Lahat ng Kabanata ng Claiming The Alpha: Kabanata 1 - Kabanata 10

“Isn’t that Alpha Adrien’s bride?”“She looks good for someone who should be mourning her husband.”“How can a widow wear such? Her husband has barely been dead two months.”The whispering in the ballroom was getting louder and louder.I could only watch in shock as Lillian walked deeper into the room, stealing the attention from Asher and me, the hosts of the ball.Her red dress left nothing to the imagination. It was tight-fitting with a slit so high that she was begging for a wardrobe malfunction.“Ash!” she exclaimed, running forward and shoving me aside to jump on my husband.I stumbled, catching myself before I fell face forward on the stairs.Ash did not push her away. Rather, he slowly wrapped his arms around her.“Hi, Lily. It has been a minute.”Lillian snuggled into his neck. “I missed you. Why did you not come to see me?”Ash had the decency to look at me and let her down. “I have been busy.”Lillian followed his gaze and pretended to be surprised when she saw me. “Oh, Ele

“I see. Thank you, Alpha Kane,” I said and put down the phone.That was the fourth Alpha who had cancelled business dealings with us in the last week.All of the social standing I had worked to build among the Alphas and Lunas had disappeared overnight.It was not anything new for Alphas to have mistresses and illegitimate children here and there.But this was incest.No one wanted to be associated with an Alpha who did not honour his family.“Joan,” I yelled, leaning back in my seat.There was no response for a few seconds, then the door cracked open slowly. A maid I had never seen before entered my office.“Who are you?”“U-Um. Pamella. I was told to wait on you from today.”“Where is Joan?”“She was moved to another station.”My eyes narrowed. “Who the hell is rotating my maids without my permission?”“M-Miss Lillian. She was the one who moved us.”A new wave of irritation flared up inside of me. Even Asher would not touch my maids without asking me.But I was not crazy enough to a

Elara’s POV“Ellie, is there a problem?” Ronan asked.My throat tightened to the point I could not breathe.It had barely been twenty-four hours. How did they find me already?Would they try to take me back? My brothers would not willingly give me away, right?Leo lowered us to the ground to set me on my feet. When he turned around to face me, he cupped my cheek, his identical blue eyes swirling with worry.“What’s going on, Ellie?” he whispered. “You look terrified.”How did I explain that I was a prisoner of my husband who happened to be in that cabin with his new Luna?I held his wrist to remove his hand from my face. He was warm to the touch.“I am fine. I just…I remembered something for a moment.”Leo looked like he wanted to push but Cain walked up to us and held his shoulder.“But–”Leo’s protest was cut short with Cain shaking his head. “She is our sister. We cannot force her to talk to us. Ellie, we are here for you when you want to talk.”I nodded, blinking back tears. After

Elara’s POV“I was just about to come check if you were alright,” Cain asked. “How did it go?”“Apparently, I am keeping my own strength dormant,” I said, choosing to keep the truth about the life-conducting conduit to myself.No matter what, they were still someone else’s subordinates.If their Alpha ordered them to tell him about me or worse, hand me over to Asher to avoid a pack war, there was nothing I could do about it.“You holding your own powers back. So a psychological effect then,” Ronan suggested as we all entered the car.I nodded, a small frown on my face. “Yeah, that would be the easiest way to put it. I have a wall to get through in my mind to use my powers.”Leo twisted in the passenger’s seat to look at me. “Do you know why you locked it? It does not sound like something you would have done voluntarily.”My gaze dropped. “Apparently, I stopped believing I was worth protecting. Something from watching Mum and Dad die and being able to do nothing to help them.”The car

Elara’s POVThe people milling around the party froze in unison, all eyes turning to their Alpha.Their faces were a mix of varying degrees of awe, shock, disbelief and confusion.My brothers were the most expressive of all.“Alpha, the impression this is going to give…” Cain tried reasoning.Alpha Kaden had the audacity to look confused. “What is going to give?”“A strange woman evidently not from our pack, arriving to a sudden celebration with you and sitting on your right hand. In the chair traditionally meant for the Luna,” Leo spelled out.“Where else is she supposed to sit?” Kaden asked. “If a celebration is being held for someone, it is sensible for the person to sit in a place of honour.”The Alpha and I knew that was not the reason.But he was hellbent on not acknowledging me as his mate.Well screw him.I sat in the chair, a blank expression on my face.Alpha Kaden watched me for a few more seconds before sitting himself. It took a wave of his hand above his head for the par