All Chapters of The Alpha's Forbidden Secret: Chapter 41 - Chapter 50

Stella's POVAnya slammed the envelope against me. The contents flew out.I barely had enough time to see the money before her palm came crashing down against my cheek.Matthias stepped forward, his eyes narrowed. "Leave her face. I like her pretty."My chest ached. There wasn't much I expected from him, even as my husband, but knowing that no one in this house would stand by me brought along with it a different, foreign kind of pain."This is the leftover money you got after buying me fake shoes. Did you think I wouldn't notice? I'm not a fool, you little untrained whore.""I didn't put that there. I haven't even entered that room since I got here, and you know it. She's framing me."Sloan gasped dramatically, pressing a palm over her mouth. "Mother-in-law, you can't say things like that. You might be equal to Anya in rank, but she's senior to you by age.""Does age mean I should ignore it when I'm being framed for a crime I didn't commit?" I snapped, glaring at all of them at once.

Eli's POVFor the first time, she didn't seem annoyed by the nickname.Her eyes were hard with this angry intensity that made the temptation to fuck her almost double."That crazy bitch framed me, and I paid for it still." She pressed a finger to her cheek, wincing when the tender flesh made contact with it."Not sure why you're surprised by it. Anya has grown predictable." I cocked my head. "You should know your words don't weigh the same as hers."Her expression turned sour. "So you're saying this is my fault?""I'm saying that regardless of how you defend yourself with words, my father will always take her side," I corrected. "So don't use words."She crossed her arms over her chest, face stern. "I don't plan to stoop to the same level as her. So... you're back from your little trip. Did you find anything?"I nodded, opening the door behind her so she could slip in with me behind her."I don't think we should be in here alone," she mumbled, almost unintelligible."The walls have ea

Stella's POVMy back stiffened against the wall, and I shifted to shove him away on instinct, desperate to escape his predatory stare.But his grip on the wall was firm, and he didn't budge despite my efforts."Is that a price you're willing to pay, sunshine? If it is, all you have to do is say the words, and I'll make it happen. I don't share what's mine, Stella.""You... you're engaged! Sloan is right across the hall!"He groaned, like I'd just reminded him of a distant cousin and not his fiancée."She's not important. I'll take care of her."My eyebrows dipped into a frown. "Like your father took care of all his other wives when he got bored?"He didn't respond, but I had the answer I was looking for."You're all insane in this family," I hissed, my heart pounding against my chest.He didn't seem offended. Instead, he leaned down and took my lower lip between his teeth, the same one he'd told me not to hurt myself with.By the time he pulled away, I could still feel the aftereffect

Eli's POVI fought the temptation to ignore him, keeping my steps light as I followed behind him to his office.My body crashed into his desk chair just as the door slammed shut next to him.His eye twitched when it settled on me in his space, but rather than argue, he made his way to the couch and settled there instead.His calm temperament had me tensing just a little."Just got a call from one of my loan sharks down by the docks," he started.I knew where the conversation was going, but chose to play dumb regardless. "Why does a lowly loan shark have access to you?"He didn't fall for my little stunt and kept to whatever script it was he'd prepared before calling me here."Said you asked about a man. Specifically, the man who handed me my latest bride," he continued, raising an eyebrow at me.I shrugged. "I got bored. Decided to find out who my new stepmother truly was.""Drop the innocent act and save us some time, will you? I'm not buying into your bullshit. If those were your tr

Eli's POVEven before Sloan had let go of the bar, I'd known damn well what her intentions might have been.Asking an omega to spot in case of an accident for such a heavy weight made no sense. Especially one who'd clearly never been to the gym before.I shot forward as Stella struggled to get the bar off Sloan, who didn't look nearly as injured as she was acting.Stella, on the other hand, was grunting and visibly panicking, her voice so tiny as she muttered desperate apologies while asking if anything was broken.I was more worried about broken equipment than broken bones, though. From how Stella had released the bar, she was definitely not injured.By the time I reached her, Sloan had resumed the waterworks, allowing the tears to flood the sides of her face."Babe! It hurts so much. I'm in so much pain," she whimpered, her lip quivering."I... I don't know what happened. The bar slipped, and... Sloan, I'm sorry!" Stella kept pleading as she struggled to get the large metal weight o