All Chapters of The Alpha's Plus-Sized Mate: Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

Vivian's POV Chloe wasted no time at all in throwing herself right at Lucien."Alpha Lucien! You came back for me?" Her voice was high enough to shake the tiny bowl of soup in front of me.His eyes narrowed at me, not so much as flickering towards Chloe. "Vivian.""What are you doing here?" I shot to my feet, my hip crashing against the wooden edge of the table.He winced like the pain spiking from my thigh was his. "I'm here to have dinner with the family of my future mate."Those words made Chloe beam, her whole face turning a bright red.She was so clueless. Even when Lucien was staring at me, she thought he was referring to her.But I saw through his act. All I was to him was a pawn in his political game. I was done suffering at the hands of people who couldn't care less about me.My family I was bound to by blood, but him? Our bond was broken, and he needed to accept it."Come sit down." Mother stood, smiling brightly, before her sharp gaze tore at me. "Go get the alpha somethin

Lucien’s POV She pulled back, eyebrows furrowing in confusion. "The bond? What are you talking about? It broke when you accepted my rejection." My mouth felt dry. I didn't know how to tell her that ever since we'd met, staying away from her was a torment to my body and mind. She still flinched when I got too close, and the few times she didn't and actually expressed her mind, it was to list out every mistake I'd managed to make over the course of the few hours we'd known each other. "I have to see the royal physician once the sun rises." I told her, swiping my tongue over my lips. "I can come back for you then and we can maybe try those again? Make a deal." The silence stretched as she thought about it, frowning and displeased. I couldn't blame her; this wasn't exactly an ideal mating relationship. But she was an omega caged by a family that didn't value her, and part of me would rather give up my title than take her sister for a mate instead. While she thought, I let

Vivian's pov Seeing Chloe wrapped up around Lucien shouldn't have stung as much as it did.If anything, it should have been expected.Which was why my face flushed with shame at the thought of how much time I'd put into looking nice. The makeup, the dress, all to impress his father, and now he was standing here doing this at my front door.As soon as Lucien's gaze landed on me, he shoved Chloe away, so hard she almost fell down the stairs leading to the door."Vivian... I know you told me not to come here, but something came up and I had to come to you."My eyebrows shot up. I was torn between slamming the door in his face and actually believing him. "Something came up at the clinic?"He nodded, letting his gaze trail down my body and back up.I waited for the break in his expression. The disgust that always came when an alpha fully looked at my body.Instead, his nostrils flared, eyes wide and filled with something primal. "Yes... it's all sorted out, don't worry.""I wasn't." I rep

Vivian's pov His presence hovered behind me the moment he stepped into the room."So what happens now?" I asked, forcing my gaze to tear away from the woman in the picture.His throat bobbed, skin glazed over with a thin layer of sweat. "You can go back if you want to. Or I can call for a carriage. But if this is going to work, we need to make this look real.""And how do you suggest we do that?" My hand settled on my hip, gripping it hard. "Your father said you had work to do, I don't want to bother you.""I already went to see the physician, and I'm fine. You aren't a bother at all."I stifled a scoff, running my fingers through my thick brown hair instead. "And the trading routes?""I don't have to go today. If there's something you want, you can tell me. I don't like being in debt to others."The last sentence shattered whatever fragile care it was I'd assumed he'd been harbouring."Of course. I helped you and now you have to do the same." There was only one thing he could truly

Vivian's pov The girl crashed to the floor, getting up immediately while her trembling hands picked up the objects that had fallen with her.The sleeve of her sweatshirt pulled up, revealing a skull tattoo on her wrist before she yanked the purple material back down to cover it.Her cheek was flaring red, but she didn't touch it. The man who had struck her didn't acknowledge it either."Sorry about that, ma'am." He said, speaking directly to my mother. "Now, what does a fine woman like you want to treat yourself to today?"My mother laughed, blushing at the compliment. "I'm not treating myself. My son in law decided to let me get a few things, so here I am. He'll be the one paying."The man glanced around, his gaze finally settling on me. "Son in law?"I sighed, unsure of how exactly I could tell her how ridiculous this was.The girl kept her gaze down, her lips trembling. She couldn't be much older than fifteen, but her growth might have been stunted from lack of food."Yes. Alpha L