All Chapters of Bound by the Alpha's Contract: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

Chapter 2 Elara’s Pov "I know you still love me." Her voice curled through the dark. I stopped breathing and Cassian didn't deny it. He just stood there, letting her words hang. “You know Pius never hurt me. He didn't even touch me for one day, I kept myself for you." My hands covered my mouth once I heard her statement. Eliza's voice echoed in my head from three days ago: "Watch her, Luna. She framed her mate to get free. She'll do worse to get back what she lost." I never believed it. Until now. Seris stepped closer to him. Her arms rose, wrapped around his neck, the sight looked natural like they were meant to be and I was the intruder. "I couldn't let you go," she whispered against his chest. "And I won't. Not this time." My fingernails bit into my palms. "You promised me." Her voice was broken? "You said if I came back… things would be different." He had promised her. The floor tilted under my feet. I grabbed the doorframe, but the wood felt like it was dissolving. T

Elara’s Pov Chapter 4 "No." Cassian didn't even look at me when he said it. He just turned back to Seris, his hand resting on her bare shoulder like I had already left the room. "You can't refuse a divorce," I said, my voice steadier than I felt. "Our contract ends in thirty days.” Now he looked at me. His eyes were cold. "You really think a contract controls me?" He rose from the bed, pulling on a shirt. Seris didn't move. She just watched me with that same mocking smile. "One call," he said, "and your pack loses its funding by morning. By the end of the week, they'll be begging other Alphas to take them in." My stomach dropped. He wasn't threatening me. He was threatening my family, my pack, everyone I'd left behind when I married him. "I'm giving you ten minutes to make your choice," he said, then walked into the bathroom. The door clicked shut. Seris stretched lazily on the bed, she pulled on a robe, before she steps forward, her hand resting protectively over h

Chapter 6Cassian's PovI flipped through the documents on my desk, scanning the last reports from the neutral packs.The election was too close to allow mistakes."When do the council members arrive?" I asked without looking up.My beta, Adrian, stood near the window. "About half an hour, Alpha.""Hmmm..." Ten Alpha candidates would attend tonight's banquet. Each with a trick up their sleeve."How's my cousin, Alpha Rowan doing? Any word?" I asked.Adrian didn't hesitate. "He's won over three neutral packs in the past month."My fingers stopped on the page."Three?""Yes, Alpha. He's gaining momentum."“You promised not to talk about him. Are you jealous, Alpha?" My eyes met his and he flashed me a smile. "Not now, Adrian.” I wasn't in the mood. I leaned back slowly. Rowan had always been ambitious. But three neutral packs in a single month meant he was moving aggressively.Too aggressively.My eyes turned cold. "Keep close watch on him. I want to know every move he makes.""Yes, Alp

Chapter 8Elara's Pov Tears blinded my eyes as I stepped onto the cliff, it overlooked the entire province.I had walked here without thinking, past the hotel's back entrance and the frozen fountain. I stood at the edge, gripping the iron railing so hard my knuckles ached.The wind tore at my dress. I had let my guard down by letting Cassian kiss me. The way he had pulled me close… only to shove me away. What was I thinking? He already has the worst thoughts towards me and this confirmed it. Typical Cassian. I pressed the tears down—the same way I had done for three years.I used to think he would change. That if I endured enough, he might look at me and see me. What a fool. My hand moved, settling lightly over my stomach. At least I got something out of it. My child."You'll freeze out here." I didn't turn. I knew that voice.Eliza stepped up beside me, her dark hair whipping across her face. She had draped a fur shawl over her shoulders, stolen from someone's chair, probably. She h

Chapter 10Cassian's PovThe study was dark when I walked in. I didn't bother with the lights.I poured myself a drink—whiskey, and leaned against the desk.For the first time in three years, I felt the bond again. Heat curled under my ribs. It had been faint during the banquet, but now, alone in the dark, it was strong. I took a long sip. The whiskey burned going down. It didn't help.At first, I didn't love Elara, but I needed a Luna. A stability for the pack, and she had simply… fit the description.It should have been simple. But that day at the ball, it changed. And that was the only reason she was here now. The connection and instant recognition I felt made everything else irrelevant for a moment. I was drawn to her, she was my mate. But immediately after the marriage, the feeling, bond, everything disappeared. Just like that.In my confused state, Seris was finally able to contact me after a year of marriage. She was my childhood best friend and had grown up around the pack