All Chapters of The Alpha King's Accidental Surrogate: Chapter 51 - Chapter 60

Selena’s povAfter the wedding, we went to a large hall to celebrate the reception.The tables were filled with foods and heavy with assorted meals as the feast was in full roar.I sat at the head table with Dante but it didn’t feel real. It felt like I was in some kind of movie.An elder rose from the far end of the table, lifting his goblet toward us. He was truly ancient with bone white hair and old leather for skin, but his voice was strong.“To the Alpha and Luna!” he shouted. The hall fell silent. “To their bond bringing strength to our pack, and to the moon lighting their path every night.”A cheer erupted, loud and warm. I found Dante’s gaze as we raised our cups, toasting in their direction. Someone began to chant, first softly, then others following until the room was filled with our names repeated again and again. For a moment then I felt something barreling toward me—a feeling deeper than nerves; not fear exactly. More like. . . acceptance.Finally the cheers died down, th

Selene’s povWe walked the halls side by side and people we passed bowed, staff members and warriors and even an elder or two bowing their heads and murmuring greetings. “Alpha. Luna.”“Congratulations, Alpha. Luna.”“Long live our Alpha and Luna.”The words were foreign on my tongue. Like hearing your name pronounced in a different language.I kept a calm face as I walked past them. I felt a bit weird as I noticed a lot of people staring at me. I wasn’t used to this many people staring at me but it was good to see that I was being respected.I held onto Dante’s arm just a little tighter as we got to the throne room.Soon the door was opened and we were announced as I saw the whole pack was there. Men, women, children. Elders lined up along the edges. Warriors in uniform. Maids in fresh linen. Everyone watching. Everyone waiting.I swallowed as Dante led me to the center.The room grew silent for a moment. Eerily silent until one of the elders stepped forward.“Alpha Dante. Luna Sel

Selene’s pov“I didn’t ask for any of this,” I whispered. “I didn’t want a Thane wolf. I didn’t even want to be here. I just… I just wanted a normal life.”“Yeah, well,” she said, finally sitting beside me, “normal flew out the damn window the moment you had an alphas baby and woke up with ancient wolf fire burning behind your eyes.”My cup rattled against the saucer. I had to put it down before I dropped it.“People look at me like I’m a monster they’re trying real hard not to poke.”“You’re not a monster.”“I don’t feel human anymore.”“You’re not, not really.”That didn’t help.She saw the look on my face and reached for my hand. Her grip was warm, firm, solid.But you’re you. That’s still there. I see it, even if other people don’t.”My eyes burned. I blinked fast. “Sara, what happens if she comes back? If the seal doesn’t hold?”Sara didn’t speak for a long time.And when she did, it was slow. Careful.“There are people who’d rather kill you than take that risk.”My whole body te

Selene’s povI leaned deeper into my seat as I stared at the wall.There wasn’t even anything great about it. Just plain wood.“You look like you fought a bear,” Sara laughed, placing a cup of water in front of me. My chuckle was frail as I grasped the glass with my fingers. “Believe me,” I sighed after swallowing some of the cold liquid, “I think I have.”Sara tilted her head. “You’re learning.”“Learning? I don’t think you heard me. I just got roasted, toasted, for like an hour straight. Every answer I gave was the wrong one.”“Not wrong,” she corrected softly. “Just… different.”“Different,” I repeated, my voice flat. “You mean human.”She didn’t want to agree with me but she sighed while sitting across from me. “It’s true,” she said finally. “You think like a human because that’s what you are. But you should know that it’s because you’ve been one all your life.”I looked at the water in the glass. My reflection looked so tired. So broken. “Then how the hell am I supposed to be a

Selene’s povI swear I’d been looking forward to dinner all day. Just one normal meal, after the crazy morning and those endless lessons. I even told myself I’d eat slow, enjoy every bite, because God knows I deserved it.But of course, the universe said nope.I had hardly planted my butt in the seat and picked up my knife and fork when the doors opened. And here came the elder women from the pack. A bitch squad of very judgmental grandmothers.They didn’t even say hi. They just walked right to the table and sat around me. “Uh… hi,” I said awkwardly. “Would have kept some meals for you guys but I just came back from the doctors house and I am really hungry.”One of them leaned forward. “We are not here to eat. We are just here to watch you eat.”Well that was weird.I frowned. “Why?”“Because this is part of your training,” another one said. Her voice was low and old, like creaky floorboards.I put the fork down slowly and stared at them. “Training? At dinner? I’m… I’m exhausted, lad