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Contract Over: I Rejected My Alpha Husband First

Chapter 10 Margaret's Collapse

Word Count: 1048    |    Released on: 13/03/2026

ouch, sketching idly in her noteboo

lanced through her h

rgaret has collapsed! The doctors a

and frantic that it cut thro

asked, alarmed by Fr

said, already on her

to go. Whatever happened between you and Ni

Freya whis

her-in-law?" Fiona

eya grabbed her purse, her mind

her the keys. "Call me

n Pack House, her heart pounding wildly. Several pa

asked the first pe

oom," the woman

g herself for the worst. She pushe

sofa, a teacup in her perfectly steady ha

aimed, setting down her cup wit

n and anger flickering acros

garet replied cheerfully.

lapsed," Freya said through gritted

Olivia being dramatic. I just mentioned feeling a

n tensed with irritation. "Was this Niklau

ed. "He's been at work all day." She patted

reya sat. "I c

ry in her eyes. "I was so concerned. Nikla

et had always been kind, had welcomed her into the pac

and me are... complicate

What's complicated abou

ng the contract marriage. "I don't think Niklaus wants to be with me. N

rows shot up. "

e except when he needed something. He's never once told me he loves me

He takes after his father that way. Mikael hardly said ten romantic

insisted. "I'm not what he wa

n't make mistakes, Freya. If she made you two ma

t knew how their mating had really started--wi

n Goddess gets it wrong," she s

haven't been entirely honest with you. The doctors were here

froze.

her voice trembling slightly. "And knowing my son and his

et about the divorce, abou

ashed ov

ded reluctantly. "But then I need

ret's face. "Thank you,

ept up a steady stream of conversation about pack business. Niklaus hadn't come home for

rying about him. He was unreasonable and

, she was struck by how unchanged it was. Her small trinkets still sat on the van

r, surprise flashing across his handsome face before it settled into a com

come back. His strategy of freezing her assets had wor

her distance. "I'm only here because Margaret

ser to her. "Leaving? Where

the light from the hallway. His scent mixed with

knot in her stomach. Rebekah'

