All Chapters of The Alpha's Only Weakness: Chapter 41 - Chapter 50

ELARA’S P.O.V.The words hit harder than any threat, settling deep in my gut. If I wouldn’t come back, how could I guarantee Lucien would?They echoed in my head, louder than the screaming souls, louder than the low waves hitting the sand before me. “That’s a lie. He seems just fine in there.” I spat, forcing my gaze away from the shadow and back to Lucien. “Plus, he wouldn’t let that happen.”Lucien didn’t answer right away, and my eyes flicked back to him, seeing his jaw clenched and his eyes squeezed tightly shut. All of his muscles were flexed and coiled. The water surged higher, climbing his thighs as he was pulled further from me. “Elara,” he said finally, and my heart sank at the sound of my name on his lips. Not a warning. Not an order.It almost sounded like a goodbye.“You have to trust me. I’ve done this before. ”My throat burned. “I don’t trust it,” I snapped, jerking my chin toward Death as it hovered at the edge of the pond. My throat tightened as he smiled at me aga

ELARA’S P.O.V.The confidence in his voice as he said I was important gave me an extra push of strength, and I sped up, allowing him to guide our speed, moving as fast as he could bear.My mind was moving a mile a minute as I tried to figure out what he meant by that. Was I important because, as his mate, other packs may want to use me against him? Or was I important to him?I lifted my chin. “I needed air, so I went on a run, but I stayed on the pack land. The guards were just too slow to keep up.”For a moment, he looked impressed, but then his jaw clenched. “That doesn’t make it safe!”“No, but right now, nowhere is safe,” I said, trying to sound braver than I felt. Lucien didn’t need me to remind him that Death was still inside of him, watching and waiting for my light to go out.Lucien’s fingers tightened around my wrist. “Humor me then, and slow down. Keep my guards with you. I can’t lose you, Elara.”My mouth went dry. Maybe he had meant that I was important to him.“I’ve nev

ELARA’S P.O.V.The hissing came again, this time it was louder and angrier. My wolf surged forward, hackles raising, prepared to shift, but my body didn’t move, and Lucien refused to release my hand. He didn’t flinch, and I looked up at him with concern. If he was too weak to stand, he didn’t need to be fighting any shadows tonight.His exhaustion was still there. I could feel it in the bond. The pain was still there, but at the sound of another hiss, it was also joined by anger. “Enough!” He snapped, and the creature fell so silent I could have forgotten that it was there at all.Lucien took one slow step toward the bed, shadows sliding forward with him like a cloak that had come alive, and I resented that I didn’t want them to touch me. I stayed back, our arms stretching between us as I refused to move.His eyes shot back to me for a split second with confusion, as if wondering why I didn’t move before I looked down, and he followed my gaze. “Do they bother you?” he said calmly

ELARA’S P.O.V.Warmth was the first thing I noticed as I stirred. It surrounded me, trying to lull me back to sleep, but the room was too bright for that. I blinked awake slowly, disoriented for a moment by how safe I felt.I had never felt safe at night before, not once. In my old pack, people liked to ransack my things, burst into my room day or night, and steal or break things just to hurt me, angry because they believed the lie being fed to them. They agreed that my parents' betrayal was why they lost a parent, a child, a mate…When they realized I didn’t care for any of my things, that they could all be replaced, they would turn to hurting me when they were angry enough.But the calm, peaceful feeling in every atom of my being right now told me that I was completely safe. That no matter where I was, no one could hurt me. Lucien’s arm was draped across my waist, pulling me against him as if I belonged there. My cheek was pressed to his chest, and his breath softly blew just bene

ELARA’S P.O.V.I was aware that Lucien’s words should have soothed me. He’d admitted more than I had expected him to. He’d told me more about his first mate and about Abigail’s role in his life…And yet…there was a part of me that just couldn’t believe Lucien when he spoke about Abigail. They had chosen to be in a relationship together, and while he sounded indifferent to her now, as if she had just been a place-holder to keep his bed warm, I knew that wasn’t the case. “Her father is close to the King. She is used to getting what she wants and claiming power she hasn’t earned. There isn’t too much that even I can do about it.” He explained, and I scoffed.He was Death. He was also the strongest Alpha I had ever crossed. When he pushed out his power, every wolf submitted to him without hesitation. If he wanted to, I had the feeling he could easily take down the King himself. Just this morning, he proved his strength and had me briefly wondering if he was invincible. I had woken up