All Chapters of Claiming The Alpha: Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

Elara’s POV“I wonder if it would kill him to be polite,” I muttered in annoyance as I checked to see if the card had left a scar.“Not so loud, Luna,” she whispered over the phone.Cain had been so nice to lend me one of his spares. The only person I thought to video call was Tracy. She was the only one I would miss.“You do not have to call me that any longer, you know? Lillian is married to him now.”Tracy checked her surroundings before speaking. “Didn't you hear? The elders refused to allow Asher to marry because he could not be married to two women at once.”My lips pulled down in a frown. “Why? I am no longer in the…oh. I did not divorce him.”Tracy nodded. “So he had to give her some legitimacy so he marked her. But the elders still refused because she started getting sick after the marking.”“They do not think she would carry the baby to term,” I whispered.That must be why Asher was so desperate to go as far as finding Adaira.“You look sad,” Tracy said. “I thought you would

Elara's POVAlpha Kaden’s eyes narrowed a fraction of an inch. “Say that again.”Was this how I died?“Forget I said anything,” I said, trying to run up the stairs.He grabbed my arm, making me gasp. The sparks were real.They were warm, spreading from my arm to the tip of my toes.Instantly, the Alpha let me go, almost tossing me away from him. With a clenched jaw, he turned and stomped right out of the house.“There goes my appetite,” I muttered, going back upstairs. When I entered, Tracy had already ended the call.She sent a text. I had to go. Alpha Asher sent for me. Talk later?I sent her back a thumbs-up and set my phone down on the desk. My arm was still tingling, the mate bond practically going into overdrive.My knees gave way and I slumped face-first on my bed.“No. No. No romance. Especially not with an emotionally distant man like him,” I muttered but it was no use.My mind was running a mile a minute, cooking up images of a future with the Alpha.Children! I had not even

Elara’s POVAlpha Kaden was by our side in a split second.His eyes were first on my injury, and then on the pack members who were in his front yard, a few of them now passed out.I held my cheek, stepping away from them.“You owe me,” I muttered low enough for only the two of us to hear.Leo instantly rushed to my side, holding a first aid box he must have gotten from inside the house.“Stay still,” he whispered and started to wipe off the blood.“K-Kaden,” Veronica said, her voice leagues softer than seconds ago. “She was disrespecting you. That was why I–”“Enough,” he said, his energy rippling across his yard and shattering Veronica’s hold over his pack members.They remained on their knees, at least able to breathe.“You come into my pack, punish my pack members, insult my Betas, assault my guest…Veronica, you have no respect for my authority.”If I ever made Alpha Kaden angry, I would probably prefer it if he yelled at me rather than speak to me in that calm but dangerous tone.

Elara’s POVI sat on the ground, my notes scattered around me as I attempted the self-meditation tips Cain had given me the last time he visited.I felt something stir inside of me, slow yet powerful.Like in my past attempts, I reached for it. The moment I touched it, the wall appeared in front of me, unyielding to any form of probing.I groaned, lying back down on the ground. It had been three hours and no breakthrough.“How long is this going to take?” I muttered, suddenly feeling impatient.My brothers were calm about my training.‘Things like this take time, Ellie. We are not in a hurry.’But I was absolutely in a hurry.These past few days had taught me how dangerous it was to be in this pack. The last time, it had been a slap from some entitled brat.The next time might be some enraged narcissist lopping off my head.“I need to get stronger,” I said, sitting up and trying again and again.When I eventually checked the time, my eyes widened. It was nearly 2 am.I had started all

Elara’s POVKincaid looked mostly unhurt for someone locked in a torture chamber with Alpha Kaden. He sat calmly on the chair in the center of the completely white room, a light overhead shining down on him.When I looked up to his face, I noticed he was scanning me as well.“You look unhurt,” he said with a small, confused frown.“I am not,” I stated. Had Asher told him something different?“You know him,” Alpha Kaden said, his voice sharp. He was on a white couch opposite Kincaid. “I hope you have an explanation for why I found him at my border.”“Is Asher looking for me?” I asked Kincaid.He nodded once. “He told us you ran away with the passwords to some confidential documents and we had to get them back from you.”I scoffed. “Passwords. He sent you to Caelthorn secretly because of passwords.”“Yeah, it sounded like bullshit but we can’t say no to our Alpha, can we?”Kincaid looked calm, almost uncaring of the fact that he was actually in mortal danger. I turned to Alpha Kaden, wo