All Chapters of The Alpha's Forbidden Secret: Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

Stella's POVI'd thought it none of my business. My mother had especially spent time drilling it into my skull never to ask such questions.Not until after the debt was settled. Then how I dealt with Matthias would be my problem.But now, after hearing the words spewing out of Anya's mouth, it dawned on me that the devil whose bed I almost shared tonight was completely unknown to me.Eli stared at me, his eyes hard but almost pitiful.I hated pity almost as much as I hated the thought of getting married. Yet here I was."Are you just going to stand there looking stupid? Or would you just tell me what I need to know?"He blinked, that stupid smirk crawling up his face. "Oh, you know, the regular stuff that happens to the wives of men like my father. He eats them."I recoiled on instinct, bile rising in my throat. "Eats them?!""Yes. He eats them. After keeping them with him for a few months, he gets hungry and devours their flesh."My eyes were already glistening, my fingers trembling,

Stella's POVI woke up to the heavily obnoxious voice of a woman whom I'd hoped only existed in my dreams.The first thing I noticed was that my body was currently lying in a suspiciously comfortable bed. The next was that Anya was standing over me, screaming her head off. And then came the one that freaked me out the most: I was naked except for my underwear.My body snapped up in the bed as soon as those three things registered in my dizzy brain, or at least the first and the third.Anya could scream her lungs out for all I cared.My eyes darted around before eventually landing on my dress, discarded on the floor."How dare you sleep in another room! And on your first night here, you're already claiming space!" Anya continued, glaring at me. "And I thought I was clear when I told you to keep that on for my brother to take off.""Then maybe you should have controlled your brother enough for him to spend the night with me. Or better yet, you shouldn't have locked the door to his damn

My head had snapped to the side, pain radiating from my cheek in waves while my palm slowly lifted up to cup it. Anya was staring down at me, her eyes hard and angry. "How dare you!" For a second, my ears rang, and the sound of her voice made it even harder to hear. The pain was dimming to a soft throb now, and where it had stood before was now a white-hot rage I couldn't seem to contain. Her hand raised again, and so did mine. Whether I was going to hit her back or defend myself, I'd never know. Eli was off the bed and between us in a flash, moving so fast I barely even noticed him. His hand caught Anya's mid-air, tightening around it hard enough that I almost felt sorry for her. Almost. Then my eyes shifted to Sloan, who was glaring but shot her head down the moment our gazes met. I wanted to fight Anya back, slap her and even the scoreboard. But then it dawned on me what this might have looked like to the Alpha female standing at the door of her own bedroom. I'd be

Stella's POVIt felt less like I was walking to my husband and more like a prisoner heading straight to her execution.He hadn't left last night in the best of moods, but maybe this morning would be my chance to smooth things out.This was my life now. And even if Eli was going to give me a chance to not take it lying down, I still wasn't ready to risk getting on the bad side of one of the few people who could keep Anya, my main antagonist, in her place.The stairs came into view too fast, and Eli's overwhelming presence was absent behind me, leaving me feeling bare.As soon as Alpha Matthias caught sight of me, I could tell something was wrong.From the way he stared along, his eyes were hard, clearly annoyed, but as soon as they spotted me, he was angry.After reaching the base of the stairs, I knew there was no backing down.Anya sat in the living area, scrolling on her phone without turning back to face us.My body lowered to bow, but as soon as I was close enough, he just grabbed

Eli's POVAs much as I'd have loved to follow Stella downstairs, I still wasn't quite sure if my mind could handle seeing her cosying up to my father.Even with my doubts that she'd ever do that, this girl never seemed to cease surprising me.Which was why I'd waited in here instead, for him to come in and sit behind his desk, giving me that annoying look.Once upon a time, he'd freak out when he walked in here just to find me sitting in his seat.Now, I supposed, I'd grown predictable."What do you want, Eli?" he finally grumbled.His sour mood seemed to only make mine grow brighter."I'm not allowed to pay my dear old dad a visit after he stormed out on his wedding night like a child?"The comparison had his eyes hardening, sending him from nonchalance to annoyance in seconds. "Don't push me, boy. You seem to have kept my new toy quite entertained in my absence.""I see Anya has given you all the details you need. Is that why you hit her?"Unlike him, hiding my emotions was no issue