rubbing the dirt away, placing them neatly on the wooden table.It was simple work.Work I understood.Work that reminded me who I was in this house.Just a maid.The water ran softly as I rinsed another vegetable. My small wolf rested quietly inside me today, but I could still feel the faint ache in my chest from everything that had happened.Theo.Aurelia.Their voices.Her words.I tried not to think about it. I focused on the water, the vegetables, the sound of the knife cutting on the wooden board beside me.But suddenly, movement outside the kitchen window caught my eyes.I lifted my head.My hands froze.Theo was walking across the courtyard.For a moment, I simply stared a

Chapter 23 : Against the WallCamille’s POVThe moment I stepped out of the restroom hallway, I froze.Theo was standing there.The dim light from the wall lamps fell across his face, making his sharp features look even harder. His tall figure blocked the hallway like a wall.My heart began to pound immediately.Why was he here?Was he waiting for someone?For a second, I thought about turning back into the restroom, but it was already too late.His golden eyes had already locked onto me.They were sharp. Cold. Observing.My fingers slowly tightened around the edge of my dress.Maybe… maybe he didn’t recognize me.The thought had barely crossed my mind when he suddenly pushed himself off the wall and walked toward me.Each step he took made my chest tighten.Before I could move—His hand shot out.He grabbed my wrist and pulled me forward.My back hit the wall behind me with a soft thud.My breath left my chest.“Theo—!”But he had already trapped me there.One of his hands pressed ag

Chapter Twenty Five : The Breaking PointCamille’s POVI didn’t know how long I had been sitting there.Time felt strange inside that room.Slow.Heavy.Endless.My body felt weak, like all my strength had been taken away. My back rested against the headboard, but even sitting felt like too much effort.My eyes burned from crying.My chest still hurt.Everything inside me felt empty… and full at the same time.Empty because I felt like I meant nothing.Full because the pain would not stop.I slowly pulled my knees closer to my chest and wrapped my arms around them.Maybe Theo was right.Maybe I needed to think.But the more I thought… the more it hurt.His voice kept repeating in my head.You are a maid.I closed my eyes tightly.Why did that hurt so much?I already knew it.So why did it feel different when he said it?A tear slid down my cheek again.I wiped it quickly, but another followed.I was tired of crying.But I couldn’t stop.The room was too quiet.Too lonely.Even the foo

Chapter Twenty Seven : The Name I Shouldn’t KnowCamille’s POVI couldn’t stay still.No matter how much I tried to calm down, my mind wouldn’t stop.Capsin.Why was it always him?Why was he always there when I was in trouble?Why did he look at me like… I mattered?And Theo…Why did he treat me like I belonged to him, yet push me away like I meant nothing?My chest felt tight again.“I need answers,” I whispered to myself.I stood up slowly from the bed.My legs still felt a little weak, but I didn’t care.If I stayed here any longer, I would go crazy.Without thinking too much, I walked out of the room.The hallway was quiet.The servants avoided my eyes as I passed.Maybe they could see something was wrong.Maybe I looked as broken as I felt.I didn’t stop.My steps led me to one place.Capsin’s room.When I stood in front of his door, my heart started beating fast again.This was the first time I was coming here.I hesitated.What if I was wrong?What if there was no reason?What

Chapter Twenty NineHer POV I sat on the edge of the chair, my hands pressed to my knees, my chest tight, my small wolf trembling inside me. Everything that had happened—being locked in that room, Theo’s anger, Aurelia’s lies, the confusion of seeing Capsin helping me, the strange memories from before—it all weighed on me. I felt exhausted, weak, and somehow… afraid, though not afraid of anything in particular. Just afraid of how much my heart was tangled in this house, in these people.The room was silent. The only sound was my shallow breathing, the small wolf inside me whining softly, pressing against my chest like it wanted to protect me from the world. I closed my eyes for a moment, trying to calm myself, to make sense of everything, but my thoughts raced too fast.Then I heard the door open.Theo stepped inside. His presence filled the room like a shadow. I felt my heart jump. His eyes, cold and sharp, immediately locked on me.“Camille,” he said, his voice low but edged with d