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Once Rejected, Now Claimed By The Lycan King Chapter 182
Theorone's POVThe reports on my desk had barely changed in the last hour.I had.The ink before me blurred into meaningless lines as my thoughts wandered elsewhere, returning again and again to the same problem I had spent days trying to ignore.Sumi.Her presence had altered the rhythm of the palace in ways few people noticed.Servants spoke more softly.Guards lingered longer outside certain corridors.Bella watched people instead of merely speaking to them.She had become observant in a way that made me uneasy.My mate possessed a dangerous gift. She rarely searched for answers directly. Instead, she watched. She listened. She gathered fragments until the truth assembled itself before her without anyone realizing she had been looking.It was the very quality that had made her an exceptional queen.It was also the reason I knew she would never stop until she uncovered whatever shadows followed that woman.A sharp knock interrupted my thoughts."Enter."The door opened almost immedi
Once Rejected, Now Claimed By The Lycan King Chapter 181
Bella's POVI couldn't stop thinking about Sumi.No matter how many times I tried to convince myself that I was reading too much into what I'd seen in the kitchens, the image returned with startling clarity. I kept seeing her kneeling on the stone floor, gathering scattered onions with trembling hands while apologizing for a mistake that hadn't been hers.It wasn't the apology that haunted me.It was the fear behind it.I had seen frightened people before. Wars, betrayals, and political unrest had taught me that fear wore many faces. But Sumi's fear was unlike any I had encountered. It wasn't directed at a person standing before her. It was as though she carried an invisible enemy with her, one that followed her into every room and whispered that she would never be good enough.By the time evening approached, I knew I could no longer ignore my instincts."Laila."She looked up from the embroidery she had been working on."Yes, Your Majesty?""I want to know everything about Sumi's day
Once Rejected, Now Claimed By The Lycan King Chapter 180
Bella's POVThe image of Sumi kneeling on the kitchen floor refused to leave me.Long after I returned to my chambers, I found myself staring at the untouched tea Laila had prepared. It had grown cold, yet I hadn't noticed. Every time I closed my eyes, I saw the same expression crossing Sumi's face when the pot struck the floor—not surprise, not embarrassment, but the instinctive terror of someone expecting pain.I had seen fear before.War left fear in every kingdom it touched.This was different.Fear born from battle looked outward, searching for danger. Sumi's fear looked inward, as though she believed she was the danger.A soft knock interrupted my thoughts."Your Majesty," Laila said as she entered. "Lord Theorone is here."I looked up."Send him in."A moment later, Theorone stepped into the room. His posture was as composed as ever, though his eyes immediately settled on the untouched tea before meeting mine."You haven't been resting.""It appears neither have you."The corne
Once Rejected, Now Claimed By The Lycan King Chapter 179
Sumi's POVThe palace was too kind.It was a thought I still hadn't grown used to.Even after several days within its walls, I still found myself struggling to understand the gentleness I was shown. The servants spoke to me with respect, the guards greeted me politely, and Her Majesty had done nothing but offer me comfort since my arrival.Yet kindness unsettled me more than cruelty ever had.Cruelty was familiar. I knew how to survive it.Kindness was different.Kindness made me wonder when it would disappear.I carried an empty basket back from the kitchens, though the servants had insisted I leave the remaining work to them. They had smiled and told me I had already done enough, but I found myself unable to simply return to my room and sit idle.I needed something to do.Something to clean.Something to carry.Something to fix.Anything was better than being alone with my thoughts.The palace corridors were quiet at this hour. Sunlight poured through the tall windows, spreading acr
Once Rejected, Now Claimed By The Lycan King Chapter 178
Bella's POVThe palace had changed in ways I hadn't expected, not because Sumi had arrived, but because everyone else had. Their reactions, their whispers, and their judgment seemed to follow me through every corridor, making the palace feel heavier, as though suspicion itself had become another member of the royal household.I had expected resistance when I brought Sumi into the palace. She came from Valoria, and that alone was enough for many people to decide who she was before ever speaking to her.What I hadn't expected was my own uncertainty.It unsettled me more than the gossip ever could.Standing beside the window of my chambers, I stared out at the palace gardens below. The morning sun painted everything in soft gold, yet I found no comfort in the beautiful view. My thoughts kept drifting back to Sumi—to the woman I had once known, or rather... the woman I thought I had known.A quiet knock sounded at the door."My Queen.""Come in."My maid, Laila, stepped inside before offe
Once Rejected, Now Claimed By The Lycan King Chapter 177
Theorone's POVThe palace had become noisier since the woman from Valoria arrived.Not in the way of raised voices or clashing steel.It was quieter than that.Far more dangerous.Whispers.Every corridor carried them. Every servant seemed to have an opinion. Every noble believed they knew what was best for the kingdom, despite knowing almost nothing about the woman they condemned.I disliked it.Not because I had any affection for Sumi.I didn't.If Bella hadn't begged me to give the woman sanctuary, Sumi would never have crossed the palace gates.Valoria had spent years making enemies of every neighboring kingdom. They had stolen land, broken treaties, and spilled innocent blood. Trusting anyone from that kingdom was foolish.But Bella had looked at me with those determined eyes of hers and said she couldn't abandon someone who had already suffered enough.I'd agreed for Bella's sake.Not Sumi's.That distinction mattered.Or at least, I kept telling myself it did."My King."Thor w
Once Rejected, Now Claimed By The Lycan King Chapter 17
Chapter 17Theoreon’s POVI walked back into my chambers, heavy with thoughts I could no longer ignore. Doubts lingered in my mind, clawing at the edges of my control.I had wanted to execute Bella. When I first realized, through the mate bond, that she had tried to run from me, I had rushed to the
Last Updated : 2026-03-22Once Rejected, Now Claimed By The Lycan King Chapter 33
BellaThe weakness spread through my limbs like poison.My paws dug into the dirt as I forced myself to stay standing, but the strength that had filled my body moments ago was slipping away faster with every breath. My chest heaved as I struggled to draw in air, the sharp scent of blood and earth b
Last Updated : 2026-04-05Once Rejected, Now Claimed By The Lycan King Chapter 32
BellaThe cold night air tore through my lungs as I dragged Theoreon across the clearing, every step sending sharp jolts of pain through my arms and shoulders. His weight pulled against me like an anchor, his body leaving a faint trail in the dirt behind us as I forced myself toward the thick bushe
Last Updated : 2026-04-04Once Rejected, Now Claimed By The Lycan King Chapter 31
BellaThe moment the second rogue fell, silence swallowed the room again.For a brief second, everything seemed suspended in time. The scent of blood hung thick in the air, metallic and suffocating, clinging to the walls and floor like an invisible fog. The bodies of the rogues lay scattered across
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