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081: A disquiet afternoon
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2026-02-15 21:31:47
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Claimed by the Alpha Beast 10: Acclimating the Queen
Kerris POVMarriage changes everything. Even my work. Being the Alpha King's mate means I can no longer live as ordinary as I used to.Apparently, I can't return to the Towers just yet. According to everyone around me, the Alpha King's new bride is supposed to spend her first few weeks settling into palace life before throwing herself back into work.Not that I'm complaining. Because Zach is staying close too.He insists it's because there's plenty of paperwork waiting for him inside the castle. Somehow, I doubt that's the real reason.Ever since our mating ceremony, he seems reluctant to let me out of his sight for long. I'm not exactly eager to leave either.Becoming Luna Queen has turned my entire world upside down.People bow when I walk past. Servants rush to open doors before I even reach them.Everyone calls me Your Grace. Every single time.I still haven't figured out how to answer without looking over my shoulder to see who they're talking to.Maybe it's for the best that I
Claimed by the Alpha Beast 09: The King's message
Caden POVMarissa is missing. Presumed dead.That's everyone's conclusion. Even Ryder and Morgan believes it too.I don't.I've left them behind at the mansion. For what must be the hundredth time since she vanished, I'm back in the woods searching for something. Anything they might have missed.A footprint or broken branch. Maybe a scent. Any sign she came this way.Back in River Howl, Morgan is keeping an eye on her parents for me. They've been indoors grieving.Mom insists it's too dangerous for me to go that far into the pack right now. I don't intend to. Marissa isn't at her old house. There's no sign of her going that way. Just as there's no sign of her going anywhere else.Nothing. No tracks. Not a single clue.It doesn't make sense.She only got her wolf a few months ago. Two years later than the average werewolves. Tanya is small and delicate. Females like her don't wander far from home alone. They go with someone stronger. Someone who can protect them if trouble finds them.
Claimed by the Alpha Beast 08: The interruption
Zach POVI love watching her dress.Though not nearly as much as I love watching her undress.Truth be told, I just love staring at her, period.Even now, I still struggle to believe my luck.She's mine. We've been mated for only four days. Between the coronation, the investigations, and everything else demanding our attention, the closest thing to a honeymoon that we could have is locking ourselves away inside the castle for the last four days.And those four days end today.I'm seriously considering extending them. I'm not quite ready to share my Queen with the rest of the kingdom yet.Leaning back against the sofa in our bedchamber, I watch Kerris step into her dress. She wiggles her hips as she pulls the fabric into place, completely unaware of what that does to me.Or maybe she's fully aware."You know," she says, "most Queens don't dress themselves.""You're not most Queens." Not even close."Our honeymoon is over, Zach. The ladies-in-waiting should be here helping me.""Really
Claimed by the Alpha Beast 07: A less pretty cage
Marissa POVDamn my luck. “Not that way,” the warrior says, pulling me along."I'm not carrying anything.” I try to struggle. It's useless. Just like my next lie.“I-it's energy herbs." "Energy herbs that mask your scent? Never heard of that. You know any kind of masking herbs is illegal without authorization. Especially for your kind."My kind. He means an omega. Before I can lie some more, he cuts in,"Save it for when we get to the Warriors’ Precinct."You're under arrest, Miss… Scentless."✶⋆ ♡ ⋆✶I never paid attention to the Realm's news.Politics is boring and doesn't interest me in the slightest.Such things have nothing to do with an omega who spent her days pruning roses and arranging flower beds.We get to the precinct soon, and the warrior snatches my satchel, emptying the contents onto a wooden table. The nearly empty vial falls out. So do the leftover energy herbs I was reserving for when I reach the port."Do you have a permit for these?" he asks."My mother's a che
Claimed by the Alpha Beast 06: Off track
Present momentMarissa POVIt is full daylight and I don't stop running. Even though I know I'm far from the River Howl.The memories of the past two weeks keeps me strongly motivated to keep going. When I think of how Caden stayed away and let his father handle my family... how he left me waiting for him, for an explanation, for reassurance that I was his mate and not legal property... He would never come and he would never say the things I'd hoped so much to hear from him. That realization keeps me running.Until my legs start to shake and every breath starts to burn. Every root on the ground suddenly seems determined to trip me. Tanya starts to slow down, too weak to keep us moving. I've been running for hours, but it shouldn't be this difficult for a werewolf.The distance between the pack and the port is supposed to be no more than four hours. Maybe that number applies to a regular wolf. Not a small, frail omega.I used to think having a wolf makes me better than the average
Claimed by the Alpha Beast 05: One way out
(Still two weeks earlier...)Marissa POVThe grand gardens of the River Howl shimmer beneath hundreds of lanterns even from a distance. Music drifts through the crisp February air.Highborn girls laugh while young males gather in groups pretending not to stare.The Choosing Full Moon feast happens regularly. But for those who have just come of age, tonight matters more than anything.Some will publicly choose the she-wolves they wish to court. Others?The Moon Goddess will choose for them.I reach the gardens and remain close to the edges of the crowd. It's where I belong. Among servers, landscapers, clerks and other pack workers. The lower class.My gaze moves about, secretly searching for him. My breath catches in my throat when I finally do.He's standing far across the garden, perfectly still among a group of highborn young warriors.Morgan nods in my direction, but I can't even pay attention enough to respond to the brief greeting. Everything else seems to vanish. The music. Our
Claimed by the Alpha Beast 060: The King's other self
Zach POV I should run towards the woods. The only problem is there's people all around. Someone could see me and get curious. A nosy human security, for instance. They could follow me and get hurt, and I must avoid that.It's not that I feel any compulsion to shift, but it's safer to get away from
Last Updated : 2026-03-26Claimed by the Alpha Beast 055: Respite and the reports
Kerris POV For a split second after Zach gives me the horrible news, I consider falling on my knees in front of him. To beg him to buy me for the night, anyway. It's at the tip of my tongue to say I'll do whatever he asks if he'll just keep me from going to the Den like he has done the past week.
Last Updated : 2026-03-25Claimed by the Alpha Beast 032: The confrontation
Kerris POV"Where's the temp?" Zach catches sight of me as soon as he asks the question.“Here she is,” Mary replies.This is it. Time for the meeting I've been dreading and waiting for this past two days. I enter the reception and greet, "Good afternoon, your majesty.""Sure is," he responds, the
Last Updated : 2026-03-21Claimed by the Alpha Beast 023: Daylight nightmare
Kerris POVI grip the paper tight with both hands as the horrifying words stare back at me. The Council's emblem sits proudly at the top left side of the Order, indicating its authenticity. "It's a fake," I mumble. “Please, let it be fake.”I run my thumb carelessly across the surface of the Counc
Last Updated : 2026-03-19
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