All Chapters of The alpha's contract : Chapter 1 - Chapter 5

Briar's pov You look absolutely breath-taking tonight, Genevieve," my husband's voice echoed over the music.He wasn't looking at me. His eyes were locked entirely on Genevieve Roux.Around us, the whispers of the pack members cut through the air like glass. Their pitying stares burned into my skin while I stood there in the middle of the ballroom, completely frozen under the weight of the collective awkwardness."You're pale, Luna Briar," Mabel murmured, gently pressing a chilled glass of water into my trembling hand. "Please, drink some of this."How could I possibly look fine? My chest ached with a hollow, crushing weight. The man who was supposed to be my husband and fated mate, Alpha Tristan—was currently gliding across the dance floor with Genevieve. She was the daughter of his father's former Beta, his high school sweetheart, and the woman who had owned his heart long before I ever entered the picture.Genevieve let out a soft, mocking laugh. Her gaze locked onto mine with a v

Briar POVThe physical ache in my stomach grew sharper over the next few days. The sacred mate bond inside me felt like it was decaying, stripping away any lingering connection I had to Tristan. It was taking a massive toll on my physical health. My personal maid, Mabel, constantly brought up nutritional meals and herbal teas, practically forcing me to swallow them so I wouldn't waste away.My thoughts were completely chaotic. I couldn't just walk away from Tristan on my own. If I did, his pride would push him to hunt me down and lock me away in the pack cells. Worse, he could strip me of my rank and banish me, leaving me to survive as a defenseless rogue.To clear my head and find some control, I channeled all my stress into physical training. Pushing my body to its absolute limits was the only thing that gave me a sense of purpose and a real dopamine rush.As the daughter of a former Alpha, I had been raised to be an elite warrior, but I hadn't stepped onto a training field in mont

Briar POVTristan spent the entire day executing a meticulous blackout campaign against me. He orchestrated an intimate meeting specifically to honor Alpha Logan, completely erasing my name from the guest list while ensuring Genevieve sat prominently at his side. It was a glaringly obvious maneuver to block me from ever speaking to our powerful visitor. Tristan hadn't even bothered to extend the basic courtesy of asking me to attend the grand evening gala hosted in the pack house’s central hall.But I wasn't going to let them bury me. Realizing this banquet was my solitary window of opportunity, I reached out to Gamma Roland to set my counter-strategy into motion.As twilight fell, I finished getting ready to gatecrash the event. Roland was already waiting for me in the shadowed corridor just outside the main hall. Dressed in a tailored black suit with his dark hair slicked back, he looked incredibly sharp, though the visible tension in his shoulders betrayed his nerves. He was active