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CHAPTER THIRTY SIX

Author: The quill girl
last update Last Updated: 2025-11-29 21:14:30

Aldric's POV

I left Elara’s room like a pure coward, afraid of the mosatle of truly revealing myself.

When the door to her room shut behind me, I let myself breath just a little lighter.

My pulse still hammered in my neck; my palms were still warm from where she’d touched me.

Her scent clung to my skin, grounding and comforting in a way I had no right to feel.

I hated it.

No… worse.

I hated myself for it.

I marched down the hallway, my jaw clenched hard.

Every step felt like I was walking against a storm.

I couldn’t get the image out of my head… her hands wrapped around my arms, her voice steadying me when I almost spiraled and those soft eyes of hers that seemed to completely break me.

What the hell was wrong with me?

I never fell apart.

I never lost control.

I never let anyone see that part of me… especially not someone who had every reason to hate me.

I should’ve never let her touch me. I should’ve never let myself lean into her warmth like some starved beast desperate for a hand.

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  • THE LYCAN KING’S CLAIM   CHAPTER SEVENTY SIX

    Aldric POVWhen I moved past Elara, my mind was in chaos. I knew I shouldn't have left her like that abruptly, but right now I needed answers.The not was still clenched in my hand.I stared at it as I walked down the corridor as the words were already burned into my mind. Tick tock.Two simple words.It was a threat, but in my life I've faced and read far worst threats than that and I've always come out on top.But this time, it was different.This time, it wasn’t the words that twisted my gut.It was the symbol.My father’s mark.Seeing that mark again, it stirred something up again.It's like, I could feel him again.. his presence around this castle.Those very dark days of my young life., crawling back into my mind like a disease I thought I had cut out years ago.Whoever wrote this, shouldn't have.It was best to leave dead things as they were. It was better that way.I turned sharply, my boots echoing as I headed toward my mother’s chambers.If anyone understood what this meant…

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    Elara’s POV“Father…”The word echoed in my head long after Aldric said it.I stared at him, my heart stumbling in my chest as if it had missed a step.“Your father?” I asked, my voice barely steady and even audible. “But he’s—”“Dead?” Aldric finished quietly.He shook his head once, slowly, as if the motion itself pained him. “Yeah. He is.”A chill crawled up my spine.The room suddenly felt too small, the walls closing in as realization settled like a heavy weight in my chest.“Then… someone is trying to threaten you,” I said, the words tasting bitter on my tongue.“Yes.” His jaw tightened. “And they’re using you to do it.”My stomach twisted. “Do you know who sent it?”He shook his head again.Then I saw it in his eyes. That cold and dangerous look.Who ever sent this message that crossed a fine line using his father to get his attention.“What are you going to do now?” I asked, a part of me, not hoping to hear the answer.“Whoever sent this either works here or broke into the cas

  • THE LYCAN KING’S CLAIM   CHAPTER SEVENTY FOUR

    Elara’s POV“Let's go back to the council and announce it.” Aldric said standing up to his feet and extending a hand to me.I hesitated, then took it, as he pulled me up with ease.We walked through the halls of the kingdom in silence, staffs bowing heads at Aldric who barely even seemed to notice.We reached the doors and I cold hear their loud protests even from outside.The moment Aldric pushed the door open and entered, it fell dead silent.So silent that you could even hear a pin drop…Aldric took slow steps to the center of the room, his eyes scanning each person.I followed timidly behind him.“Due to certain circumstances,” he started, his tone measured and his posture firm. “Elara… , will not be crowned Alpha Queen at this time.”For a heartbeat, the world seemed to hold its breath.Then the applause began.It wasn’t loud. That would have been easier. It wasn’t cruel, either.The applauses would have hurt more of i really wanted to be the Alpha Queen now..But atleast, they w

  • THE LYCAN KING’S CLAIM   CHAPTER SEVENTY THREE

    Elara’s POVFor a moment, I couldn’t breathe.The world narrowed until there was only Aldric in front of me… kneeling on the council floor, his eyes fixed on me.Will you be my Alpha Queen?The words echoed in my mind.My heart pounded so loudly I was certain everyone could hear it.My mouth opened, but nothing came out.This wasn’t how I imagined anything.There was no time to prepare myself for the weight of what he was asking.One moment I had been invited as an honorary guest, still trying to convince myself I belonged in this room at all… and the next, I was standing at the center of it, the future of a kingdom being placed at my feet.Every pair of eyes locked onto me.My skin prickled under their scrutiny.Under theirs, I felt naked.It was like I was stripped down to everything I wasn’t.Before I could even begin to form a response, the room exploded.“No!”The shout came from one of the elders on the left side of the chamber.He stood abruptly, anger blazing in his eyes.“Thi

  • THE LYCAN KING’S CLAIM   CHAPTER SEVENTY TWO

    Jude POVI barely remembered the drive back to my pack.In my mind, it felt like a complete blur… Every turn of the road I took, felt automatic, like it was muscle memory doing the work while my mind stayed somewhere else.With her.Elara.The shock in her face and then the pullback from the kiss.Even the disappointment on her face.Dumb.That was the word pounding in my skull.I pulled into the compound and shut off the engine.I slammed the door shut and stalked toward my quarters, nodding absently at a few guards along the way.Normally, maybe I’d stop. Ask about patrols. Check on things.Tonight, I didn’t care.I ran a hand down my face as I reached my room and pushed the door open.The thick and heavy silence welcomed me in.I closed it behind me and leaned against the wood, letting out a slow exhale.My chest felt tight, like something heavy was lodged there and refusing to move.Why did I do that?I crossed the room and dropped onto the edge of my bed, staring at the floor.B

  • THE LYCAN KING’S CLAIM   CHAPTER SEVENTY ONE

    Elara's POVI was sitting on the edge of my bed, my fingers almost unconsciously twisting into the fabric of my robe, when the knock came.The knock was soft and respectful, slicing through the quiet of the night.It pulled me from the spiral of thoughts I hadn’t been able to escape since morning.Since Aldric opened up to me, about everything….“Come in,” I called, my voice steadier than I felt.The door opened slowly, and Seraphina stepped inside.I rose immediately, almost instinctively, smoothing my robe and bowing my head in respect.Sometimes I had to remind myself of her true status because of how friendly she could be.She wasn’t just Aldric’s mother… she was the Queen Mother of the Lycan Kingdom.And I had just slept with her son, ironic.“Elara,” she greeted, her voice calm and measured.“Lady Seraphina,” I replied.She gestured for me to sit and took the chair opposite my bed, folding her hands neatly in her lap.For a moment, she simply observed me, her sharp eyes taking i

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