Claimed by the Pack

Kamari’s POV

“Oh my gosh, Kamari, come look!” my sister Arial squealed, her voice practically trembling with excitement as she pressed her face against the windowpane.

I hurried to her side, curious, and peeked out. Down below, a line of sleek, expensive cars rolled up the driveway one after another, engines purring like beasts. Both Ma and Pa had gone out to greet the visiting Alpha kings.

The Alphas held a grand meeting… a celebration wrapped in diplomacy every year. It wasn’t just about feasting and festivities; it was about ensuring that the ancient treaty between the packs remained unbroken.

My father was the Alpha of our pack, one of the strongest in the region. To maintain peace, he’d allied with the neighboring territories long ago. And so, year after year, the Alphas gathered to renew their vows of unity and strength.

What they discussed behind those closed doors, I could never say. Pa and Ma never told us a thing, and our older brother, Nikolai, the future Alpha, guarded their secrets as fiercely as if the Moon Goddess herself had sworn him to silence.

“Do you think Alpha Casper will be here?” Arial asked, not even glancing at me. She tucked a few golden strands of hair behind her ear, her eyes glowing with expectation.

I never quite understood what she saw in him. Sure, he was attractive, broad shoulders, sharp jawline, and a voice that could melt steel but beneath all that charm, he was arrogant…Cold. The kind of man who liked being admired more than being loved.

Not that it mattered to Arial. I’d caught her more than once ogling magazines with his half-naked pictures on the cover. His low-slung pants, that smug grin, and abs carved like they’d been sculpted by the Moon Goddess herself. Back then, he’d been a model. But after he inherited his father’s title, Alpha of the Bloodfang Pack, he’d traded the runway for the throne.

The first car to stop was a sleek black Mustang. Alpha Jake stepped out…The Moon Howl Pack’s Alpha is from the western territory, just three hours away.

He was dressed in a tailored jet-black suit, gold cufflinks gleaming under the sun, and a matching watch that screamed money. His hair was cropped close, his shoes polished to perfection. Every movement of his radiated power and control.

Ma and Pa bowed their heads slightly, welcoming him. Then one of the maids was sent to lead him into the meeting hall.

I couldn’t help but stare. He was even more handsome in person…dark skin, broad chest, a few undone buttons revealing just enough to make my face warm. The faintest trail of hair led down his chest and disappeared beneath his shirt.

And then, he looked up, straight at us.

We both gasped and ducked under the window, bursting into muffled laughter.

“Oh my Goddess, Kamari, that’s Alpha Jake!” Arial whisper-shrieked. “He’s even hotter in person! I swear, I’d lick him clean if he asked.” She clapped her hands together dramatically and looked up dreamily at the ceiling.

“Do you think Ma and Pa noticed?” I asked, trying to catch my breath.

She shrugged. “Who cares?” Then she peeked out again and motioned for me to follow. “Come on! Another one’s pulling in!”

I joined her, careful this time not to be seen. Technically, we weren’t supposed to be doing this. Ma and Pa had made it clear…we were to stay in our rooms until the meeting was over. No exceptions. No distractions.

But honestly, what harm were we causing? Two girls, trapped inside, watching powerful, dangerously handsome Alphas arrive…it wasn’t exactly a crime.

The next car that rolled in was a silver Mercedes. Arial didn’t even need to see the license plate to know who it was.

“Alpha Casper,” she breathed.

He was the only Alpha who ever arrived without guards. Confident enough to walk alone, arrogant enough to think no one would dare touch him.

Arial nearly vibrated beside me, her excitement bordering on hysterical. I had to bite my lip to stop myself from laughing. The way she looked at him, she might as well have offered herself on a silver platter if he so much as glanced her way.

A few more Alphas arrived after that, but none caught our attention quite like the first two. Still, Arial couldn’t stop gasping and whispering beside me, her eyes trailing over every tall, broad-shouldered figure that stepped out of a car. By the time the last one arrived, she was already flushed, biting her lip and whispering how she wouldn’t mind having every one of those Alphas take turns burying their cocks deep inside her until she couldn’t remember her own name.

Within thirty minutes, every Alpha had arrived, except one. Alpha Kyron of the Three-Eyed Brothers Pack, from the Northern Territory.

Not much was known about him, only that people spoke his name in whispers. They said he was cursed…that he had three eyes, just like his pack’s name claimed, the third one resting at the back of his head. Terrifying, if you thought about it long enough.

I could hear the gathered Alphas conversing in low, commanding tones as they passed through the foyer. Among them, Alpha Casper and Alpha Jake were already snapping at each other, their words laced with venom. No one truly knew where their hatred came from, but it was clear they despised each other and could barely stand to breathe the same air.

“Why do Alpha Casper and Alpha Jake hate each other so much, yet still rely on each other for trade?” I asked Arial, who was busy fixing her makeup in front of the mirror.

