All Chapters of Now The Alpha Wants Me.: Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

BellaThe silence inside Harry's office stretched unbearably.Neither of them moved.The words she had spoken moments earlier still lingered in the room.'Tomorrow we'll still have to face each other.'Bella lowered her eyes.There was nothing left to say.What had happened between them had not erased the reality of their marriage.It had not changed the contract. It had not changed Brianna. Nor had it answered the countless questions now weighing heavily on her heart.Taking a slow, steady breath, Bella smoothed the front of her dress with trembling fingers.Only then did she dare to lift her head.Harry still stood several steps away.His back was partly turned toward her, one hand resting against the edge of his desk.He hadn't looked at her since the silence had settled between them.Neither of them knew how to begin again.Bella forced herself to speak.Alpha.Her voice was barely above a whisper.Harry slowly turned.Their eyes met for only a moment.I'll return to my room.Anot

Over the weeks that followed, the walls between Harry and Bella continued to crumble.Their unspoken attraction drew them together more than once, yet when morning came, Harry always retreated behind the same cold distance. Bella never questioned him. Instead, she quietly accepted the silence, and little by little, she began pulling away not out of anger, but to protect the pieces of her heart he didn’t realise he was breaking.To everyone else within the Alpha House, nothing seemed unusual.Harry remained the composed Alpha everyone respected.Bella remained the graceful Luna who carried out every responsibility without complaint.Only the two of them knew how much had changed beneath the surface.~Bella stood in the palace garden just after sunrise, carefully trimming the fading blossoms that lined the stone pathway.The work was simple. Quiet. Exactly what she needed. The past few weeks had taught her one painful lesson. Hope was dangerous.She had entered the contract marriage ex

Harry stared at the servant, his hand freezing on the balcony railing."Bring her to my office," he commanded, his voice calm but firm."Immediately, Alpha."The servant bowed before hurrying away.Harry stepped back inside, closing the balcony doors behind him. The quiet evening suddenly felt unusually heavy.Brianna had visited the Alpha House many times before. Her presence there was nothing unusual. What unsettled Harry was the urgency in the servant's voice. Brianna rarely asked to see him without sending word ahead, and she certainly never insisted that it couldn't wait.Something about tonight felt different.A few moments later, a knock sounded.Come in.The door opened, and Brianna walked inside.She looked as graceful as ever, dressed elegantly despite the fading evening light. Her posture remained confident, but Harry immediately noticed the faint tension hidden behind her composed expression.Harry.Brianna.He gestured toward the chair opposite his desk.You said this cou

The morning air felt heavier than usual, thick with the scent of incoming rain.Harry sat at his desk, staring blankly at a map of the border patrols. He hadn’t slept. Every time he closed his eyes, the memory of Bella’s flat, neutral voice calling him Alpha echoed through his mind. The distance she was keeping wasn’t just a rule of the contract anymore; it was a wall she had built to lock him out completely.A sudden, violent commotion outside his office shattered the silence.The heavy oak doors were thrown open so hard they slammed against the stone wall. Lucas stepped into the room, his clothes slightly dishevelled, his breathing shallow. Behind him stood two elite pack warriors, their faces pale.Harry stood up instantly, his hands planting firmly on his desk.What is the meaning of this, Lucas?'Alpha,' Lucas said, his voice dropping to a harsh, strained whisper. We have an emergency. The lower archive, the secondary vault, has been breached.Harry’s brow furrowed.Breached? Tha

The storm outside had transitioned from a violent deluge to a cold, persistent drizzle, but inside the Alpha House, the atmosphere was suffocating.Harry stood in the centre of Bella's empty room. His hands were clenched so tightly into fists that his claws pierced his palms, slow drops of crimson blood staining the floorboards beneath him. His wolf paced restlessly against his ribs, howling in absolute agony at the scent of cedar and rain fading from the sheets, from the air, from his life.'Alpha,' Lucas whispered, stepping cautiously into the room. He kept his head lowered, consciously keeping his own aura suppressed to avoid triggering Harry's volatile instincts. The tracking units have assembled at the western tree line. We've managed to keep them quiet, but the council's guards are starting to ask questions about the alarm.Harry didn't turn around. He stared at the empty nightstand where the Luna ring had sat only an hour ago.No one enters this wing without my permission, Harr