All Chapters of Time-Traveled to Five Years Later, Ex Became My Alpha Mate: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

10 Chapters

Chapter 1

It had been exactly one month since Marcus broke up with me.I knew we still loved each other, but under pressure from my father, he was the one who broke things off.I lay there staring at our old photos, tears dripping onto them one by one, until I cried myself to sleep.I didn't know how long I was out before a girl's voice pulled me awake."Luna, it's time to get up. The Alpha will be home soon. He's taking you to your prenatal checkup today."Luna? Alpha? Prenatal checkup?I blinked, groggy and disoriented, and found myself in a room I had never seen before. That snapped me wide awake. An unfamiliar maid stood in front of me, and I had no idea who she was."Who's this Luna you're talking about? Me?"The maid laughed. "You must still be muddled from sleep, Luna. You and the Alpha have been mated for five years. Of course it's you.""Who is the Alpha now?"She thought it was a strange question, but answered earnestly. "Marcus Cole."My brain short-circuited.When did I have a mating

Chapter 2

On the other end of the mind-link, Marcus said nothing.The silence stretched for two full minutes.Finally, his voice came through, quiet, guarded. "Fine. Whatever you say."He cut the connection before I could respond.I wanted to scream. Could someone please teach this man how to finish a conversation?But at least he was safe. The knot in my chest loosened just a little.I looked around the bedroom. On the nightstand sat a framed photo of the two of us, the one from our very first date, five years ago. It had been carefully preserved behind glass.The whole room had been decorated to my taste.We didn't look like a couple on the edge of falling apart.I went downstairs with a head full of questions, and nearly ran into a familiar face in the living room."Aunt Vera?"The name burst out of me before I could stop it. Aunt Vera had been our family's nanny for as long as I could remember. She had looked after all my needs growing up, my meals, my clothes, my daily life.In this strange

Chapter 3

I chased Marcus into the hallway and turned on every ounce of charm I had. "Come on, I worked so hard on this. Just try one bite? For me?"His gaze dropped to the cut on my finger. A small crease appeared between his brows. "Be more careful next time. I'll get you a bandage."He cared. He still had me in his heart. I seized the opening. "See? I literally bled for this meal. The least you can do is sit down and eat it."Marcus stared at me, then exhaled slowly through his nose. "Fine."Works every time. Sweetness is a superpower.The table was set with all his favorites, or at least, the favorites I remembered from five years ago.He didn't smile. He didn't soften. But he sat down across from me, and that was enough.I piled food onto his plate, grinning at him. "Eat up. Everything here is something you love."He didn't touch his fork. He leaned back slightly, eyes narrowing."What did you put in the food this time?"The smile died on my face. "I didn't —""I've told you before. No matt

Chapter 4

I waited up for Marcus until my eyes could barely stay open. He still hadn't come home.Fine. If he wouldn't come to me, I'd go to him.I drove to Pack Administration and pushed open his office door. Marcus looked up, startled.He recovered quickly, but his hands never stopped moving over the keyboard. "Marcus."He gave me one unreadable glance, then rubbed the bridge of his nose. "It's late, Mia. Whatever it is, it can wait until tomorrow."He was already reaching for his phone to have his Beta drive me home, but I cut him off."I'm not here about the dissolution."He looked at me again. The distrust in his eyes hadn't moved an inch.I bit my lip, stepped forward, and wrapped both hands around his wrist. I leaned my head against his shoulder. I felt his body go stiff, just for a second.I almost laughed. Five years of marriage and a little physical contact still made him tense up."I can't sleep. I just want you near me."He turned his face away, refusing to meet my eyes. "I'll be wor

Chapter 5

I stared down at the small curve of my belly, then back at Marcus.He wouldn't look at me. He reached for his jacket, heading back to his own room."Wait. Marcus, wait."I grabbed his sleeve. "I need to tell you something."He looked at me, cold and closed-off. "If this is about the dissolution, save your breath.""It's not." I was panicking now, and I didn't care anymore whether he thought I was crazy. I took a deep breath and just said it."I'm from the past. I time-jumped here."Marcus stared at me like I was out of my mind."I know it sounds insane. But it's true. Five years ago, you broke up with me to protect me, and I went home and cried until I passed out. When I opened my eyes, I was here. Five years in the future.""I don't know what happened in those five years. But the woman who cheated on you was the future version of me. Not the me standing in front of you right now.""I love you. I would never dissolve our bond."I said it all in one breathless rush. Then I looked up and