“Girl, I have no idea,” she replied, applying a careful stroke of mascara before adjusting her dress to push her cleavage higher. Then she spun toward me with a grin. “Well? What do you think…my boobs, that is?”

I groaned. “Don’t tell me you’re doing this for them.”

“Who else?” she said with a wink. “I just want to find my mate and get it over with. I’m tired of living under Pa’s roof. You just turned eighteen…better start praying the Moon Goddess smiles on you, or you’ll join your big sister in the rejects’ section.”

She laughed, but I could hear the strain behind it as she turned back to the mirror.

An hour passed before the house finally fell silent. It seemed the meeting had begun, the Alphas gathered downstairs in the grand room. I flipped through the pages of a novel, trying to distract myself, while Arial giggled into her phone, giving her best friend the latest gossip about the visiting Alphas.

I rolled my eyes as the girls squealed over the line, whining about how unlucky they were not to be here. Thank the Moon Goddess they weren’t invited…one more conversation about big, muscular Alphas and I’d lose my mind.

A soft knock interrupted my thoughts. The door opened, and one of the maids stepped in.

“Your father wants to see you in the meeting room,” she said, bowing slightly. “He also asked that you bring him a glass of pineapple juice.”

I frowned. That excuse again. Pa didn’t want juice, he wanted to present me. Just like he had with Arial, he probably hoped one of the Alphas would show interest. It had disappointed him when none had claimed her the last time, and I wasn’t eager to be the next display.

Still, I couldn’t refuse him. With a quiet sigh, I arranged the tray and carried it downstairs. My heart thudded as I approached the massive doors of the meeting room. I knocked once, then pushed them open.

“Here’s your drink, Pa,” I murmured, keeping my head low, avoiding the intense stares I could already feel.

By my count, there were six Alphas present, including Pa, and Ma was the only woman in the room. Yet every single gaze turned toward me…sharp, assessing, powerful. Their scents filled the air, thick with dominance.

And then…

“Mate!”

“Mate!”

The word thundered through the room, two voices, one heartbeat apart.

My breath caught as I looked up. Alpha Jake. Alpha Casper. Both of them were standing. Both… were staring at me.

Oh, Moon Goddess.

“What the hell is this?” Pa’s voice cut through the thick tension as both Alphas began moving toward me.

“She’s mine!” Alpha Casper snarled, his eyes glowing red as he grabbed my wrist, yanking me toward him.

But before I could stumble into his chest, another growl erupted. Alpha Jake’s hand clamped around my other wrist, pulling me back.

“She’s mine, Casper. Stop your games, she doesn’t belong to you.”

Pa shot to his feet, his Alpha aura flaring. “Enough!” he roared, slamming his hand on the table. “You’re frightening her!”

Neither listened. Their growls deepened, reverberating through the room. I was trapped between them…two dominant Alphas, each trying to claim me as their own, their scents clashing, their power suffocating.

And I couldn’t move.

My wrists burned as the two Alphas pulled at me from opposite sides, neither willing to let go. Their grips were quite strong, their growls rumbling low in their chests like thunder about to break.

“Let me go!” I gasped, but my voice was drowned out by the sound of their fury.

And then, chaos erupted.

Casper lunged at Jake, slamming him into the polished floor. The sound of impact echoed through the room, followed by a violent snarl. Fists, claws, and raw dominance clashed as they tore into each other. Two apex predators locked in a primal fight neither was willing to lose.

They crashed into an antique cabinet, shattering glass and splintering wood. Growls filled the air, vibrating through my bones. The other Alphas rose to their feet, but none dared intervene.

Until Ma did.

“ENOUGH!”

Her voice cracked like a whip. She slammed her palm against the table, her power rippling through the room in a wave that silenced even the fiercest of men.

Both Alphas froze.

Casper hovered above Jake, his claws inches from Jake’s face, chest heaving, eyes wild. For a long second, no one moved. Then, slowly, he retracted his claws and stood.

“I apologize,” he ground out, his jaw tight.

Ma’s eyes blazed with fury as she looked between them. “I don’t care what the hell this is about, but you are Alphas of your respective packs, not suckling pups brawling over scraps!”

Her words sliced through the air like a blade. Even Pa said nothing.

“Kamari,” she said sharply, turning to me. “Go to your room and stay there until we figure out what’s going on. The rest of you, sit down. Let’s finish this meeting.”

I’d never seen Ma this furious before. Even the Alphas obeyed, their heads bowed slightly as they retook their seats. Casper and Jake muttered quiet apologies, but their eyes still burned when they glanced at each other.

I turned to leave, heart pounding, when the door opened behind me and the air changed instantly.

A tall figure stepped inside, his presence colder and heavier than the rest combined. I recognized him the moment I saw him. Alpha Kyron. The one they said had a third eye. The one everyone feared.

He paused, sniffed the air once and then his gaze locked on me.

The room fell deathly silent.

His lips parted.

“Mate.”