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Chapter 31 : Reflections in the Mirror
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Save Me, Claim Meย ย ย Chapter 32 : Heat
Tessa POVI closed my eyes, lying back against the pillows, letting the silence of the room swallow me. My mind kept racing, the images of the fight, the training, and the roughness of his touch when he picked me up spinning in my head. The heat between us had been undeniable.And now, it was a fire that I couldnโt put out.I wasnโt sure what came next. But as the darkness started pulling me under again, I knew one thing for sure. I wasnโt going to break. Not if I had anything to say about it.The question was: Would I become stronger, or would I keep falling into his trap, one fight at a time?Every time I closed my eyes, I felt him - his hands, his heat, the ghost of his voice murmuring in my ear.I shifted against the sheets, my body aching, but it wasnโt just from the bruises left during training. It was something deeper, something I didnโt want to name.Dorian had touched me. Held me. And I had burned for it. I shouldnโt have. I should have hated it. Hated him.But when I closed
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๋ฐ์ดํธ : 2025-04-02Save Me, Claim Meย ย ย Chapter 33 : Shadows and Bonds
Tessaโs POV The morning air was crisp, biting at my skin as I stepped onto the training grounds. The scent of damp earth and pine filled my lungs, the soft hush of the forest surrounding the clearing. It had been nearly two weeks since my first training session with Dorian, and the bruises had become a constant companion. But something else had settled beneath my skin, too - something fiercer.I was getting stronger.At first, it had been brutal. Every morning before dawn, Iโd wake up aching, my muscles sore from the relentless pace Dorian pushed me through. There were days when I felt like I would break, when the voices of doubt whispered that I wasnโt built for this. That I would never be strong enough.But I had learned to ignore them.Because with every punch, every block, every fall that I forced myself to rise from, I felt it - power humming beneath my skin, waiting to be unleashed. Sable had always known it was there. She had never doubted me, even when I had doubted myself."
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๋ฐ์ดํธ : 2025-04-04Save Me, Claim Meย ย ย Chapter 34 : The Faultline
The message came through Rylanโs mind-link just as I finished the morning drills."Theyโre back." Three words. That was all it took.I barely paused. My knuckles were still raw, sweat clinging to my skin, but I already felt the shift in the air - the gathering storm. My warriors picked up on it too. Conversations died. Movements slowed. Tension prickled across the field like electricity before a lightning strike.I didnโt say a word. I didnโt need to.By the time I reached the war room, Rylan was waiting, arms crossed, jaw locked. Victor arrived seconds later, expression grim.โTheyโre stationed just outside the northern ridge,โ Rylan said. โCallumโs leading. Two enforcers with him.โNot the Alpha. Callum. Beta of Silver Creek. Sharp as broken glass and ... I did humiliated him last time. Smirke appeared on my face instantly.Victor snorted. โThey claim itโs a diplomatic visit. Came asking for Tessa. Again.โI laughed once - dry, cold. โSheโs not a possession to negotiate over.โRylan
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๋ฐ์ดํธ : 2025-04-05Save Me, Claim Meย ย ย Chapter 35 : The Trip
Tessa POVElara burst into my room like a storm made of sunshine.โGuess what?โ she said, bouncing on her heels, eyes practically glowing. โDorian said yes!โI blinked at her from the bed, still tangled in a training hoodie and damp hair from the morning run. โYes to what?โโOur adventure.โ She grinned like sheโd just been handed the moon. โThe hot springs. My favorite spot in the whole damn territory. Weโre going, and you canโt say no. Alphaโs orders.โI sat up straighter, suddenly more awake. โWait, he actually gave you permission?โโWellโฆ I asked really nicely,โ she said with a wink. โAnd he mindlinked me back with a very broody, โTake her. Make sure she rests.โ So. Weโre going. You need a break from being a badass.โI raised an eyebrow. โYou just want to soak in steaming water and force me to talk about your latest crush.โโGuilty.โ She snatched my hoodie from the back of the chair and tossed it to me. โNow get dressed. Itโs a bit of a walk, but youโll love it. Promise.โDespite m
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๋ฐ์ดํธ : 2025-04-06Save Me, Claim Meย ย ย Chapter 36 : The Trap
