Mated to My Fiancé's Rival Alpha
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Chapter 6 Chapter 6 Marked by Fate img
Chapter 7 Chapter 7 Ties That Bind img
Chapter 8 Chapter 8 Your Hair Is... Very Long img
Chapter 9 Chapter 9 Signing The Contract img
Chapter 10 Chapter 10 A Token Of Status img
Chapter 11 Chapter 11 A Dangerous Dance img
Chapter 12 Chapter 12 A Complicated Arrangement img
Chapter 13 Chapter 13 Complicated Truths img
Chapter 14 Chapter 14 The Tangled Web of Lies img
Chapter 15 Chapter 15 Get Out img
Chapter 16 Chapter 16 Confrontation img
Chapter 17 Chapter 17 Unexpected Detour img
Chapter 18 Chapter 18 Office Confessions img
Chapter 19 Chapter 19 Against the Glass img
Chapter 20 Chapter 20 Craving More img
Chapter 21 Chapter 21 Caught in the Middle img
Chapter 22 Chapter 22 Miss me already img
Chapter 23 Chapter 23 Deadlines and Confessions img
Chapter 24 Chapter 24 The Alpha's Pride img
Chapter 25 Chapter 25 The Bride's Resolve img
Chapter 26 Chapter 26 The Wedding Storm img
Chapter 27 Chapter 27 Wedding Night img
Chapter 28 Chapter 28 Claiming Night img
Chapter 29 Chapter 29 Open The Door img
Chapter 30 Chapter 30 She Looks So Sad img
Chapter 31 Chapter 31 Morning After img
Chapter 32 Chapter 32 Facing Reality img
Chapter 33 Chapter 33 A Fake Friend, Obviously. img
Chapter 34 Chapter 34 Standing My Ground img
Chapter 35 Chapter 35 Protective Alpha img
Chapter 36 Chapter 36 Echoes of the Past img
Chapter 37 Chapter 37 Whispers in the Night img
Chapter 38 Chapter 38 The Challenge img
Chapter 39 Chapter 39 The Night img
Chapter 40 Chapter 40 Two similar people img
Chapter 41 Chapter 41 Confessions and Carpet img
Chapter 42 Chapter 42 Morning Revelations img
Chapter 43 Chapter 43 Unsettling Shadows img
Chapter 44 Chapter 44 Could You Try It On For Me img
Chapter 45 Chapter 45 Irresistible img
Chapter 46 Chapter 46 His Luna for Show img
Chapter 47 Chapter 47 More Than a Contract img
Chapter 48 Chapter 48 Behind Closed Doors img
Chapter 49 Chapter 49 A Gift From Mr. Carter img
Chapter 50 Chapter 50 A Deadly Morning Drive img
Chapter 51 Chapter 51 Racing Against Time img
Chapter 52 Chapter 52 Aftermath img
Chapter 53 Chapter 53 Recovery and Revelations img
Chapter 54 Chapter 54 Sherman's Reckoning img
Chapter 55 Chapter 55 Silvia's Return img
Chapter 56 Chapter 56 Facing the Crowd img
Chapter 57 Chapter 57 Painful Memories img
Chapter 58 Chapter 58 Brotherly War img
Chapter 59 Chapter 59 Feelings Unleashed img
Chapter 60 Chapter 60 Professional Boundaries img
Chapter 61 Chapter 61 Shandee's Departure img
Chapter 62 Chapter 62 Rediscovering Touch img
Chapter 63 Chapter 63 Surrender img
Chapter 64 Chapter 64 Only For You img
Chapter 65 Chapter 65 It Was Just A Joke img
Chapter 66 Chapter 66 Tell Noah I'm Sorry img
Chapter 67 Chapter 67 Whispers of Change img
Chapter 68 Chapter 68 Enchanted Evening img
Chapter 69 Chapter 69 A Night Among Wolves img
Chapter 70 Chapter 70 He's Lying. img
Chapter 71 Chapter 71 Blood and Bullets img
Chapter 72 Chapter 72 Shattered Truths img
Chapter 73 Chapter 73 DID YOU KNOW OR NOT ! img
Chapter 74 Chapter 74 Rumors and Truth img
Chapter 75 Chapter 75 The Weight of Secrets img
Chapter 76 Chapter 76 She Killed Herself img
Chapter 77 Chapter 77 They Borrowed From Silver Creek Credit Services. img
Chapter 78 Chapter 78 Memories And Unexpected Reunio img
Chapter 79 Chapter 79 Shattered Trust img
Chapter 80 Chapter 80 Eleven Months img
Chapter 81 Chapter 81 Unease in Class img
Chapter 82 Chapter 82 Morals vs Reality img
Chapter 83 Chapter 83 Physical Obligations img
Chapter 84 Chapter 84 You Can Go img
Chapter 85 Chapter 85 Fractured Truths ​ img
Chapter 86 Chapter 86 Blood and Betrayal​ img
Chapter 87 Chapter 87 Two tragic endings img
Chapter 88 Chapter 88 Oh...Moon Goddess help us img
Chapter 89 Chapter 89 Rich Alphas play dirty img
Chapter 90 Chapter 90 Hidden Currents img
Chapter 91 Chapter 91 Unexpected Face-Off img
Chapter 92 Chapter 92 An Unexpected Invitation img
Chapter 93 Chapter 93 She's Not Coming img
Chapter 94 Chapter 94 Something's Wrong​ img
Chapter 95 Chapter 95 What Lies Within img
Chapter 96 Chapter 96 You're Not My Pet img
Chapter 97 Chapter 97 You're Still Mine img
Chapter 98 Chapter 98 Breakdown img
Chapter 99 Chapter 99 Unraveling img
Chapter 100 Chapter 100 Shattered img
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Chapter 3 Chapter 3 A Deal With The Devil

Silvia

The city was still ghostly when I stepped out of the hospital.

