All Chapters of The Alpha’s Contract Mate: Chapter 1 - Chapter 6

"You keep fooling all these innocent people, so I need Mom and Dad to at least see you as you truly are," my oh-so-lovely brother breathed, stepping right into my personal space. "Why do you even pretend to be so weak, Tracy? What do you even gain from letting people walk all over you?" I rolled my eyes dramatically, taking the chair my mom had just vacated. "Stop asking pointless questions and get out of here already. You belong on the training fields with the rest of the sweaty, smelly males in this pack, not in the lab." I didn't even bother to look up at him as I adjusted the microscope. "I’ll be waiting for the day your mask finally slips in public, little sister," he rushed out, aggressively ruffling my hair before running off. That huge baby. For a man of his size, he was always such a child with me. Or maybe I was the only one who thought that. Regardless, my life in general had gotten a lot harder since he found out what I had been hiding perfectly for years now, and I co

Louis’s POVI never thought that leaving the pack territory today would make me cross paths with the exact thing keeping me from taking over the title of Alpha from my father. Normal wolves called them mates—soulmates. The one specifically crafted by the Moon Goddess to match every single part of you.To me, all of that was absolute bullshit.A fated mate was the sole reason half of the Pack Council currently stood against me taking over my rightful position as the ruler of Stone Ray pack."You need a Luna by your side to rule properly." "You are still too inexperienced.""How would you love the members of the pack when you have never shown love to anyone?"What do those old bastards even know about love, anyways? They think keeping mates whom they treat no better than dirt is a valid criterion for being a good leader. And who the hell said I had to love anyone to rule over them? Power was what made a good Alpha. The ability to be as ruthless as possible, for as long as it took to get

"Luna?" I muttered lowly, the title sounding nothing but foreign on my tongue.What was this potential Alpha even muttering?"How can I be your Luna, Alpha?" I called out, making my voice sound even lower and more fragile than before, even as I met his hard gaze. "Only your fated mate is qualified to be the Luna of this pack. And even if someone else could gun for a post like it, it won't be someone like me. Someone so...""Cut the bullshit and listen to me, Tracy," he breathed, taking a commanding step toward me. "I’m not asking you to be my real mate. I don’t care about anything of that sort. What I need right now is someone to stand beside me... someone without a mate, and you just happen to be the most convenient option since you just got rejected. It’s not a permanent position. It’s a temporary hire."He paused, holding my gaze. "Be my fake mate, and you never have to see that pathetic man you were paired with ever again. All I need is someone to submissively stand beside me when