All Chapters of Alpha Nolan: Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

Natalia:Three days into this marriage and I was already being treated like a burden no one wanted to carry.Three days of me being treated like I was a plague that they all wanted to avoid. And now I didn't even try to speak to him. At this point I did not want to care.The whispers were louder than ever now. They were colder, the glares, the stairs, and whenever I passed the quietness.Every passing glance felt like a weight pressing down on me, cold, suspicious, sometimes openly cruel. The wolves here didn’t bother hiding how little they thought of me. The maids didn't even speak to me unless they needed to. Even Madeline did not approach me again. I did not know whether or not she was punished. But I did not try to ask.I’d learned to keep quiet. To walk the halls like a ghost in white silk. To take my meals alone in the bedroom if they brought them to me, I didn’t ask if they didn’t. I didn’t bother with questioning why they wouldn’t.This morning, though, I heard something diffe

Natalia:The house was quiet again.It always was at this hour.And though almost everyone was awake, I could hear them shuffling about, some having sex, others talking, lovers interacting… it was still very quiet. It was completely different here though. I knew that my father was strict and never expected to see somewhere more strict than yours. Everyone seemed to be walking on edge. But it was as if they were used to it. No one was complaining.I’d eaten my dinner alone, as usual, and wandered back to my room… but the faint light spilling out from under the office door had caught my eye. I raised an eyebrow at it as I heard him inside, paper shuffling him, huffing as he took a deep breath, pen clicking.He was still working.Not that I cared. Not really.At least I told myself that I didn't as I walked to the kitchen. “Did the alpha eat?”I knew that I asked no one in particular because I did not expect anyone to respond, but I was surprised when two of the maids looked at me showed

Natalia:I didn’t say anything as I left his office.Because I knew that there was nothing more to be said.He hadn’t asked me to stay after the last bite. He hadn’t said anything at all, really. Just sat there, silent as stone, his dark eyes fixed on me like I was some sort of puzzle he hadn’t decided whether to solve or smash to pieces. But I knew this. Something inside of me stirred, a feeling that I did not think would happen. Even the idea of me sitting at the same table with him was not one that I expected. And yet here I was, leaving his office.The tray was empty now.Everything seemed to be different, calmer, and yet nothing made sense, at least not to me.I shut the door quietly behind me and started down the hall toward my wing, my heels muffled by the thick carpet.I didn’t even notice Madeline leaning against the wall near my door until she spoke.“Well, well,” she drawled, her arms crossed, her copper hair catching the light. “Look who finally made her way out of the Alp

Natalia:The dining hall was quiet when I entered with him.Because I certainly knew that no one expected me to be joining him. Needless to say, even me talking back at him was not something that anyone appreciated. But I refused to allow anyone to think that I was going to be a slave to him.And I did not care what they thought about it. I was an alpha born. I was not here for submission. I was here to stand by his side. And unless he respected that, then I would rather I not be seen by his side unless we need it to be seen together.But the silence was not quietness. The wolves still whispered. They still looked at one another with confusion, some with fear. But neither one of them looked at me.I looked at the Alpha who nodded at me, urging me to go forward. I raised an eyebrow. He allowed me to go ahead of him. And I knew that it was not his way. I could tell by the way that everyone was looking.He didn’t touch me, but his presence beside me was impossible to ignore. I kept my he

Natalia:I was drying my hair after getting dressed having taken a shower. I had to admit, it was something that I was happy about. Even the idea of doing something like this for myself in a place like this was the satisfaction that I felt.I knew that anyone in my shoes would have found it harder for them to cope. Maybe it was because I was born for hardships. Maybe it was because I knew who I was. I was not born, just had back. I was not born to just live in peace. I had to deal with things the way that they were. I had to accept the fact that though I was of high rank, I was one of the lowest of the bunch. Being a girl meant disgrace to my father. And I was forced to live with that.But now that I was here, things felt different. At least I knew that I wasn't the same broken down girl that I grew to be. Even my father saw that. He hated it and deep down I knew that it was one of the reasons why he chose Nolan of all people, as a husband. He wanted to break that in me, but he failed