Cold dawn seeped beneath my skin.

I pulled my black coat tighter, trying to guard the fragile composure I had left.

Every step toward the Nightfang Pack's world was a step away from everything that had once been simple and safe.

Finding Carter Enterprises wasn't hard.

Everyone in Blackwood Pack and beyond knew those blue-glass towers marked Sherman Carter's domain-a monument to an Alpha's arrogance and power.

Still, as I passed through the shimmering glass doors in my wrinkled dress and rain-specked shoes, a part of me quaked.

What was I really about to do?

At the marble reception desk, a sharply dressed woman immediately rose.

She gave me a look somewhere between surprise and recognition. "Miss Brown?" she asked, almost too polite. "Alpha Sherman Carter asked to be notified should you arrive. He's waiting for you on the 27th floor."

I stared, numb, as she handed me a glossy keycard.

Had he expected me? Or-worse-had he always been watching?

With no choice, I took the silent elevator up.Every new floor seemed to heighten my tension, my pulse roaring in my ears.

The doors glided open onto the 27th floor-quiet, understated luxury in soft grey and blue, smelling faintly of rum.

At floor twenty-seven, the doors whisked open to reveal a spacious foyer, where Alpha Sherman's Beta, Felix, smiled coolly and ushered me into the Alpha's lair.

Alpha Sherman Carter was right behind his desk-flawless in his tailored shirt, golden hair tousled just enough to look artfully effortless His eyes pinned me instantly, glacial blue and midnight.

It was as if he'd been waiting specifically for me all night.

"Silvia." My name rolled off his tongue smooth as whiskey.

He gestured to a leather chair across from him. "Please. Sit."

For just a second, I hovered, drawn between the urge to bolt and the impossible need for his help. Finally, I slid into the chair.

Alpha Sherman pushed a delicate cup across the table to me-sweet tea, just the way I liked it-and set a thin slice of Victoria sponge cake before me, light as spun sugar.

Vivaldi's Spring played quietly from invisible speakers, so peaceful it almost made me suspicious.

I blinked, thrown off by the details. "Did Zack tell you that?"

A twist of a smile-almost cruel-tugged at his mouth. "He talks more than he should, about things he ought to protect better."

There was a loaded silence.

For a heartbeat, I almost asked him what exactly he knew-about Zack, about everything.

But I forced myself back to reality. "You know why I'm here, don't you?"

His eyes flickered to mine, sharp and unreadable.

"I guessed." His voice was even. "You need something. Money for the surgery. You think I'll give it to you, because you have nothing left to lose and I hate Zack even more than you do."

"Did you know he was cheating on me?" My words came out colder than I intended. "Did you laugh?"

He didn't look away. "I warned you, Silvia. My brother is a spoiled fool. ."

I straightened in my seat, pulse hammering.

My wolf, Keal, was wary-restless.

We could both sense that only ruthless honesty would cut through this.

"Let's not pretend, then," I said quietly, breath barely steady. "I can't pay for Noah's surgery. I will do whatever it takes to save my family. I know your dilemma, we can make a deal.""

His lips twitched, but his eyes never left mine. "A deal? What exactly do you have in mind, little wolf?"

My heart was pounding so loud I could barely hear anything else.

All I could see was my brother Noah, hooked up to those machines, so pale. I had to do this. For him.

I took a shaky breath, trying to sound way calmer than I felt.

"As an Alpha, you don't have long to go on your bachelor vacation." I spoke, my gaze looking straight into those bottomless blue eyes, not daring to divulge a hint of cowardice, "The new rules of the Council of Elders ...... I can help you. Marry you, play your Luna, help you stabilize the situation. And you, just need to give me a sum of money to save my brother."

For a second, Alpha Sherman just stared. Then this cold, mocking smile spread across his face.

He stood up, and damn, he was tall.

"You?" he said, his voice dripping with sarcasm.

"What makes you think you're the one? I could have any she-wolf I want. They'd be falling over themselves to be with me."

My stomach dropped, but I pushed back.

I forced a shrug, like it was no big deal. "Yeah, maybe. But here's the thing: I won't fall in love with you. When this is over, I'm gone. Plus, let's be real-it would really piss your brother Zack off. Isn't that what you really want? "

Something flashed in his eyes-anger, maybe, or just surprise.

He didn't say anything.

Crap. Was that not enough?

I was running out of options.

I turned like I was about to leave and dropped my last card, the risky one. "You know what? Forget it. I'm sure someone else will help me. Maybe your father-I hear he likes helping young women."

That got him.

"Don't you dare."

His hand shot out and grabbed my wrist-hard.

He pulled me close, so suddenly I almost lost my balance. His face was right in mine, his blue eyes blazing.

"Alright, Silvia Brown," he said, his voice low and dangerous. "You got what you wanted."

His thumb rubbed rough circles on my wrist, sending a weird shiver through me even though his grip was tight.

"But just remember," he said, locking eyes with me. "From now on, I make the rules."

And just like that, I knew-I'd made a deal with the devil to save my brother.

            
            

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