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 was at an impasse. I had no way of leaving the house by myself. Lately, I haven't worried overly much about Ethan's insistence on a security team. Sure, in my previous life, I'd chafed at what appeared to be a spiteful restriction. I had often attempted to sneak away and had always gotten caught. Except for that one time…and look how that had ended up. 


I was more understanding this time around—at least I had been because I didn't have anywhere important to go anyway.


I had no idea how I would elude Ethan's security to meet with James. And I had to.


Because I couldn't let Ethan know about it. 


He seemed particularly volatile when it came to James. Even the mention of the other man’s name set him off. Though I was no longer under the same illusions about James as I had been, I  somehow knew that Ethan would react the same way now as Ethan of the past would have. 


Chapter 18 - Supposed Feelings