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Chapter 31 Part 3: Safe

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By late afternoon, we'd met what felt like half the pack.

Warriors who wanted to assess Fao with sharp eyes, measuring him against whatever standard they carried in their heads. Elders who looked at him like they were seeing a ghost, something old and familiar returned. Pups who stared at both of us with unabashed curiosity, the smallest ones trailing after the wheelchair at a respectful distance before their parents called them back. And everywhere, the same greeting, one knee, bared throat, "
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  • The Rogue’s Savage Claim on Me   Chapter 32 Part 1: Settling

    ELOWENFour days in, I could walk again.Not well — I still limped, still needed the wheelchair for anything more than short distances — but I could walk. Dr. Chen called it remarkable. Fao called it his saliva. I called it a miracle and tried not to think too hard about the mechanics.I woke that morning to Fao's mouth between my legs."Wha—" I gasped, my hands flying to his hair. "Fao—""Good morning." His voice was a rumble against my core, and I felt his lips curve into a smile. "Stay still."It wasn't a request.Something had been shifting in him over the past few days. The more time he spent with the pack, the more he trained, the more he stepped into his role as Alpha — the more that dominance bled into everything else. Including our bed.I wasn't complaining.His tongue flicked against me, and I arched off the mattress. He growled — actually growled — and pressed a hand flat against my stomach, pinning me down."I said still."Heat pooled low in my belly. "Fao, please—""Pleas

  • The Rogue’s Savage Claim on Me   Chapter 31 Part 5: Safe

    ELOWENWe moved slowly, carefully.My leg was still a consideration — would probably be a consideration for days yet — but we'd learned each other's bodies well enough by now to find ways around it.Fao helped me out of my clothes with gentle hands, pressing kisses to each new inch of skin he revealed. When I was bare beneath him, he just looked at me for a moment, his gray eyes dark with something that went beyond desire."You're beautiful," he murmured. "Every time I see you, you're more beautiful.""You're biased.""Extremely." He kissed me, deep and slow, while his hands mapped the familiar terrain of my body. "But also right."I tugged at his shirt. "Off. I want to feel you."He stripped quickly, efficiently, and then he was back, his skin against mine, warm and solid and real. I could feel the bond between us humming, that connection that went deeper than touch."How do we—" He glanced at my bandaged thigh. "I don't want to hurt you.""Straddle my bad leg," I said. "My good one

  • The Rogue’s Savage Claim on Me   Chapter 31 Part 4: Safe

    FAOI ordered dinner brought to our suite.We'd spent all day with the pack — meeting, greeting, learning — and I wasn't ready to spend dinner in the communal hall too. I just wanted her. My mate. My anchor. The one person who made any of this bearable.We ate on the bed, plates balanced on our laps. Halfway through, Elowen set her fork down and looked at me."I need to make some calls," she said. "Rowan. My parents. I left them messages from the road, but...""They need to hear your voice." I nodded, reaching for the phone Corvin had given me earlier. "Use this. Take your time."She took the phone, her fingers trembling slightly as she dialed."Ro? It's me. For real this time."A shriek came through the speaker loud enough that I winced. Even without enhanced hearing, that would have been painful. With it, I heard every word Ro screamed."ELOWEN MARIE WALSH, I HAVE BEEN LOSING MY ENTIRE MIND FOR TWO DAYS—"Elowen pulled the phone away from her ear, laughing despite herself. "And that

  • The Rogue’s Savage Claim on Me   Chapter 31 Part 3: Safe

    By late afternoon, we'd met what felt like half the pack.Warriors who wanted to assess Fao with sharp eyes, measuring him against whatever standard they carried in their heads. Elders who looked at him like they were seeing a ghost, something old and familiar returned. Pups who stared at both of us with unabashed curiosity, the smallest ones trailing after the wheelchair at a respectful distance before their parents called them back. And everywhere, the same greeting, one knee, bared throat, "Alpha.""Does it get less weird?" I asked Nina as we finally headed back toward the lodge, Fao pushing my wheelchair while Corvin walked alongside."The bowing? Yeah, eventually. The first time someone bared their throat to me, I had no idea what to do." She grinned. "I just said 'uh, thanks?' Declan was mortified.""I just don't know what I'm supposed to do." I glanced back at Fao. "He's learning to lead, but what's my role? I can't shift. I can't fight, not like them. I'm just human."Fao's ha

  • The Rogue’s Savage Claim on Me   Chapter 31 Part 2: Safe

    Twenty minutes later, we were ready.The lodge had an elevator — of course it did, this place thought of everything — with buttons worn smooth from years of use. Wheelchair ramps connected the buildings outside, subtle but well-maintained. I wondered how many injured wolves had needed them over the years, healing from battles or training accidents."The compound was designed to be accessible," Nina explained as we descended to the main floor. "Human mates, injured pack members, elders who can't shift as easily anymore. Silverpine takes care of its own."Corvin met us in the main foyer, looking pleased to see us together."Good," he said. "This is how it should be. The pack needs to see you as a unit. Alpha and Alpha, leading together."The tour took hours.Corvin led us through the lodge first — the common rooms, the kitchens, the offices. Then outside, across the compound. Training grounds where wolves sparred in both forms. The school where pups learned alongside the few human child

  • The Rogue’s Savage Claim on Me   Chapter 31 Part 1: Safe

    ELOWENI woke to the sound of Fao breathing.For a moment, I didn't know where I was. The bed was too big, too soft, the sheets too smooth against my skin. The ceiling was wrong — timber beams instead of the water-stained plaster of my cabin.Then it all came rushing back. The attack. The fire. The twenty-hour drive. Three hundred wolves kneeling in the dirt.My cabin was gone. This was home now.I turned my head carefully. Fao was beside me, sprawled on his stomach, one arm thrown across my waist. He was out — deeply, truly asleep in a way I hadn't seen since... maybe ever. His face was slack, the tension that always lived in his jaw finally gone. He looked younger like this. Softer.He needed this sleep. After everything — the attack, the drive, the council meeting, the weight of three hundred expectations — he needed this.Which meant I needed to pee without waking him.I eased out from under his arm, moving inch by inch. My leg throbbed, but I ignored it. I could hop to the bathro

  • The Rogue’s Savage Claim on Me   Chapter 29 Part 4: Roadtrip

    At the second stop, I borrowed Thalia's phone.Rowan first. It went to voicemail — probably because she didn't recognize the number."Row, it's me. I'm okay. I know you've probably seen the news by now and you're freaking out, but I'm okay. I'm... I had to leave town for a while. It's complicated.

  • The Rogue’s Savage Claim on Me   Chapter 29 Part 2: Roadtrip

    ELOWENI woke to the SUV slowing down."What's happening?" I blinked, disoriented. The light outside had changed — it was late afternoon now, the sun hanging low on the horizon."Rendezvous point," Fao said quietly. "The team from the ranch."I sat up, wincing as my leg protested the movement, and

  • The Rogue’s Savage Claim on Me   Chapter 29 Part 1: Roadtrip

    FAOTwo hours into the drive, Elowen was still asleep.The painkillers had done their job, pulling her under despite the discomfort of the SUV's backseat. She lay curled against my chest, her breathing slow and steady, her wounded leg elevated across the seat on a pile of motel pillows.I hadn't sl

  • The Rogue’s Savage Claim on Me   Chapter 28 Part 7: Fire

    FAOI watched her sleep.She'd fought it for as long as she could — stubborn, even when her body was screaming for rest. But the painkillers had finally pulled her under, and now she lay curled against my chest, her breathing slow and steady, her wounded leg elevated across the seat.Thalia had che

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