All Chapters of The Alpha With a Heart of Stone: Chapter 81 - Chapter 90

Marley’s povIt wasn’t even done on purpose. I just needed to pee. Most of my family went home after the Luna ceremony of Nivia, but I decided to stick around.I stupidly thought Nivia would appreciate it, but I don’t even think she noticed.She sure did notice me walking through the house when she and her mate came back butt naked and covered in mud and grass stains.Not a picture I really wanted to see either, but here we are.“Shit.”Yeah… shit.Nivia looked guilty, and I know I’m supposed to be the better person, but part of me felt satisfied seeing the look on her face.“Hey, I—” I stopped Nivia. “Let’s talk about it later. I don’t want to ruin your night.”“Okay,” Nivia said, before turning to Ford, who stood behind Nivia so I wouldn’t see his junk. “You remember Marley, right? My best friend.”“I apologize; I do not recall us meeting prior to today. It’s a pleasure to make your acquaintance, albeit I wish it were under different circumstances.”Nivia giggled nervously. “They are

Marley’s povOkay, this is not good. Not good at all! First of all, I can’t even mindlink anyone from this stupid cell, second of all, my mate is really hot. No, I mean, my mate is really nuts and mean for leaving me in this cell, naked!Stupid guard already tried to grab my boob. I sure hope no one else thinks I'm fair game just because I'm sitting here naked.Honestly, I’m not very experienced. Not like Nivia, though. She was a super virgin before she got with Ford. I did some things. Almost everything, except for the main event.So, the gamma, my mate, who still hasn’t said his name to me, would be my first.No! Why am I thinking of sex?The point I was trying to make was that my pack is a safe place and sexual harassment doesn’t really happen. Yeah, maybe there are a few catcalls, but after Aunt Leia was almost raped, she made sure everyone knew that sexual violence would be punished harshly. Consent is really important in the Iron River pack.So, it kind of shook me when someone

Nivia’s pov“What’s the problem, darling? There is tremendous guilt coming through. What is troubeling you?” Ford asked while we were taking a shower.“I feel bad about the whole thing with Marley.” I replied with a pout.“Could you elaborate?” Ford asked as he washed my back. We both got pretty dirty in the forest. But Goddess, was it worth it.“Marley would often complain to me about feeling invisible growing up. There’s a term for kids like them: glass children. Marley’s sister, Wren, had a lot of issues growing up. She would act out and have nightmares. All seemed to be going better; that's when they decided to get pregnant again. Only for Wren to turn into a horrible teenager, to be honest. Like, she would stay out long without letting anyone know where she was and sleep around. A bit of a problem child.” I explained. “It was hard for Wren. Being adopted, knowing her parents were killed when they kidnapped her. The time at the school… all of it. It took a lot of therapy and other

Maverick’s pov ‘She’s funny. Or dumb. Or both.’ My guards told me. ‘What does that mean?’ I asked, trying not to get too angry at them possibly insulting my mate. They knew I liked her, but not why and not to what extent. I don’t trust easily. And I know these soldiers of mine are only loyal for as long as they are getting paid. We’re not friends. We’re just some people stuck in the same boat, knowing we need to work together if we don’t want to sink. We can laugh. We can joke around. And there is trust, but I know better than to let anyone close. For their sake as well as mine. ‘She just insulted your father to his face. And lied. For you.’ They lied for me. No, that can’t be. They lied to protect themselves. Marley has no reason to protect me. ‘She didn’t even react to his command,’ the guard added. ‘That’s because he’s weak, like I’ve been saying for years.’ I replied. ‘Now, I need to focus on another prisoner. The one whose head is currently underneath my boot.’ “So… Man

Marley’s pov“Your family is here,” former Alpha Parker said as he watched guards open the door and tie my hands with rope. At least it wasn’t silver.“And you’re taking me to them? How nice.” I joked. I don’t know why I hate this man this much or why I feel the need to test his patience, but I do.It’s like I instinctively know he’s done something horrible and doesn’t deserve my respect.“Normally for this disobedience I would have whipped you until you passed out.”“Well, lucky me then.” I said with a fake smile.Maybe I pushed the man too far, because he began pulling on my rope too hard, making me stumble, and then he just started dragging while I told him I could walk if he just let me stand on my feet for two damn seconds!But it ended with me in the backseat of Nivia’s car. So it’s all good.Okay, I kind of skipped the part where Maverick marked me on my ass with his knife. And then let me cut him somewhere.Because that part was…um…weird?On my part. Not his.I had the knife in