All Chapters of Contract Marriage with My Hockey Alpha: Chapter 41 - Chapter 50

Chapter 41Scarlett's POVRyan stood quietly near the front door, his eyes fixed on the suitcase resting beside my feet. He didn’t move closer immediately, and he didn’t try to take the suitcase away from me. He simply looked at me as though he was trying to understand how we had gone from laughing together in the kitchen only a few hours earlier to standing like strangers now.The silence between us felt heavier than anything either of us could say.I lowered my eyes because I couldn’t bear to meet his gaze.“I’m sorry,” I whispered.He let out a slow breath before speaking. “Do you remember the contract?”I frowned slightly and looked up at him. “What?”“The contract.” His voice remained calm. “The one we both signed.”I nodded slowly. “I remember.”Ryan took another step toward me. “Then you should remember every part of it.”I looked at him without understanding.He continued, “You seem to have forgotten one important condition.”“What condition?”“You can not just thinking of bre

CHAPTER FORTY-THREEScarlett’s POVThe morning air carried a cool breeze as I walked across the training field behind the mansion.The championship was finally over, yet the players had already returned to practice. Some were skating across the outdoor rink while others trained on the field nearby. Coaches moved from one group to another, occasionally stopping to correct a player’s posture or give instructions.Ryan stood near the middle of the field with his hands behind his back.He wasn’t speaking much.He rarely needed to.Whenever he pointed toward a player or gave a short instruction, everyone immediately understood what he expected.I stopped beneath the shade of a large tree and watched him from a distance.It was strange how different he looked whenever he was leading.At home, he smiled more.He teased me.He cooked dinner for me.Out here…He looked exactly like the leader everyone respected.One of the players made a careless mistake.Ryan raised his whistle to his lips.T

CHAPTER FORTY FIVEScarlett’s POVRyan stood completely still with the phone pressed against his ear while the morning breeze moved gently through the trees around us.I couldn’t hear the person speaking on the other end of the call.All I could see was the change in Ryan’s expression.Only a moment ago, he had been patiently showing me different parts of the pack, explaining where the younger wolves trained, where important meetings were held, and why every family inside the territory mattered to him.Now all of that had disappeared.His eyes had become distant.His face remained calm, but I could tell something had changed.He listened quietly for several more seconds before speaking again. “Don’t let her leave.”Another pause followed. “I’ll be there.”He lowered the phone slowly.For a brief moment, he simply looked at the ground as though he were organizing his thoughts.I watched him carefully.My heart had already begun beating faster.I didn’t know why.Maybe it was because we

CHAPTER FORTY-SEVENScarlett’s POVChapter 47Scarlett's POVThe mansion was unusually quiet.After Ryan left earlier that afternoon, I had tried to keep myself busy.First, I spent some time reading through the pack documents he had given me a few weeks ago. After that, I walked through the gardens behind the mansion before helping one of the maids arrange fresh flowers inside the living room.None of it really held my attention.Every few minutes, I found myself glancing toward the front entrance.Ryan hadn’t said where he was going.He had only told me he needed to take care of something important.For some reason, I couldn’t stop thinking about the serious expression on his face before he left.I wondered if everything was alright.I wondered if the elders had called him again.A quiet sigh escaped my lips.I shook my head, trying to push the thoughts away.“He’ll tell me when he comes back,” I whispered to myself.The sound of tires rolling across the driveway reached my ears.I

Chapter 49Scarlett POVThe morning passed more quietly than I expected.Ryan had left the mansion shortly after breakfast with Gomez. He only told me that he had something to take care of before training.I smiled and told him I understood.I really did.At least, that was what I wanted to believe.Now I stood outside the mansion, waiting near the stone path that led toward the training field.It had quietly become our routine.Every morning, we walked there together.Sometimes we talked.Sometimes we didn’t.Either way, I had grown used to it.I glanced toward the front gate again.Nothing.A few servants walked past carrying baskets of flowers for the garden, but Ryan’s car never appeared.I checked the time.Training would begin soon.“He must still be busy,” I whispered to myself.Even after saying it aloud, I stayed where I was.I told myself I would wait just another minute.Before I realized it, another five minutes had passed.A soft sigh escaped my lips.Just as I turned to