Tessa POVThe wind shifted.It was subtle, barely enough to ruffle the hem of my hoodie or stir the curls Elara had pulled into a loose braid for me earlier. But it was there - a shift in the air that made my skin prickle and Sable lift her head inside me."Somethingโs wrong", she whispered.โElara,โ I said, pausing mid-step on the wooded path just beyond the training fields. โDo you smell that?โElara stopped beside me, her hand instinctively tightening on the strap of her bag. Her brow furrowed. โIโฆ donโt think so?โBut I did. And so did Sable.It was faint - cloaked in pine and earth and the familiar scent of home - but underneath it was something metallic. Somethingโฆ off.โLetโs head back,โ I said, already turning. We didnโt make it more than three steps.The forest went quiet.Not just quiet - silent. No insects. No birds. No wind. Just a vacuum of sound that dropped over us like a shroud.Sable growled low in my chest. "Trap."โElara - run. Get help.โ Before she could argue, I s
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๋ฐ์ดํธ : 2025-04-07Save Me, Claim Meย ย ย Chapter 37 : Finaly Free
The cuff was loose.My wrist throbbed, skin slick with blood, blistered raw from the silver, but I didnโt stop. I couldnโt. Sable pushed with me, one beat behind my breath, her presence a molten growl behind my ribs. Not strong enough to shift yet. But close.So close.I braced my foot against the wall and yanked - the silver chain groaned, the mounting bolts whining against stone before the anchor snapped free with a metallic shriek. I collapsed forward, panting, one wrist free, one ankle still bound. The weight of the chain dragged behind me as I rose to my knees, vision swimming.Then I heard it. Footsteps.Deliberate. Confident. Unhurried.Him.I surged to my feet, dragging the chain with me, and stumbled back into the shadows of the cell. The flickering torch barely lit the far side, but I didnโt need light to feel him.Callum.The door creaked open. His silhouette filled the threshold.โTessa,โ he drawled, amused. โYouโre awake again.โI said nothing. I waited.He stepped inside
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๋ฐ์ดํธ : 2025-04-08Save Me, Claim Meย ย ย Chapter 38 : Blood in the Pines
Dorian POVThe echo of my roar still vibrated through the trees as I stood there, fists clenched, heart pounding like war drums in my chest. My boots dug into the torn ground where she had been taken.Tessa.I could still see the outline of her body in the dirt, half-smudged from the struggle. Her blood painted the roots. Faint. Fresh. Mine.Elara arrived first. Panting, wild-eyed, blood running down her temple where someone had struck her. She dropped beside me, gasping, โI - I tried...โI raised a hand. โYou did enough.โBut her guilt was thick. Tangible. I could feel it in every shaky breath she took, in the way she couldnโt look me in the eye.I couldnโt handle it. Not now. Not when the only thing I could think about was Tessa being dragged away while I stood miles from her, blind and too godsdamned slow.I dropped to my haunches and breathed deep. In. Out. Again.Nothing.No scent trail. No trace of their pheromones. No unique stink of wolves in heat or fury, or bloodlust.Kael g
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๋ฐ์ดํธ : 2025-04-09Save Me, Claim Meย ย ย Chapter 39 : Into the Dark
Dorian POVWe crossed the border at dusk.The pine trees grew gnarled and twisted here, bark blackened from long-forgotten fires. The ground turned soft beneath our boots, marshy and cold. Even the air felt wrong - like it remembered violence. Like it had swallowed screams and refused to let them go.This was rogue territory.No laws. No mercy. No pack bonds. Only blood and bone and chaos.We followed the tire tracks through narrow trails and forgotten hunting roads, Kael guiding me like a compass forged from rage. He could still feel her - just barely.They were close. They were hiding. But they couldnโt run from me. Not with what theyโd taken.We found the first outpost hidden behind brambles and stone. A crude watchtower, patched together with metal and rotting wood. I raised a hand, and we surrounded it like a noose tightening.Two rogues stood guard, smoking, laughing. They didnโt laugh long.I moved before they could blink. One caught the glint of my blade - too late. It slid ac
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Save Me, Claim Meย ย ย Chapter 73 : Threads of Power
