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All Chapters of Forsaken By The Alpha: Chapter 1 - Chapter 7

7 Chapters

Chapter One

Chapter 1: Sold to the AlphaElara's POVI slammed the heavy iron door behind me. The cold of the stone floor bit through the thin soles of my shoes. My fingers trembled as I wrapped the threadbare shawl tighter around my shoulders. Suffocating silence filled the manor, and I knew I was late. Darius would be furious.I quickened my pace down the hall, my eyes cast to the floor, away from the stern portraits of ancestors that lined the walls. Once, this had been my house, but now it reminded me more and more of a jail. Every groaning of the floorboards under my feet sounded like a warning, telling me I wasn't wanted here anymore."You're late," a cold voice snapped, and I jumped. Darius stood in the doorway of the dining room, his eyes darker as his disdainful stare fell on me."I'm sorry," I whispered, my head hanging lower."Sorry? Do you think 'sorry' makes up for everything I've done for you? For keeping you alive after Father and your mother—""Stepmother," I softly corrected. My

Chapter Two

Forsaken By The Alpha/Dark Night

Chapter 2: The Bride of the AlphaLucian's POVI watched her freeze, eyes wide, her small, fragile frame shaking under my gaze. She was so much like a cornered rabbit-all soft edges and panic, ready to bolt. I found it quite amusing. She thought she could run? From me? No one ran from Lucian Blackwood.I leaned against the doorframe, crossing my arms over my chest, my expression blank as I evaluated her. She wasn't what I had expected-less fire, more fragility. Darius had mentioned nothing of her being this. vulnerable. A maid in her own house, sold off like a piece of livestock. It wasn't much different from what I'd expected, but still, something about her felt incomplete. Too soft. Too human.Her lips parted, but no sound came out, and I lifted a brow over at her struggling to find words. It almost made me laugh."I—" she stammered, then stopped, swallowing hard. Her throat bobbed as she took a shaky breath. "I didn't know… you were coming.""I wasn't," I said flatly, pushing off t

Chapter Three

Forsaken By The Alpha/Dark Night

Chapter Three: A Prison of My OwnElara's POVThe door shut behind me with a click, and for a moment, the quiet in the room was so profound that one could hardly breathe. My chest heaved as I stood right in the middle of the room staring at the cold stone around me. I was trapped.Lucian's estate was as bleak and forbidding as I'd imagined. From the heavy wooden doors down to the towering ceilings, everything seemed designed for the express purpose of making me feel small and insignificant. And I did. But I wouldn't let it crush me. Not yet.My legs shook as I forward toward the bed, plopped down onto the edge. The mattress was soft, but it did little for my well-being. My mind whirled with ways of escape. I had to get out of here. There must be a way, some chance to make a run before tomorrow's wedding.Tomorrow. It rang within my head like a death sentence.I cast about frantically, finding anything to help me. The window was small, barely big enough for me to squeeze through. Beyon

Chapter Four

Forsaken By The Alpha/Dark Night

Chapter 4: The Trap TightensLucian's POVThe air within my estate was thick as I stood at my study window, looking out as the moon was consumed by thick clouds. It was storming, but I wasn't sure if it was approaching in the sky or in my stomach. My plan was simple-take Elara and force her into this marriage before breaking her piece by piece. It wasn't meant to be difficult. Yet, since I'd set eyes on her, nothing had gone according to plan.She was different. Where her defiance should have been no more than an empty gesture, it was fire beneath the surface-fire that burned quietly, but burned hotter. Most people went to pieces under my stare, their resolve softened long before I had to raise a hand. But Elara? She didn't break so easily.I leaned against the frame of the window, exhaled in a slow hiss, trying to shake the thoughts creeping into my mind. Thoughts of her.She was mine now, my pawn in this macabre game of revenge. I repeated it to myself as often as possible, yet with

Chapter Five

Forsaken By The Alpha/Dark Night

Chapter 5: The Fringe of DefianceElara's POVThe door shut behind Lucian with a soft click, right on queue, leaving me to my cold silence. My heart was pounding, my hands shaking at my sides. I so despised that he could affect me this much-the gnawing fear that always seemed to eat at the edges of my resolution. And yet I couldn't let it break me. Not yet.I went to the window, staring out into the darkened forest, pale moonlight casting an eerie shimmer over the treetops. It was as if I peered into a cage. Every shadow, every spasm of movement outside, reminded me that I was trapped here. No matter how much I struggled, no matter how hard I dug my nails in to cling to the scraps of my freedom, Lucian had me bound. Not just through this preposterous marriage, but through the force of his will, through the fearful power he exerted over everything in his world.And now, that world included me.I leaned my forehead against the cool glass, trying to still the storm inside my head. The we

chapter six

Forsaken By The Alpha/Dark Night

Chapter 6: Shadows of the GatheringElara's POVTime seemed to blur as the hours dragged by like slow-moving water before sundown. It was hard for me to pay attention to much of anything besides what was waiting for me later in the evening—Lucian's gathering. I had no idea what it would consist of, only that he seemed to want me to be present as the dutiful wife. My pulse began to race as I thought of my chance at slipping away in the darkness and chaos.I took a deep breath, steeling myself in front of the mirror. The dress they'd left for me was a deep, midnight blue, draping over me in an almost ethereal way. Surprisingly simple, the elegance made me look… different, as if the dress had been designed to give me some role in Lucian's cold, relentless world. Perhaps that was exactly why he'd chosen it.The door groaned open behind me. I jumped, turned to face the same guard from this morning. His eyes were firm, his expression unreadable."It's time," he said briefly, motioning for m

chapter Seven

Forsaken By The Alpha/Dark Night

Chapter 7: A Desperate AttemptElara's POVI paced in my room, my heart hammering with every second that ticked by. Tonight was the only chance that I'd had since arriving here—a night when Lucian's attention would be split, his guard maybe a little down from the earlier gathering. And if I was careful, if I moved fast enough, I could make it past his guards and into the cover of the forest before anyone noticed I was gone.The whole idea was crazy, and all of Lucian's warnings now replayed in my mind, yet I just would not live this way, not as his prisoner and certainly not as a pawn of his. Whatever lay beyond those walls had to be no worse than remaining inside.I took a deep breath, checked my small pack one last time, then cracked my door open and peered out. The hall was empty, the shadows over the stone floor stretching in soft flickers from the wall sconces. Carefully, I slipped out, closing the door quietly behind me.Every step echoed in my ears like the beat of the heart, a