? Had he been at the hospital tak

and loosened his tie. He spread his arms, waiting--expecting her

sting with disgust. "Your smell

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Contract Over: I Rejected My Alpha Husband First
Contract Over: I Rejected My Alpha Husband First
“When her father fled with his mistress, leaving crushing debts behind, Freya Gilbert had nowhere to turn. Crashing Alpha Jonas's welcome ceremony in desperation, she never expected to find her fated mate there. But it wasn't gentle Jonas who made her wolf howl "mate." It was the dangerous, devastatingly powerful Niklaus Lockwood. One scorching night of passion sealed her fate. Niklaus already had his perfect chosen mate, the elegant Rebekah. Unwilling to abandon his plans, he offered Freya a cold business deal: be his contract Luna for three years, play the perfect wife in public, and he'd clear her debts. When their arrangement expired, she'd accept his rejection and disappear quietly. Freya thought she could survive a loveless marriage. She was wrong. Three years later, she's fallen hopelessly for the Alpha who sees her as nothing more than a gold-digging Omega. On their anniversary night, the very day their contract expires, Niklaus chooses Rebekah. The message couldn't be clearer. But when Freya files for divorce and moves out first, Niklaus's carefully controlled world shatters. The mate bond he's suppressed for years, and he never expected his obedient, compliant wife to actually leave him. "I, Freya Gilbert, reject you, Niklaus Lockwood." The words that should have set them both free only ignite a fire that threatens to consume them both. Can a love born from a business contract survive the flames of pride and betrayal? Or will the most powerful Alpha in the territory lose his true mate because he was too blind to see what was right in front of him? When the contract ends, the real battle for love begins.”
1 Chapter 1 The Welcome Ceremony2 Chapter 2 Fated Mates3 Chapter 3 One Night4 Chapter 4 The Price of Rejection5 Chapter 5 When the Contract Expires6 Chapter 6 Divorce Agreement7 Chapter 7 Rejection8 Chapter 8 Evicted9 Chapter 9 Job Offer10 Chapter 10 Margaret's Collapse11 Chapter 11 Special Soup12 Chapter 12 The Call13 Chapter 13 Visiting the Patient14 Chapter 14 Gift15 Chapter 15 Gifts and Deceptions16 Chapter 16 New Job, New Life17 Chapter 17 Under His Gaze18 Chapter 18 Out of Control19 Chapter 19 The Assistant's Secret20 Chapter 20 See You at the Council21 Chapter 21 Emergency Interruption22 Chapter 22 A Hickey23 Chapter 23 The Cat and Mouse Game24 Chapter 24 The Wrong Girl to Touch25 Chapter 25 Cold Eyes in the Dark26 Chapter 26 The Forbidden Name27 Chapter 27 Blinded by Love28 Chapter 28 The Price of a Mistake29 Chapter 29 Commissioning Artist F30 Chapter 30 The Welcome Party31 Chapter 31 Caught in the Stall32 Chapter 32 Tell Me What You Want33 Chapter 33 No Divorce for My Pathetic Wife34 Chapter 34 To Whom, Freya 35 Chapter 35 A Week to End It36 Chapter 36 Packing Up the Past37 Chapter 37 The Three Million Dollar38 Chapter 38 For the Money39 Chapter 39 Hard Earned Hatred40 Chapter 40 Sweet Pretense41 Chapter 41 Thunder in Hearts and Skies42 Chapter 42 Dragged Back to Whitecrown43 Chapter 43 Crossing the Line44 Chapter 44 Tears45 Chapter 45 Private Investigator46 Chapter 46 A Little Fight47 Chapter 47 Fiona Faces Charges48 Chapter 48 Dinner Negotiation49 Chapter 49 You Can't Bear To Divorce Me50 Chapter 50 Bargaining With Him51 Chapter 51 His Lie52 Chapter 52 Reckless Defiance53 Chapter 53 His Possessive Kiss54 Chapter 54 Athens Affair55 Chapter 55 Margaret's Birthday56 Chapter 56 The Party57 Chapter 57 The Jealousy Game58 Chapter 58 The Art of the Deal59 Chapter 59 Jonas's Check60 Chapter 60 Late Night Visitor61 Chapter 61 The Business Deal62 Chapter 62 More Than Decorative63 Chapter 63 Repulsive Touch64 Chapter 64 Unwanted Roommate65 Chapter 65 Elevator Encounter66 Chapter 66 A Little Payback67 Chapter 67 Desire in the Water68 Chapter 68 I'll Pay Double69 Chapter 69 Pick Your Type70 Chapter 70 No Cameras71 Chapter 71 Rip the Contract, Eat the Price72 Chapter 72 A Deal Is a Deal. Or Not.73 Chapter 73 The Studio Shoot74 Chapter 74 Just a Pair of Hands75 Chapter 75 Quit Your Job76 Chapter 76 She's Back and Still a Bitch77 Chapter 77 Family Betrayals and Painful Memories78 Chapter 78 Jealousy in the Rain79 Chapter 79 Pride and Punishment80 Chapter 80 Fever81 Chapter 81 Burnt Lips, Bitter Hearts82 Chapter 82 Overnight Care83 Chapter 83 Bianca's Threat84 Chapter 84 Father's Call85 Chapter 85 Old Tricks to Force Her Back86 Chapter 86 A New Place, An Unwelcome Face87 Chapter 87 Jonas Took Her Side88 Chapter 88 Who You Belong To89 Chapter 89 A Kiss, Then a Scar90 Chapter 90 Hospitalization91 Chapter 91 Waking Up in His Arms92 Chapter 92 No Noodles for You, No Keys for Me93 Chapter 93 His Bold Intrusion94 Chapter 94 A Hundred Grand Per Night95 Chapter 95 Blind Favor96 Chapter 96 The Late-Night Knock97 Chapter 97 A Passionate Kiss98 Chapter 98 The Dinner Invitation99 Chapter 99 Defending Rebekah, Announcing Divorce100 Chapter 100 Splashed Water in His Face