Tessa POVI stood at the edge of the packhouse balcony, the morning air crisp against my skin. The sky above was painted in soft blues and golds, the sun rising like it had something to prove. Much like me, I thought with a faint smile. There was a strange stillness in the world today - one that hummed just beneath my skin.My reflection in the tall window panes startled me at first. I looked... different. My features were sharper, more radiant. My eyes glowed faintly, gold flecks flickering like embers in a deep forest. My hair - gods, even my hair seemed fuller, darker, shimmering with strands of silver and shadow. Power hummed through me like a current I hadnโt felt before.โYou see it too,โ Sable whispered, her voice a soft rumble at the back of my mind. โYou are more. This is what we were meant to be.โโI feel like Iโve changed overnight, again.โ I whispered, fingertips brushing against the slight glow beneath my skin.โBecause you have. The bond unlocked something buried. Somet
Save Me, Claim Meย ย ย Chapter 72 : Bloodlines and Echoes
Dorian POVThe morning sun hadnโt yet crested the distant ridges when I stood at the tall window of my private study, watching the mist curl through the trees like pale fingers. The room was quiet - too quiet - and my wolf didnโt like it.Kael stirred beneath my skin, restless. "She's different now."I nodded to the silent room, though the reflection in the glass answered me - tall, sharp lines in a black shirt, collar open just enough to reveal the mark Tessa had left on my throat. The claiming."More than different," I murmured back. "Sheโs magnificent."Kael hummed, almost reverent. "You knew she was strong, but not this strong."He was right. I had known Tessa was special - had known it the moment I first caught her scent in the Silver Creek territory. But even then, I hadnโt imaginedโฆ this.Her transformation after the Luna ceremony had been nothing short of breathtaking. Strength hummed from her in quiet pulses, radiating in the air around her like heat from the sun. Her eyes, o
Save Me, Claim Meย ย ย Chapter 71 : Change
Tessa POVI woke up slowly, the sunlight filtering through the curtains, bathing the room in a soft glow. The bed beneath me felt different, as if I were lying on a cloud. Everything about this morning felt different, but it wasnโt until I stretched, feeling the stretch of muscles that hadnโt felt quite soโฆ powerful before, that I realized something had changed. I didnโt know exactly what, but there was a difference. A subtle shift that I couldnโt ignore.Sable was awake the moment my eyes opened, her presence a comforting hum in the back of my mind. She was still, just watching, waiting for me to recognize what had happened. And when I did, she purred softly, a ripple of approval running through our bond.โYou feel it too, donโt you?โ I asked quietly, my voice still thick with the remnants of sleep."I do", Sable replied, her voice steady, yet tinged with awe. "Something has been unlocked. Somethingโฆ powerful."I pushed myself up, swinging my legs over the side of the bed. My feet hi
Save Me, Claim Meย ย ย Chapter 70 : Moonlit Reflections
Tessa POVThe sky was painted in ink and silver by the time we slipped away. Stars shimmered like scattered dust over the dark forest line, and the wind whispered secrets in a tongue only the wolves could truly understand. I leaned against the cool stone railing of the balcony outside our private quarters, a crystal glass of deep red wine held loosely in my fingers.Below, the estate grounds were hushed. The fire pits still glowed softly, casting flickering light across the stone pathways. Most of the guests had retired. The official meetings were done, and the mask of diplomacy had slipped from Dorian's face the moment the doors to our suite had closed behind us.Now, with just the two of us, the night felt like it finally belonged to something real.Dorian emerged from inside, two fingers holding the stem of his own glass, the rest of him bare from the waist up. The soft moonlight carved lines across his chest and shoulders - each scar a story I hadnโt yet heard, but a few I already
Save Me, Claim Meย ย ย Chapter 69 : Shadows and Alliances
Dorian POVThe first strikes of sunlight cut across the floor like a blade, but Dorian was already awake.He stood by the tall windows, bare-chested, the cool morning air brushing against his skin as he sipped from a glass of dark coffee. The city beyond the trees stirred to life in the distance, unaware that history had shifted the night before.She was still asleep.He didnโt turn to look at her - not yet. He could feel her presence in the room like a second heartbeat, tethered to him through the mark she wore, the bond they'd completed in body and blood. Tessa had fallen asleep curled in the sheets after the second time heโd taken her. Possessive, wild, animal. Kael had been dangerously close to the surface, and for once, Dorian had let his wolf have a say.He was different this morning. Lighter and heavier at once. More himself. Kael paced lazily in the back of his mind, still sated, still sharp.โSheโs ours now,โ his wolf murmured.โSheโs always been,โ Dorian replied in silence,
