All Chapters of Claiming The Alpha: Chapter 31 - Chapter 40

Elara’s POVMary’s little voice echoed through the dining hall.The teacher dropped to her knees in front of the Alpha, her entire body paralyzed in fear.“Mary is a child. The fault of her disrespect lies with me, her teacher. I am willing to die to–”“Who said anything about you dying?” I said, getting to my feet. One of my hands rested on her shoulder. “Mary is in my arms, is she not?”Alpha Kaden’s eyes slid from me and then to the little girl in my arms. Mary was still munching on her strawberry, unaware of the bomb that was about to detonate because of her.“Do you have anything in particular that you would like to eat?” I asked the Alpha. “Mary especially loves the strawberries. She could also taste-test the rest of the meals for us.”“Mooma,” Mary said, pointing to the tall stacks of pancakes.I glanced down at her teacher. “Does she eat pancakes?”Someone cleared their throat behind the Alpha. I looked over his shoulder.Leo was gesturing to the Alpha and then to the table.O

Elara’s POVMy words settled heavily in the room.Seconds passed in silence, the hum of the air conditioner almost echoing off the mostly bare walls.Hilda pressed her palms flat on her knees. “Yes, Luna. We are mates.”Harry let out an irritated sigh. That was the first time I had seen his face not wearing a smile or at least, something close to it.“Can you not make that sound like something clinical?” he snapped. “She just asked if we were mates, Hilda. Soulmates.”Hilda’s eyes blazed angrily. “And I answered her. Do not bring our personal matters into duty. My apologies, Luna–”“Oh no. No. No,” I said, stopping her in her tracks. “We are going to be real close and personal for a very long time. And this…” I pointed between the two of them. “...is going to blow up someday. I would rather it be sooner than later.”“Nothing is blowing up–”“Bullshit,” Harry interrupted Hilda. “You cannot deny that there is nothing between us.”“You cannot demand anything of me because of a bond I did

Elara’s POV“Hilda, where are the documents Ronan left this morning?” I asked, searching my desk.Hilda picked them up from the tomorrow stack of files, handing them to me. “Is there a problem, Luna?”I was not sure what but something was nagging at the back of my mind.“Where exactly are the outer families of Caelthorn stationed?” I asked, flipping through the copy of the arrangement that the Reese trade group had sent us.“In the south west, near the mines for ease of access,” she explained, pointing to a blue dot on the map of Caelthorn beside my desk.I tapped the proposed trade route with my finger, staring at the map.If no established roads are found, the Reese trading group can go through or chop down obstacles in their way to create a route. All trading routes become exclusive to the Reese trading group.Something about that phrasing bothered me.“How many options do their trade route have to go through the pack?” I asked, getting to my feet.Hilda pointed at the map’s respec

Elara’s POVThe Alpha and I met at breakfast the next day.I was planning to skip the big meal at the pack house and have my meal alone. So imagine my surprise and annoyance when I walked into the kitchen and he stood above the pan flipping a pancake.Might as well get the conversation out sooner rather than later.“Good morning,” I said, settling into one of the chairs at the kitchen counter.His hand tightened a little around the spatula. He did not acknowledge me otherwise.“About yesterday,” I started. “What you saw…”“Yes?”His voice was deep, a hint of annoyance underneath.I twiddled my thumbs. “I did not mean to keep it a secret. I just did not know what it was yet to be sure enough to speak to anyone about–”“You are not a warrior,” he stated in the most condescending tone he had ever used with me. “You are a Luna. Why does it matter to me what strength you have?”I should have thought about the kind of man I was dealing with. He saw me as nothing more than an accessory to hi

Elara's POVI was packing up for the afternoon when someone knocked on the door of my office.“Ronan?” I called out.The door opened, revealing my second brother. “I swear I cloak my scent. How do you do that?”“The three of you knock differently,” I explained. “Cain is firm. Leo knocks like a puppy on sugar. You…you knock like someone who has somewhere else to be.”Even now, Ronan still looked restless, his feet perched on the ground like he was preparing to run.“That aside, did you need something?” I asked.He looked at my mostly clear desk. “Yeah. But you look like you are packing up. It's just one pm.”“If it's something quick, I can help you with–”“Alpha asked for the summaries of the education board's quota for the upcoming school semester.”I paused, replayed Ronan's words in my head. “Excuse me?”Ronan looked uncomfortable. “I know. I know. But he said that he wants it on his desk by tomorrow morning so–”“Tell him that I am busy. That quota is not needed for another month.