All Chapters of Call me Mom :Mated to my EX's Alpha Father: Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

Juliette's Point of ViewMy heart slammed against my ribs.Lucian stood before me, completely naked, and I couldn't look away.Water droplets from the shift still clung to his skin. His chest was broad, sculpted like he'd been chiseled from stone. Shoulders wide enough to block out the sun. Arms corded with muscle, veins running down his forearms. His abdomen was a ridged plane of hard lines, each muscle defined and tight. A trail of dark hair ran down from his navel, disappearing below his—I snapped my eyes up to his face.Too late. He'd caught me looking.That smirk widened.Yuno scrambled out of the car, carrying a bundle of clothes. He kept his eyes firmly on the ground as he handed them to his Alpha."Thank you," Lucian said calmly, like standing naked on a roadside was perfectly normal.He dressed without hurry. Pants first. Then a shirt that stretched across his chest in ways that should be illegal. Every movement was fluid. Confident. Like he knew exactly what he looked like

Cordelia's Point of View"Should we prepare anything to welcome Juliette home?"I kept my voice neutral. Innocent. Like I actually cared about the answer.Eleanor sat in her armchair by the window, embroidery forgotten in her lap. Her face twisted at the mention of her granddaughter's name."Prepare something?" She let out a harsh laugh. "For that shameless girl? Absolutely not."Music to my ears."But she is returning as Luna of Silvercrest," I pressed gently. "Perhaps we should at least—""I don't care if she's returning as the Moon Goddess herself." Eleanor's voice turned sharp. Bitter. "She has disgraced this family beyond repair. Do you know what people are saying about us?"I knew. Of course I knew. I'd been listening to the gossip with barely concealed glee for days."Everyone is talking." Eleanor's hands shook with rage. "At the market. At gatherings. Everywhere. They call her a slut. A home-wrecker. A woman so desperate she couldn't even wait for her fiancé, so she married hi

Juliette's Point of ViewI couldn't believe it.Caleb was back. Already.I'd expected him to stay away for weeks. Months, maybe. At least until Lucian's fury had cooled. At least until the scandal had died down.But here he was. Waltzing back into Silvercrest like nothing had happened. And he'd brought his rogue with him.The audacity was almost impressive.Lucian's expression betrayed nothing. That cold, unreadable mask I was beginning to know well."Lock them both in the dungeon," he said calmly. "I'll deal with them after I've attended to urgent matters."George nodded and hurried off.Lucian turned to me, his hand still holding mine."I have business that can't wait," he said. "Will you be alright?""Of course." I forced a smile. "Go. I'll be fine."He studied my face for a moment. Then he pressed a kiss to my forehead and strode toward his study.I stood in the entrance hall, heart pounding.Caleb was here. In the dungeon. Right now.I'd never actually met him. Not properly. The

Juliette's Point of ViewI turned to face Lucian, my heart stuttering.How long had he been standing there? How much had he heard?His expression gave nothing away. That cold mask firmly in place. But his eyes burned with something dangerous.Caleb scrambled to his feet, chains clanking."Father! Thank the Goddess you're here!" His voice pitched high with desperation. "You have to help me. This woman is insane. She's been threatening me, tormenting me. She's wicked, Father. Truly wicked."Lucian said nothing."She's the reason I'm in here," Caleb continued frantically. "She turned you against me. Manipulated you into marrying her. Can't you see what she's doing? She's trying to destroy our family!"Still nothing.Caleb's face contorted. "Father, please. Say something. You can't actually believe her over me. I'm your son. Your heir. We've been together for fifteen years. She's been here for three days!"Lucian stepped forward slowly. Each footfall echoed through the dungeon like a deat

Juliette's Point of ViewI stared at Caleb, genuinely surprised.For all his arrogance and tantrums, he seemed willing to sacrifice everything for Natasha. His position. His inheritance. His future as Alpha. All of it, thrown away for love.Perhaps I had misjudged him. Perhaps what he felt for her was real.But Lucian had no patience for romance."You've already made one catastrophic mistake," he said, his voice cold as winter. "You abandoned your bride. Humiliated your pack. Caused a diplomatic crisis that I had to personally resolve. And now, instead of showing remorse, you stand here negotiating terms?"Caleb opened his mouth to respond.Lucian didn't let him."Twenty-five lashes," he said flatly. "And one month of confinement."The color drained from Caleb's face."Father, please. I was only trying to explain—""You were trying to manipulate me. Again." Lucian's eyes were hard as stone. "You seem to think your status protects you from consequences. That you can do whatever you wan