Chapter 6

The math hit me like a truck. If Marcus and I hadn't been together in over a year, and I was clearly only a few months along, this baby was not his.I didn't know why my future self had done what she'd done. But one thing was certain: I couldn't keep this child.I called the hospital and booked a procedure.But as I was walking out of the clinic, a young man stepped into my path."Hey, babe. You sick or something?"I looked up at him. He couldn't have been older than twenty-one or twenty-two. Sharp jaw, striking features. He had the kind of bone structure that reminded me of a younger Marcus. But unlike Marcus's calm steadiness, he had a far flashier, more brazen air. A two-centimeter scar cut through his eyebrow, giving his handsome face a feral edge.The problem was, I had absolutely no memory of this person."I'm sorry, who are you?"He flashed me a grin. "It's been, what, a few days? And you've already forgotten me? That's cold.""You haven't come to the Arena to watch me fight in

Chapter 7

He cut me off before I could explain. "I got you a cake. The one you liked five years ago."I stared at the box in his hands."If you really are the Mia from five years ago," he said quietly, "you should still like it."So he believed me. That impossible, absurd story about waking up five years in the future, and he actually believed it.Something cracked open inside my chest. The ache spread through me like a slow tide.I grabbed the hand holding the cake box. "I do. I really do like it."I pulled the cake out and took a bite. It was too sweet, almost cloyingly so. Honestly, it wasn't even good. But the tears came anyway, running down my face before I could stop them.There was a secret I'd never told him. I never actually liked this cake. It was just the cheapest one in the shop. I told him it was my favorite so he wouldn't feel pressured, back when he was broke and this was the most he could offer me.But the taste brought it all flooding back, to the early days when we'd first gott

Chapter 8

I waited in the living room until well past midnight. Marcus still hadn't come home.I was about to doze off on the couch when the front door finally opened. I jumped up and hurried toward the entryway."You're so late tonight--"He walked right past me. Not a word. Not a glance.We were back to square one.I followed him into the living room, careful, quiet. "You must be starving. I made your favorite. It's still warm."Marcus pulled off his suit jacket and tossed it onto the sofa. "I'm not hungry.""Just have a little. I spent all evening on it.""I said I don't want to eat." He spun around, and the sudden motion knocked me off balance. I fell back onto the couch.He froze. Then the anger drained from his face and something raw replaced it. He crouched in front of me. "I'm sorry. I didn't mean to do that."He looked like a dog that knew it had done something wrong, head low, unable to meet my eyes."Something's bothering you," I said.He shook his head.He was a terrible liar. Everyt

Chapter 9

The next evening, I poured Aunt Vera's herbal tonic down the drain.A suspicion had been nagging at me for weeks. So I went to find Ryder on my own.He'd just finished a match and was toweling sweat off his neck when he saw me. He didn't look surprised. Just smiled that crooked smile."Well, well. Miss me already?"I ignored that. I glanced at the cluster of fighters behind him. The whispers cut off the moment they caught my look."Too many ears here. Walk with me."We ended up at a coffee shop across the street. We each ordered something and sat in silence until the drinks arrived. He raised an eyebrow at me over his cup."You drag me all the way out here just to have coffee?"If it weren't for the questions gnawing at me, I wouldn't have wanted to look at this face at all, the face that stirred up nothing but ugly memories.I took a breath. The words had been turning over in my mouth for so long they'd gone smooth. I let them out. "What exactly was the deal between us?"Ryder laughed

Chapter 10

I woke up in an abandoned warehouse, wrists and ankles bound.Voices echoed off the concrete walls. Familiar voices."Mom, if the Alpha finds out we kidnapped Mia, we'll be exiled. Both of us." That was Ryder."He won't find out." Vera's voice, tight and urgent. "I've got the aphrodisiac ready. She's barely conscious. Just do it now, and once she wakes up she'll have no choice but to cooperate.""She doesn't love me. You can't force this."Vera's composure cracked, her voice catching on a sob. "Everything I've done, all of it, has been for you."I opened my eyes slowly. The shadows sharpened into shapes, then faces.Aunt Vera.I'd suspected her for the past two weeks. I just hadn't expected her to move this fast.Vera pushed a vial toward Ryder. "Drink it. It'll fix your... problem."Ryder knocked the vial away."Why can't you understand? Mia doesn't love me. You fed her hallucinogenic potions, and that's the only reason she thought she'd had an affair.""I never touched her. That baby

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