All Chapters of The Alpha's Plus-Sized Mate: Chapter 61 - Chapter 70

Lucien's POVMy head snapped to the side, pain spiking from my cheek."How could you let her slap you? You could have dodged that easily!" Grey ranted.But my mind could only focus on the omega before me, breathing unevenly.I'd taken men's hands for less. Killed them for less too.Instead, my hand wiped at the corner of my mouth, lips curving up into a dry smirk. "Now what did I do to deserve that?""What on earth is going on in your head? Why would you threaten him?""He was disrespecting you." I replied, tapping her chest. "You have a very caring heart. It's impossible to be a leader with only a caring heart, though. You need to be a monster too. So let me be the monster, so you never have to."The silence stretched a while before she finally responded. "Did you tell Selena that too?"My heart raced, fumbling for what to say next. "What? No. I mean, I don't know.""Darius killed her? You think he'll kill me too? He sounds like he doesn't like the thought of you being mateless." She

Lucien's POVSometimes, it was easy to tell what to say next to her. Easy to manipulate my way back to her heart.And then there were times like this, where it was nearly impossible to know what went on in Vivian's mind."You want me to invade Bloodmoon?"She shook her head, eyebrows drawn into a thoughtful frown. "Not just invade. I want you to conquer it. Take over completely. Not only will that completely end the trade, but you'll get your father's favor too, and with that, the throne."My eyebrow shot up. "Vivian Maxwell, you are one devious woman.""Are you complaining?""Never." I reached for her hand, smiling gently before pressing my lips to the back of it.She sucked in a breath, but didn't pull away, to my newly realized relief."So how do you expect me to do that? Taking over a pack is no easy thing to do. Killing Darius isn't all there is to do. Without a leader the pack will descend into absolute anarchy.""I heard you threaten your father, Lucien. You said Darius would h

Vivian's POVIt took about five seconds before the whole room descended into chaos.At first we were all silent, staring at our alpha, while a small spot of red on his chest spread across his clothes, the knife sticking out of it."He... he attacked the alpha!" the middle-aged woman from before shrieked, her voice high and panicked. "Arrest him.""Is an arrest really what's next?" I snapped, rushing to the side of Lucien's father. He was losing blood fast.Alex was shoved to the ground, hard enough to leave behind scratches and bruises."Pull it out! It's scaring me." Chloe whined, turning and cupping her mouth."No one has time for your dramatic bullshit, Chloe." My fingers pressed around the knife, applying pressure while careful not to shake the blade. "Send a rider forward to the clinic, tell Eric to clear everything. The rest of you get me a stretcher and help me move him to a carriage. And would you leave that damn boy alone!"The guards holding him down stared at each other bef

**Lucien's POV**The room seemed to have frozen altogether, Eric's words echoing across and ringing in my ears.Then slowly, each of them lowered themselves to their knees. Starting with Eric, then the nurses, Wendy and Alex.The weight of my situation fully settled, however, when Vivian sank down too, nearly kneeling before I caught her."Long live the alpha," Eric said again, his eyes shifting to Vivian now. "And the luna who will stand by him."Her eyes hardened, but she let me pull her back up."Rise." My throat felt too dry, like those words alone would shatter the fragile reality I'd created for myself.They all stood, and Eric was already moving towards Alex before I intercepted him."How long?"His eyes shifted between us before he finally paused. "What?""How long will my father be in a coma for? Will he wake up?" The eagerness in my voice shocked even me."I don't know. The knife went in deep, but fortunately it was just a kitchen knife and the extraction was smooth. The dam

**Vivian's POV**Lucien wasn't back yet. Still, I hung heavily to the hope that he would magically arrive as I defended the steps to the entrance.Alpha Darius stood there, majestic and innocent. His face didn't betray so much as a single hint of the monster he truly was."Good morning, my lady." His hand reached for mine when it was close enough, lifting it so he could plant a small kiss on the back. "I trust you rested well.""Not particularly, no.""Well, I hope I wasn't the cause of that." He strode into the packhouse, so proud he even ordered his guards to stand down at the entrance. "I'll make this brief so you can get your beauty sleep. Where's the alpha and my omega?"My teeth gritted hard against each other, biting back every curse I had in store for this man. "They're out at the moment. Lucien is currently preparing for the execution of the assassin you sent after the alpha."His lip twitched, but besides that, there was no other reaction. "I believe there is a misunderstand