All Chapters of Divorced Heiress Pregnant with the Alpha CEO's Secret : Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

Elara ..The bedroom door swung open before I could stop it, and the world I'd carefully held together for three years exploded into a thousand irreparable pieces.My husband was in our bed. With my sister.I stood frozen in the doorway, designer heels dangling from my fingers, the migraine that had sent me home early from the charity gala suddenly insignificant compared to the nausea clawing up my throat. They hadn't even heard me enter. Vivienne's perfectly manicured nails raked down Marcus's back while he—"Oh God, Elara!" Vivienne shrieked, scrambling for the sheets. But she wasn't embarrassed, no, my beautiful, perfect sister was smirking. "This is awkward."Marcus didn't even have the decency to look ashamed. He rolled off her, casually reaching for his pants like I'd interrupted a business meeting instead of my marriage. "Elara. We need to talk.""Talk?" The word came out strangled. My chest felt like someone had reached inside and crushed my lungs. "You're in our bed. With

Elara..I arrived at Kael's office at 7:45 AM, determined to prove I was more than capable. Professional. Untouchable. I'd chosen a navy suit that was conservative enough to armor me against his heated stares but tailored enough to remind him I wasn't some frightened girl he could intimidate.His executive assistant's desk—my desk now—was positioned directly outside his office like a sentinel post. I'd barely set down my bag when his door opened."You're early." Kael leaned against the doorframe, looking unfairly devastating in charcoal gray, his tie slightly loosened like he'd already been working for hours. "Good. We need to go over the board meeting strategy."I followed him inside, notepad ready, determined to be the perfect assistant. Professional. Competent. Absolutely not thinking about how those hands had—"Stop it." His voice cut through my thoughts."Stop what?""Whatever you're thinking that's making you blush." He rounded his desk, those silver eyes pinning me in place.

Elara ..Kael didn't let me go. Not in the lobby, not in the elevator, not even when we reached his penthouse. He held me like I was precious, breakable, and I hated how much I needed it."I should fire you," he said against my hair.I pulled back. "What?""Being my assistant puts a target on your back. Your family, the rogues, the pack elders—they're all circling because of me." His jaw clenched. "You'd be safer away from me.""Don't." I pressed my hand to his chest, feeling his heart race beneath my palm. "Don't push me away to protect me. I'm so tired of people deciding what's best for me.""Even when they're right?""Especially then." I met his molten gaze. "I'm not running. Not from my family, not from whatever supernatural politics you're dealing with, and definitely not from you."Something fierce and possessive flared in his eyes. "You have no idea what you're agreeing to.""Then show me."The air between us crackled. His hand came up to cup my face, thumb tracing my cheekb

Elara .. woke to unfamiliar ceiling beams and the scent of herbs so pungent they made my eyes water. My body felt like I'd been hit by a truck, every muscle aching, every nerve ending raw and oversensitive."Easy." A weathered hand pressed me back down. An elderly woman with silver braids and knowing eyes peered at me. "Your body is fighting itself. The seal breaking, your wolf trying to emerge. It's painful, child, but necessary.""Where am I?" My voice came out hoarse."The sacred grounds. Old pack territory where the magic runs deep." She placed a cool cloth on my forehead. "I'm Grandmother Isla, the pack healer. And you, little Moonborne, are causing quite the stir."Memories crashed back—Vivienne's attack, the power that had surged through me, Kael's face as I'd collapsed. "How long was I out?""Six hours. Your mate hasn't left your side once." She gestured to the corner where Kael sat in a chair, eyes closed but posture screaming alertness. "Alpha Kings don't usually pace and

ELARA Shifting back to human was somehow worse than shifting to wolf—like being forced into a cage after tasting freedom. I stood naked in the forest clearing, my mother's pack surrounding us, and tried to process the impossible situation I'd stumbled into.Someone—Nyx, bless her—threw me a blanket. I wrapped it around myself, hyperaware of Kael's burning stare and my mother's assessing one."Well," the white wolf shifted, and suddenly a woman stood before me. She looked like an older version of me—same curves, same silver-streaked dark hair, same eyes that held galaxies. But where I'd spent my life apologizing for existing, she radiated unapologetic power. "You have her spirit, at least. Selene always did hate being told what to do.""Selene?""Your grandmother. My mother. The last true Alpha Queen before me." She moved closer, and I fought the urge to step back. "I'm Lyanna Moonborne. Though the Sterlings stole my identity, my fortune, and tried to erase me from history when they t