All Chapters of The Alpha's Plus-Sized Mate: Chapter 31 - Chapter 40

Vivian's povSomething was different about him now.It was a subtle shift between when I'd left and came back, but now Lucien seemed colder, more detached.Doctor Eric finally left after sewing the split skin in Lucien's fist and setting the bone, leaving behind a final warning for him to go easy."Why on earth would you punch a wall?" I wondered aloud, staring at the door from where I sat next to him on the soft mattress.He shrugged, puffing out a heavy breath. "I thought you'd be happy, seeing me in pain.""You've been miserable since the first day we met. The only difference is now it's physical, and I actually know where your pain is from."We sat like that in silence for a while, staring across the room while the heavy name of that woman lingered between us.Lucien shifted suddenly, moving his body off the bed.Without thinking, I reached out to pull him back, using my weight to press him down. "Are you deaf? You heard Doctor Eric, you need to take it easy.""On my hand, not the

Vivian's pov "Not much. I know that for decades now most pack leaders choose not to associate with them." I replied, racking my brain for any memory of the stories my father used to tell Chloe while I swept the floors to earn dinner.Lucien nodded, his brow furrowing. "My father hates them. Despises every single one of their leaders, past and present. But he's no different from them, and my greatest fear used to be that he'd become one of them too. And now my fear is coming true.""What...?""It started with Selena. I don't know how to explain this. I did things. Terrible things, and this pack will pay for it if I don't take that throne." His voice wasn't high or panicked.It had a calm that told me he'd analyzed every possible outcome of his situation. "What did you do? It can't be that bad.""It is." He snapped, gulping. "It's bad. But it can't get worse unless I get on his bad side and he delays the succession."Before I could give a response, a sharp, high-pitched voice cut throu

Lucien's povIt took about seventeen minutes for us to get to the clinic.Seventeen minutes of Vivian sitting in my lap, her body convulsing.Doctor Eric sat at his desk, sipping something from a green mug, when I barged in. "It's Vivian. I don't know what's wrong, but she suddenly collapsed. She was fine one second and then..."He slammed his cup on his table, grabbing his coat and following me out.I led him to the emergency room, which I deemed too frequent much more often these days.By the time we got in there, the nurses were barely managing to keep her steady while her skin paled.Eric pressed two fingers to her neck, his frown deepening. Then he checked her eyes, and then her mouth. "She's reacting to something. Probably a drug."My nostrils flared. "The only drugs she took were the suppressants you gave me.""And you're sure she took the right dose?""Two pills and a painkiller. Yes." My mind scrambled back to the memory of last night, trying to make sure I'd done the right t

Vivian's pov My fist clenched before lashing out and dragging his hand off the table. "What he means to say is, tell me who told you to do that and why." Her eyes shifted between us again, back to being shocked. "Wait... you're here because of her? You're the one she stole?" My eye twitched, the anger suddenly melting to irritation. I released him, rolling my eyes. "Of course she'd say that. If she comes by here again, just tell her that her stupid little plan didn't work, and that Lucien and I are perfectly happy together." The name tag on her chest read Zelda. I snickered at the irony of such a beautiful name belonging to a woman who'd take a few coins and try to ruin my life. "You're actually together? You? With the alpha?" She leaned towards Lucien, like being closer would change the face before her. "You really did hit a goldmine, didn't you." "Let's get out of here. At least now we know who our culprit is." I sighed, turning and walking off. I'd barely made two step

Vivian's pov I was tempted to just slam the door in his face. The part of me that wasn't tempted had to accept that he was kind of cute. In a non-romantic way, of course."You're in denial," Lexa said."If you're not going to tell me, just leave me alone."His eyebrow shot up, lips curving into a slightly amused smile. "Am I getting kicked out of my own room?"I winced, realizing how stupid that sounded. "Fine. I'll leave."Before I made it to the door, he'd already pulled me back and pinned me to it. "You're not going anywhere, darling."My throat felt dry. This close, it was impossible not to take his face in. Perfectly sculpted to fit the image of a god.His nose was slightly crooked, like it had been broken before, but it wasn't so obvious. I probably wouldn't have noticed it if I wasn't studying his face up close like a creep.My palm pressed against his hard chest, pushing weakly. "Get off."He sucked in a breath, holding it for what felt like forever before turning and walking