All Chapters of Alpha Xavier: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

Xavier:For a heartbeat, I just stared at the papers in her hand.A divorce.She had actually filed for a divorce…My fingers closed over the document but I didn’t look at it. My eyes stayed on her, on the way she held the sheet around her body like armor, on the way her chin didn’t tremble even though her pulse did.“You’ve lost your mind,” I said finally, my voice low. “And if you think that this is a way out, then you are very wrong.”“No,” she said calmly. “I don’t think I am.”Heat rolled through my chest, my wolf pressing against my skin, furious. “Do you have any idea who you’re talking to? You’re crossing your limits. And I think that you need…”“I’m talking to my husband,” she said, stopping me, her tone sharper now. “And telling him I’m done being humiliated. I am done watching you with other women while I sit back. You are not even being subtle about it. You are speaking to her right in front of me. She does not like you being with me, touching me… as if she should be the o

Xavier:Hunter stood by the couch, waiting for me to finish reading the paper that I wasn’t even bothering with. My wolf had been pacing since dawn. And the idea of her being out of the house was not helping.“She’s on her way back,” Hunter said finally. “She met with Maxine at the café. No guards saw her try anything. They just spoke. It seemed like a normal conversation though. Maxine is helping her with this divorce. Are you sure that you want her to keep meeting up?”My jaw tightened. “If I stop her from meeting up, she's just going to be more stubborn. I would rather that she do it right in front of me, right to where I can hear her, predict her moves and have others watching her, then for her to do it in secret. It is enough that she chose to file for this divorce and I did not know about it.”Hunter shifted uneasily. “Alpha… Valerie’s not like the others. She’s not lashing out. She’s… colder. And that makes her even worse because we don't know how she's going to react. Don't yo

Xavier:I could feel every eye on us.Her hand on my chest, my arm around her waist.To the room we were a picture: the Alpha and his Luna, the perfect couple hosting the night.Inside, it was a different story.“You look distracted.” She said, raising an eyebrow at me.“I doubt that you should be caring. It is you who is playing this game, isn't it?” I asked, giving her a call tomorrow. She didn't even pull away. She did not bother.She smiled about me like she belonged in my arms, and for the first time I realized what we were both doing and it was the same thing. The two of us were playing the part.Loving husband.Faithful Alpha.Perfect Luna.We once were the perfect couple, that I cannot deny, but then we grew distant. We grew indifferent. We had our own passions and different desires. The difference was she wanted to step back and as my Luna, as her alpha, I could never allow that.We moved through the crowd together, greeting Alphas, nodding at Lunas, answering questions. I co

Valerie:The last of the guests were gone.The music had faded, the staff had begun clearing glasses, and the huge hall that had been so full of power and performance now felt hollow.I walked back to our room on aching feet. My earrings and necklace clinked softly as I unclasped them, setting them down on the vanity. My fingers were trembling with fatigue and something else I didn’t want to name.The door opened behind me.“Sabrina, please help me out of this dress. It's been a long day and I need to get out of these heels, this dress and these jewelries.” I'm altered, not turning around.“You handled them well tonight,” Xavier said, taking me off guard. His voice was deep but quieter now, stripped of the public mask. I jumped when he spoke before turning to face him, looking down at my feet.“I'm sorry I didn't notice you.” I said, and he hummed in response.“I figured that much.” He said casually.“The night went well,” I murmured. “I didn't expect it to, but it seemed that everyon

Valerie:The morning passed in a blur of routine and silence.I walked through the courtyard, clipboard in hand, checking that the supplies for the next patrol were organized, that the kitchen had what it needed, that the new recruits hadn’t set anything on fire.Luna duties. The mask I wore best.“You're going to need to focus on your training, otherwise you're not going to be able to pass through with your roles.” I start looking at the younglings who looked at me with wide and anticipating eyes, waiting for me to appreciate them. As their Luna, I knew that I should. I was the one person who would show appreciation to them to give them a boost. “You're doing your best, I know that, but you are going to have to try harder when you know why, Because as you grow bigger, as you grow older, you are going to have more responsibilities. And those responsibilities are not only going to protect us, but they'll also honor your families.”“Luna, do you think that I'm going to be a strong delta