All Chapters of Contract Bride to the Ruthless Ice King : Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

Without thinking, I threw my body over the seats and wrapped my arms around Leo and Julian. I pressed them down against the leather cushions, using my own back to protect them. The twins woke up crying because of the loud alarms screaming inside the cabin.Alexander pushed the control stick hard to the right. The helicopter tilted so sharply that my feet lifted off the floor. The metal body made a painful groaning sound as we dropped into the clouds.Boom!The missile exploded just above the main blades.The force of the blast shattered the back glass windows. Freezing air and gray smoke rushed into the cabin, making it hard to see or breathe. The helicopter began to spin out of control, while the alarms screamed without stopping.“Alexander!” I managed to say through the smoke, my eyes watering badly.“The tail rotor is hit!” Alexander shouted back, his hands fighting the controls. The muscles in his neck were tight, and sweat covered his face despite the freezing air. “We’re losing

The paper lay on the white hospital bed between us. The black ink on the DNA report felt like it was staring back at me.Marcus’s words hung in the quiet room. No one said anything.I stared at the document, my heart almost stopping. My mind went blank, and the room seemed to spin even worse than it had during the helicopter crash.Alexander’s babies?Three years ago, I had gone to that expensive clinic because my mother forced me. I thought I was carrying Julian’s child to save my family from poverty.For two long years, I had looked at Leo and searched his small face for his father’s gentle eyes. But Julian did not have dark, stormy gray eyes. Julian did not have that strong, stubborn jawline.Alexander did.I slowly turned my head to look at the man standing beside my bed.Alexander went completely still. His hand was still at the back of my neck, but his fingers had gone stiff against my skin. His face completely went pale.For a moment, even his chest stopped moving. He did not b

I hid his head under my chest, using my shoulder to block the attack. I waited for the sharp pain of the needle entering my skin.Bang!The gunshot echoed through the heavy rain. The doctor froze. His mad smile disappeared, replaced by shock. The silver syringe slipped from his fingers and fell onto the wet ground. A dark red stain began to spread across the middle of his white coat. He stumbled backward, his knees gave way, and he fell into the mud. He did not move again.I looked up, struggling to breathe. Alexander stood a few feet away, his boots planted in the mud. Rain covered his vest, and his gun was still raised, smoke rising from the barrel. His face showed no emotion. He looked cold and deadly.He lowered the gun and rushed towards us, dropping to his knees in the wet grass. His hands pulled me up quickly as his eyes searched my face and body for blood.“Did it touch you?” he asked, his deep voice shaking. “Elena, did the needle touch you?”“No,” I managed to say, holding

The dark stone tunnel was freezing, but my blood felt hot with fear and anger. The sound of the explosion above us faded away. All I could hear was our heavy breathing and water dripping from the damp walls.Marcus held his rifle close to his chest. His face looked serious under the flashlight. “The boathouse is twenty minutes from here, sir. I have a fast armored boat waiting on the water.”“Good,” Alexander said. He looked at me, his gray eyes sharp and focused. “Elena, can you walk?”I looked down at my injured ankle. It was swollen and hurting inside my boot. Then I looked at Leo, shivering against my shoulder, and Julian, holding tightly to Alexander’s pants.“I can run if I have to,” I said, my teeth shaking from the cold. “Just don’t stop.”Alexander’s face softened for a second. He reached out and squeezed my arm. His hand felt warm through my jacket.“That’s my girl. Stay close behind me.”We moved through the narrow stone tunnel. The ground was rough, wet, and slippery. Ever

The big screen on the boat’s dashboard flashed brightly. Outside, the lake was calm and peaceful, but inside the cabin, everything suddenly felt cold.Alexander did not waste time. He gently placed Leo and Julian on the leather bench and wrapped the thick blue blanket around their small shoulders.He stood up, blocking the pale morning light coming through the small window. His jaw was tight, and the dried blood on his cheek made him look dangerous. He stepped to the front console and pressed a button to open the live call.A voice filled the cabin and made my heart stop. It was Gideon Ross. His voice was smooth, calm, and poisonous.“Did you really think a few mountain paths and a burning river would stop me, Alexander?” Gideon said through the speaker. “You always focus on walls, guards, and files. But power is not always something you can touch. Sometimes, power is just a signal.”I froze where I stood. My hand held the edge of the wooden table so I would not fall. My mind went bla