When a ruthless corporate war stripped Isabella of everything she held dear, she was forced into a loveless contract marriage with the Alpha she despised most—all to save her father. The cold, unyielding bond became her prison, suffocating her as bitterness and resentment festered. Just when she thought her life would be an endless cycle of pain, her former lover, James, returned to rescue her.  

But salvation came at a deadly price. Betrayed and lured into a fiery death by the man she once loved, it was her despised husband who risked it all, diving into the flames to save her. In her final moments, the lines between truth and lies blurred. Was her savior the one she hated or the one she trusted?  

Before the fire consumed her, Isabella made a desperate plea to the Moon Goddess: Give me one more chance... let me rewrite my fate!

When she opened her eyes, the impossible had happened—time had turned back to one year before！
Contracted to the Alpha is created by Cara TaleSmith, an eGlobal Creative Publishing signed author.

Contracted to the Alpha

I couldn’t continue on this way. Even though tonight had been an unexpected reprieve, there was a yawning pit in my stomach that I couldn't seem to shake. I knew what it was, too.


Because of what I’d planned to do tonight. What I didn’t want to do. I wanted to tell Ethan everything. I wanted to confess my rebirth. About the fire that had changed my whole life’s perspective. About him risking his life in his attempt to save me. I wanted to tell him the truth.


But I couldn't do any of that until I knew for certain about his role in the events that destroyed my family.


“Could you tell me what happened…in that business war?”


Tell me. Tell me you didn't have anything to do with it. Tell me it had all been your family acting on their own, and you hadn’t known until it was too late. 


I had no idea if those words would fix everything, but I suddenly needed to hear them. Desperately. 


Chapter 21 - Deception