All Chapters of Seducing My Older Alpha Mate: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

*Alice's POV**TRIGGER WARNING: This chapter contains mention of, and light depiction of, sexual abuse. Please read at your own discretion*Olivia knew of my inability to shift fully, but no one knew how truly excruciating it was. In great pain, my hands transformed from human to elongated wolf claws, and my teeth became sharp and pointed canines. Such horrid changes happened to me almost every night, and I hated it because it reminded me of my true nature. Of who I was, not who I wanted and pretended to be. I never fully shifted. At least, not fully. That could only happen if I had a sentient wolf. As such, these features only brought me pain and shame. They told me I was an alien, a monster not meant to be alive. My nails and teeth were still growing; they pierced my lips and skin, leaving bloody wounds as gray wolf hairs began to appear on my face. They burrowed out of my cheeks, making my face heated.My bones changed, they grew out of shape, making it impossible for me

*Alice's POV*The next day, I walked down the hallway leading to the kitchen. Along the way, I heard all the palace maids talking about James falling into the water the night before, their voices low, but still nowhere near a whisper."Do you hear?! Prince James fell into the lake in the garden last night and was saved by the royal teacher, Mr. Simon. It's the most exciting news of the morning!" one of the maids squealed.Another chimed in. "No way! I wonder who did it. I mean, pushed Prince James in?""Hush!" a third voice demanded. "Don't speak too loud. Prince James is still a prince, despite his awful attitude. We should be careful of what we say.""...Yeah, absolutely…" the first stated. "I'm happy he was saved. But I just want to know who did such an amazing thing. Is it some girl abandoned by him? Ooo, I bet it was revenge.""It's a mystery," the third woman answered. "I guess we'll never know. Even he doesn't know who did it. Says he has no memory

*Alice's POV*I woke up the next day and was surprised that my ankle was no longer sore.Sitting on the edge of the bed, I finally moved my way forward to stand and put weight on the foot.It didn't hurt at all. I tentatively walked a few steps, and it worked well. My ankle was almost entirely healed. It was unbelievable, but it was true. There was always one good thing about the nasty blood that flowed through me: the rapid healing process. It had definitely come in handy over the years of punishment that should have left me dead. However, never before had I been able to heal so quickly. I was still worried about how I was going to work with injuries today. But now, I didn't have to worry. My purpose was to be able to defeat the palace guards and leave the palace. I didn't care how to fight the abnormal rogues who lurked outside of the walls, I just want to leave. But in order to get there, I needed to lie to Simon about why I wanted to fight. Wh

*Alice's POV*"What is this I hear of William declaring you as his mate?" Joan asked as she walked into the kitchen to find me doing the dishes from lunch."You already heard?" I groaned. "Didn't you just get back?""So it's true?" Joan looked flabbergasted. "Yes, I just got back, and that is all the palace is talking about!"That's not good."Yeah, it's true," I told her. "He just blurted it out earlier. I got annoyed and walked away, though, so that's all I know, really."Joan kept her eyes on me, but once she was satisfied that I had no interest in William, she sighed and asked me no more questions.This wasn't good. Olivia would be looking for me to torture me if she knew anything good had happened to me. There was no doubt in my mind that she'd already heard the news, and she'd be furious—jealous, even. I needed to hide before she could find me.Then, I thought of Simon.Maybe I could sneak over to his place and wait for him to return.

*Alice's POV*Simon continued to walk towards me, and I panicked. I wasn't scared of him, but I was scared of his reaction.I had no idea why he laughed, but I knew he wasn't laughing because he was happy. There was no smile in his eyes.Great. After annoying him in the morning, I touched his nerve again. I stood there and watched him come towards me. I tried not to show my nervousness, but my feet just couldn't move. Olivia was stuck in the mud, and I was stuck in Simon's gaze. Our situations were different, but it was somewhat the same.Maybe I shouldn't have used Simon to scare Olivia. He eventually would hear about it from someone else if he didn't show up at this moment. But now, he was here and earlier than I expected. I thought I would be waiting until dawn.Suddenly my ankle was grabbed by a hand. Olivia reached out of the mud puddle and pulled on me, trying to use me to climb up. Because I was distracted and let my guard down, I was dragged backw