Save Me, Claim Meย ย ย Chapter 68 : One More Time
Tessa POVHis breathing was still rough against my hair, his chest rising and falling with the force of it, but his hands never stilled. One stayed tight in my hair, the other stroking over my spine, over the curve of my waist, as if memorizing me all over again.As if he hadn't just taken me. As if he hadnโt already conquered me. As if he couldnโt get enough.And neither could I.My fingers curled against the hard planes of his chest, feeling the wild hammer of his heart against my palm, the frantic beat still syncing with my own."Again," Sable whispered, hungry and insatiable.Kael answered with a low rumble of agreement, echoing through the bond.I tilted my head up to meet Dorianโs eyes - and found him already watching me. Devouring me.Gods, the way he looked at me - like I was the only thing left that mattered in this world. Like I was precious and dangerous and his salvation, all at once."Tessa," he rasped, voice torn and wrecked from what weโd just done. From what he still
Save Me, Claim Meย ย ย Chapter 67 : I Wanna Be Yours
Tessa POVThe door barely clicked shut before Dorian pinned me against it with his body, the sheer force of him stealing the breath from my lungs.His mouth crashed down onto mine, fierce and claiming, tasting of wine and war and the unbearable hunger he had kept bottled up all night.I kissed him back just as fiercely, threading my fingers into his hair, dragging him closer, baring my teeth when he growled low against my lips."Ours," Kael rumbled from inside him - but this time I heard it through the bond too, not just Dorianโs mind. It made my wolf howl in answer.Sable surged to the surface, clawing for control, and I let her come halfway - enough for my nails to sharpen, for my instincts to burn brighter, for the raw need to shred through my chest.He tore his mouth from mine only to rip the ceremonial jacket off his shoulders, leaving him in the dark shirt that clung to every hard plane of his body.I was already undoing the clasps of my dress, hands shaking with urgency. But he
Save Me, Claim Meย ย ย Chapter 66 : Celebration
Tessa POVThe rest of the night blurred into a symphony of congratulations, glances, whispered words, and shifting alliances.After Marcus withdrew, more guests approached - some bold, others hesitant - offering their formal words of respect, layered with hidden questions.Dorian received them all with a polished, dangerous grace. Sharp when he needed to be. Cordial, but never warm. He shook hands, set appointments, dropped promises of future meetings like baited hooks into hungry waters.I stayed at his side, my fingers brushing his, always connected. And every time a strangerโs gaze lingered too long, every time a lesser Alpha looked at me with too much interest, I felt Dorianโs subtle shift - a tightening of his hand, a slight roll of power under his skin, a silent warning that made most look away quickly."They should fear," Sable whispered, satisfied. "They will learn respect."I found myself smiling - not coldly, but with the serene confidence that came from knowing exactly who
Save Me, Claim Meย ย ย Chapter 65 : I'm Luna Now
Tessa POVThe roaring of the pack filled the great hall, a living tide of sound and power that pressed against my skin like a second heartbeat.I clung to Dorian for one long, anchoring moment - his forehead resting against mine, his strength flooding through me - before he drew back slightly and turned to face the crowd.He lifted our joined hands into the air, a silent declaration. The hall erupted again, voices raised not just in celebration but in submission, in devotion.I could feel it - a thousand threads connecting me to them now, warm and buzzing through my veins like liquid fire.Dorianโs voice cut through the noise, sharp and commanding."Let the celebrations begin."A thunder of approval answered him, and then music swelled - the first haunting notes of the traditional Lunaโs Dance.He turned back to me, a wicked smile tugging at the corner of his mouth."Shall we, my queen?"I laughed, breathless, still reeling from the storm raging inside me, but I nodded."Try to keep u
