All Chapters of THE ALPHA’S ACCUSED MATE: Chapter 31 - Chapter 40

Lucien's POVI watched as Elvis, one of my men at the council seat, drove away, and I sighed.My hands were in my pockets as I turned back to the mansion. My eyes flickered over to the window with a heavy heart, and my face dropped. I didn’t know how much time I had left to keep the elders and my father at bay.I didn’t know how much time I had left to protect her. If I didn’t find the real culprit soon, I might not be able to stop them any longer from getting what they wanted.“Hey, what’s going through your mind?”Nathalie’s body pressed against mine as she hooked our hands together.My eyes darted over to the Union. Once, I wouldn’t have thought too much about it, but now everything just felt so wrong. I couldn’t help but feel like I was betraying Aurora, even though we weren’t together.“It’s nothing,” I said in a low tone as I slowly detached our linked arms.Her brows knotted, but I didn’t care. She could throw her usual tantrum. All I wanted was a way to figure out how to save

Lucien’s POVThe moment Aurora told me to get out, I couldn’t believe my ears.How could she ask me to leave when she was in my house, under my protection? I stood there, stunned, staring at her as she turned her back to me.A sharp wave of frustration hit me so hard that my head was starting to throb. Why couldn’t she just listen to me for once? Why did everything have to be a fight?She thinks I’m betraying her, handing her over to the council like a lamb to the slaughter. It was absurd.But she doesn’t understand. I’m trying to protect her.She pulled the blanket tighter around her, making it clear she wanted me gone.How did things spiral out of control like this? I asked myself.I clenched my fists, trying to suppress the rising anger."I’m not leaving, Aurora," I said, my voice steady but firm."Because first of all, you are in my house, and I won’t be dismissed like some servant. Do you even realize who you're talking to?"Her body stiffened, but she didn’t respond.I could see

Nathalie gave me a long stare as she furrowed her brows. For a second, I almost thought what I said was rubbish. We both stared at each other.She wasn’t saying anything, and neither was I, but I could feel my heart racing faster with each passing second.“I said, what do you want, Nathalie?” I groaned, curling my hands into fists.Nathalie turned to the two cohorts who had followed her into the room.Both were female, and they looked slightly older than us, though I wasn’t really sure. The ever-present look of disdain was plastered on their faces.“Is she talking to me?” Nathalie burst into laughter, but I wasn’t finding the whole thing funny.I wanted her and her little minions out of my room.Nathalie's laughter echoed in my ears, her voice grating on my last nerve. I clenched my fists tighter, trying to maintain my composure. She was not here for a pleasant conversation, that much was clear when I saw that healer girl that made my wounds disappear in an instant. Nathelie was he

Lucien’s POVThe moment I closed the door to Aurora's room, it felt like I'd made a terrible mistake, but I pushed the feeling aside. The sound of objects clattering reached my ears, and I had the feeling Aurora was having an episode. It was common with werewolves who lost control, but I knew it wasn't her fault—today was a full moon, after all.Slight triggers and the wolves get loose. Aurora was always kind and gentle. Her being like this could only mean one thing: she was triggered."Wow, so you know, and yet you still treated our mate like that," Kol grunted in my head."Hmm," I hummed, rolling my eyes and continuing down the hall."Don't you dare ignore me, especially after what you just did," he yelled in my head, and I squinted my eyes.Can this wolf stop picking bad times to scold me? I already have enough on my plate, I pondered."You do realize I can hear your thoughts, right?" he hissed."Kol, I'm having quite the day, so can you please be helpful and let me think? And tha

Aurora’s POVI couldn't sleep a wink after my encounter with Lucien. My whole body felt numb, so I just lay on the cold floor.The sun shone directly into my eyes, but all I did was stay there, enjoying the warmth. It helped calm me.Now that the moon was gone, I could think straight, but that didn’t exactly make me feel better, because I realized I had hurt Nathalie badly. She deserved it anyway, but that didn’t mean it made me feel any better.Plus, Lucien had said a lot of hurtful things too, so we were even.I finally opened my eyes to look at the sky, and it was so beautiful—unlike my life."I'm so sorry, Lena," I muttered with a heavy heart as I cradled myself.My whole body was curled up into a ball as I lay there.The pattern of footsteps brought my consciousness to alert.It wasn’t just one person’s footsteps, and this piqued my curiosity.The door burst open, and I held my breath as three men entered the room. The only one I recognized was the man in the middle.I didn’t wan