All Chapters of The Alpha's Only Weakness: Chapter 51 - Chapter 60

ELARA’S P.O.V. My pulse jumped. For a moment, I saw a new side of my mate, one that filled me with confidence for our trip and fear for our future. Because at the moment, he wasn’t Lucien. He didn’t fear walking into an ambush because he was the monster that others feared. Even without the curse, he was an Alpha for the books from his sheer strength and power alone. I should have felt comforted. Instead, the idea of playing into Death’s game made my bones feel cold.Lucien turned slightly as if to leave, already done with the discussion, but then the kitchen door opened again. I felt bile rise in my throat as a floral perfume filled the room. Abigail stepped inside like she owned the place, her smile widening when she saw Lucien. Her hair and dress were perfect. Her eyes were still red-rimmed, but she didn’t look sad at all. Her smile tightened as she tore her gaze away from Lucien and they went from me to Hera. “Well,” she purred. “Isn’t this cozy?” Hera’s expression h

LUCIEN’S P.O.V. The shadows in the corners of the room stirred without my command to do so. I pushed them down, back under my control as quickly as I could, but Abigail noticed. Her eyes flickered with interest from the shadows on my desk as they solidified again. “Fascinating. You’re weaker than you were yesterday. Does your mate know she is making you lose control of the darkness, or is it just for me? I always liked it when you lost control." Abigail said, her voice low, almost purring. I didn’t answer, refusing to give in to her games and the memories she was stirring up. “You’re going to collapse,” she said softly, her finger landing on my shoulder, and my hand shot up to grab her wrist. For the first time, there was something almost real in her voice, as if she were actually worried about me, but I refused to fall into her trap. “You should stay here. Let Hera handle whatever this is. You need to rest and recover, Lucien.” Abigail said as I pushed her hand from my bod

ELARA’S P.O.V.I took a steadying breath as I placed my fork down on the plate before me. The chefs in the attached larger kitchen, which was used to prepare the giant pack meals, brought me a plate as they finished cleaning up after breakfast. I was grateful for the thoughtful gesture, but my stomach felt so uneasy and full of angry butterflies that I didn’t want to eat, even though I knew I needed to. There had to be a reasonable explanation for why my uncle was involved in all of this, but I just couldn’t find it. I didn’t know what I was going to do with the truth once I found it, but I knew one thing for sure... nothing good would come from this.Death was toying with us, but what did he want? He already had Lucien working for him. What else could he possibly want from him? Or was it me he was toying with? My uncle. My parents. My mate.No.I shook the thought away. Death didn't even know about me until I had jumped into his portal and was marked. It had to be just a coincide

ELARA’S P.O.V.I didn’t stop walking until I reached the door to our room…No. Not our door. It wasn’t our door anymore. I was well aware that he had been with others before me, but after seeing it for myself, the room felt tainted and haunted. This was Lucien’s room, but I had nowhere else to go for privacy until I could find a guest room to stay in. Preferably not the one where Lucien and I had sex in. My hand trembled as I reached for the door handle, my other arm limp at my side. The pain was radiating up to my shoulder, and there were pins and needles in the tips of my fingers, like a warning that Abigail had done more than break my wrist. Something was seriously wrong, though I couldn't tell what.I needed to fix it fast, but I had never had much luck healing myself.Hera walked in after me, and she shut the door with a soft click, even though I wanted nothing more than to slam it with all of my might, but I wouldn’t give Abigail that victory. Only then did I let my should

ELARA’S P.O.V.My heart slammed in my chest as I stared into the darkness, absorbing his words, my body growing warm.There was no way. I had been able to feel him just watching me, so I know I would have felt him if he had been there when Lucien and I were together. “That’s absurd,” I whispered, but he had sounded so confident that it felt stupid to question him.“You can’t have him without me,” Death chuckled before the shadows fell to the ground before scattering, rushing to the small space under the floorboards and between the lines of the hardwood. The room brightened as he left, making it feel wrong in a different way. It felt too bright, too normal, after what he had just said. I swayed slightly, my knees threatening to give out. It wasn’t from pain this time, but from the sudden emptiness that returned to my bond.My wrist felt as good as new, and I turned it slowly, flexing my fingers, waiting for pain that never came.Death was a curse… a God. He wasn’t my mate. Lucien w