All Chapters of Alpha Nolan: Chapter 41 - Chapter 50

Natalia:Alessandro found me in the library.I’d been sitting with a book open in my lap, not really reading, just tracing the faded ink of the words with my finger when his shadow fell across the page.“Luna,” he said, tone clipped as usual. “The elders are coming tomorrow evening. It will be a formal gathering. You’ll be expected to join.”My head snapped up. “The elders? I did not expect them to be coming as quickly. Normally they would leave the alpha and his Luna while longer before they chose to invade or intervene, and whatever it is that they want isn't a head off that Elder Mathew chose to approach us.”He nodded once. “They want to meet you properly. The Alpha already confirmed it.” His gaze softened, barely, before he added, “It matters how you carry yourself. They’ll test you, even if they don’t say it out loud. As for Elder Mathew, I think the of all people should know very well why he chose to intervene. But things have been going well since he came, right?”The small sm

Natalia:The dining hall gleamed. Candles flickered against polished silver and glass, the air humming with the scent of roasted meat and spice. Mira had arranged everything perfectly, every plate aligned, every detail flawless. I should’ve felt reassured. Instead, I felt… off.It was cold, and void of emotion. If anything, it seemed colder than it had ever been.Almost like a cold reminder of how this marriage started.Because Nolan wasn’t looking at me.“I have to admit, I didn’t expect you to welcome us as early into your marriage.” One of the elders said, looking at both Nolan and I. He did not respond, not for a few seconds, and I looked down at the plate before smiling politely.He sat beside me, towering, his shoulders rigid with an edge I couldn’t place. He had pulled out my chair for me, polite, proper, but since then, he hadn’t spared me a glance.“It is always an honor to have elders into our home. Not many have that privilege and to be part of those who do, I know many wou

Natalia:The past few days I lived like a ghost.I moved through the halls, smiled when necessary, sat where expected… but never near him. Never with him.And if I could, I avoided him at all costs…I didn’t speak to him at breakfast. Didn’t sit by him at dinner. And if he entered a room, I left. It was the only way I knew how to protect what little strength I had left. It was the one way for me to be able to hold onto whatever dignity I had left. And at this point, the last thing that I wanted was to find my dignity more insulted than it already was.But the ache in my chest never left. The way he had looked at me as if I was nothing more than a mistake that he wanted nothing more than to get rid of, the way he made me feel like I was pushing myself on him when I sure as hell wasn’t. And the sting of his words clung to me like smoke. Maybe if you knew your place… It wasn’t just anger anymore. It was pain. A sharp, gnawing pain that came with every glance I caught of him. Pain becaus

Natalia:The night air was sharp, cool against my skin as I stood on the veranda, arms wrapped around myself.The stars blinked faintly above, scattered across the darkness, but I wasn’t really looking at them. My gaze was somewhere far beyond, somewhere I couldn’t reach.Somewhere that I knew all of this did not exist. Somewhere where I believed that I wanted to be happy. My past, my present, my future. Nothing really made sense to me. But I just found myself caught in the middle of all of it.I didn’t hear him at first. But I felt him. The weight of his presence, heavy and undeniable, settled at my back before his footsteps gave him away.I didn’t turn. I didn’t want to.Truth be told, because I knew that if I had turned to face him, I wouldn't be able to speak or say anything. I would just be lost in thought. Maybe I would just end up bursting out on him once again. That was not something that I wanted.“We would’ve been real, I saw it in the way that we both looked at one anothe

Natalia:“Luna, are you all right? Do you need us to take care of you?” One of the nurses asked, taking a step towards me. I shook my head in response.“No, you don't need to worry. Just take care of the rest. I'll be able to take care of myself. There are more people who need your help right now.” I said, trying to help the few children who I could move from the commotion and the wreckage that was around. I still did not understand how all of this happened, how they managed to get inside. And when they did, how they managed to use different things against us.The elements of surprise was one of them. And the result of their actions could be seen around.The hall was painted red.And if there was any peace here a few hours ago, it was as if everything had been stripped out. We were all staring at what became a blood hall.The stench of iron clung thick in the air, heavy with smoke and sweat. Wolves stood scattered, some still panting from the shift, others wiping blood from their mout