All Chapters of The Alpha's Forbidden Secret: Chapter 31 - Chapter 40

Stella's POVSloan turned and lunged into his arms, hugging him so tight his grip slightly loosened around the card still in his hand. "Honey! You're here!"The people around stared openly, some like they knew them while others were shocked. I couldn't quite blame them since Alphas pairing with other Alphas was quite rare.Eli hugged her back with his free hand while handing the card to the cashier with his other hand."Please take a seat. Your order will be brought to you soon," she said, smiling sweetly while gesturing towards one of the empty tables."Let's go sit down. Stella and I have loads to tell you about our day.""Oh, I'm sure you do," he said, his eyes fixed on me.Sloan pulled away, grabbing us both and pulling us towards the table. "The food here is incredible. I've been begging Eli to come here with me, but he always made excuses."After we were settled and a cute little Omega waiter brought us some water, she continued."By the way, what brings you here?""You left wit

Stella's POV A woman from the store came in, staring between us before snickering when her gaze settled on me. I calmed my racing heart before smiling up at Sloan. "If that's all, I'll head out. I don't want our food to get cold. The stall's all yours." The door of the bathroom slammed shut behind me a few seconds later, but voices inside kept my feet planted in place. "Isn't that Alpha Matthias's new wife? What's with her attitude? Does she think being the Luna makes her anything special? She's little more than a mistress," the woman scoffed, her voice slightly muffled by the door. "You think that position isn't special? You think just anyone can be the Luna of that family?" Sloan's voice had taken an even darker turn. "What are you..." "I am the future Luna. The fiancée of Alpha Matthias's heir. You will not undermine me, and neither will that whore." I gulped, the sound audible even through the sound of my blood pumping in my ears. I dashed down the hall to our tab

Eli's POVDespite this being the perfect moment to tease her endlessly about the situation she was in, I got the feeling that whatever progress I'd made with Sloan would be lost if I did.Stella shoved me off without so much as a moment's hesitation, her eyes wide with horror. "I didn't mean... that was an accident... I thought you were them.""Who's 'them'?" Sloan asked, stepping forward.Stella didn't rush to explain herself to her like she would have this morning.Her reaction had me wondering just what exactly they'd discussed during their longer-than-necessary bathroom break in the restaurant."Some women who kept bothering me about hosting some gala. It's no big deal, don't worry." Stella waved her hand over her shoulder, dismissing it.As expected, Sloan gasped dramatically at her reaction.Even I was slightly stunned by how nonchalant she was about an event that would be her only way into society.That had been one of the most important things to the women my father had brough

Eli's POVJoel glanced up from where he sat on his couch at the center of the room, his pen hanging off one finger as two omegas, male and female, who looked way too young to be there, danced around him.His expression went from calm, to irritated, and then frightened."Boss!" He was up on his feet in a second, just as those two men charged in."Sorry about him, boss. We'll get him out in a second," the one I'd shoved said, already placing a hand on my shoulder.Jax tutted, stepping aside just as my hand closed over the one on my shoulder, my weight shifting so the man came toppling over me and onto the floor, groans of pain filling the room as bones cracked and separated.The other one pulled out a gun, pointing it at me with a dull frown.Seconds later, Joel was in front of him, the gun snatched and pointed towards him instead. "If you plan on living past today, I suggest you take your big oaf of a partner and get out. Maybe make yourselves useful and get my guest something to drink

Stella's POVMy spine stiffened, my eyes still fixed on my so-called husband while his eyes trailed my body hungrily.Without thinking, my eyes darted to Eli, who was watching with so much disinterest that I regretted making eye contact with him.He raised an eyebrow and, to my relief, burst out laughing, stealing his father's attention away from me."Father, you're always claiming to be such a busy man, but you have time to punish your wife for something you know Aunt Anya made up," he said after laughing for a while.Matthias's ears grew red, but he maintained his nonchalant frown. "Right. Her face is still swollen anyway, and I certainly didn't agree to that deal for a busted face."I still stared, unsure of what to do with myself, until Matthias raised an eyebrow and pointed to the door."Well, what are you waiting for? My son doesn't want to see you. The least you could do as his stepmother is honor his wishes."I fought the temptation to talk back. Eli had bought me a way out, a