All Chapters of A Contract With The Cursed Alpha: Chapter 81 - Chapter 90

Anna POVThe café was really quiet now. The people who came in the afternoon had all left. All you could hear was the soft sound of people talking at other tables and the occasional clink of cups on saucers.Steven was watching me closely. This time he did not have a smug look on his face.He just looked serious.That actually made me feel worse."Anna " he said slowly speaking in a voice "I know this is going to sound crazy."I looked up from the papers on the table between us."You mean it sounds impossible?" I asked him.His jaw got a little tighter."I mean it is terrifying," he said.I leaned back in my chair. Crossed my arms over my chest.I was trying to look confident. Really I was just feeling defensive."You are telling me that my husband is a werewolf, that some old records are connected to him, and that my whole marriage might be about some family connection," I said.I laughed, It came out sharper than I meant it to."Now you want me to think you are the reasonable one in

Anna POVI crossed the threshold slowly. The door drifted shut behind me with a soft click that sounded much louder than it should have. The sound made me flinch because it felt like a door closing and more like a chapter of my life sealing itself behind me and for a heartbeat I simply stood there letting my eyes adjust to the dimness while my pulse thudded painfully against my ribsThe room wasn’t darkIt was preservedTall windows admitted muted afternoon light through heavy velvet curtains and dust floated lazily through the beams without disturbing the eerie order of the space It wasn’t a storage room or some forgotten attic filled with random relics Everything had its place Every shelf had been carefully arranged Every object had been cleaned Someone had loved this room enough to keep centuries alive inside itLucianThe realization settled over me quietlyThis wasn’t a prison for his secretsIt was a sanctuary for themI swallowed against the dryness in my throat and took anothe

Lucian POVThe hallway seemed longer than it had ever been, the silence becoming heavier with every step. The paintings along the walls watched me pass, portraits of people who had known different versions of me.The warrior.The monster.The survivor.The man who had lived too long.But none of them knew the man Anna had created.The man who had allowed himself to hope.The man who was now about to lose everything because he had been too afraid to tell her the truth.When I reached the door, I stopped.It was open.Not fully.Just enough.But enough.My chest tightened.I had spent years ensuring this door remained closed because I believed I was protecting her.I had convinced myself that if Anna never saw the truth, she could continue loving the man I wanted to be.I never considered that silence could become its own kind of betrayal.Luke stopped behind me.“Lucian…”I raised my hand slightly, silencing him.I couldn’t hear another voice.Not yet.I needed to face this alone.I pu

Anna POVThe bus station was really loud.That was the thing I noticed when I sat down on a cold metal bench near the far end of the waiting area. I was surrounded by people who were all going elsewhere.They had bags and stuff. They were all moving around.Announcements were coming from the speakers above me.Kids were crying couples were talking quietly. People were checking their phones like they were worried about something.Everyone seemed like they were going somewhere on purpose.Everyone seemed like they knew what they were doing.I was the person sitting there and I was trying to pretend like I was not running away.My phone was in my hands. The screen was dark for a few seconds before it turned on again.It was Lucian calling me.I just stared at his name on the screen.The call. Then it started again.Lucian was calling me again.My finger was hovering over the screen. I could have answered it.I could have heard his voice. Let him explain things to me.A part of me really

Lucian POVThe first week after Anna disappeared was the easiest.Not because it hurt less.Because I still believed I could fix it.I convinced myself that if I searched every location contacted every person and used every resource to me I would find her before the silence between us became permanent.I had spent centuries solving problems.Finding one woman should have been simple.Except Anna was not hiding from the world.She was hiding from me.That was the one thing I could not fight.The reports covered my desk every morning.Locations checked.Security footage reviewed.Possible sightings investigated.Luke had people searching every place Anna had connections to, every town she had visited every person she might trust enough to ask for help.Every lead ended the same way.Nothing.She was gone.Not lost.Not taken.Gone by choice.That truth followed me everywhere.“The team checked the location again " Luke said from the doorway his voice quieter than usual.I didn’t look up