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Chapter 42 Part 2: The Viper's Cage

Penulis: Eden Jeweledwolf
last update Tanggal publikasi: 2026-08-31 04:42:41

Seraphina laughed — a cold, brittle sound. "Love. How quaint." She turned away, pacing to the far wall where implements hung that I didn't want to examine too closely. "My mother loved my father. Did you know that? Truly loved him. And when he died — killed by hunters, torn apart in front of her — that love turned to madness."

She selected something from the wall. A syringe, filled with murky liquid.

"She became obsessed with strength. With ensuring our line could never be threatened again. She
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  • The Rogue’s Savage Claim on Me   Chapter 42 Part 3: The Viper's Cage

    The door opened again.Different footsteps this time. Heavier. Slower. The shuffle of someone who didn't move well anymore.Torchlight flickered down the stairs, carried by a guard. Behind him, leaning on a twisted black cane, came a woman I recognized from old photographs.Vivienne Varen.Seraphina's mother.She was ancient — far older than any wolf should look. Her hair was white and thin, her skin papery over sharp bones. But her eyes were the same as her daughter's. Black. Bottomless. Wrong."The de Grandmesnil pup." Her voice was a rasp, like dead leaves scraping over stone. "Elara's boy. I remember when you were born. Such a beautiful baby. Such a waste that you survived."I said nothing.She hobbled closer, the cane clicking against the floor. The guard hung back, clearly afraid of her. Smart man."My daughter thinks she can control you. Thinks she can mold you into a proper Alpha, breed the human taint out of your line." Vivienne stopped in front of me, close enough that I cou

  • The Rogue’s Savage Claim on Me   Chapter 42 Part 2: The Viper's Cage

    Seraphina laughed — a cold, brittle sound. "Love. How quaint." She turned away, pacing to the far wall where implements hung that I didn't want to examine too closely. "My mother loved my father. Did you know that? Truly loved him. And when he died — killed by hunters, torn apart in front of her — that love turned to madness."She selected something from the wall. A syringe, filled with murky liquid."She became obsessed with strength. With ensuring our line could never be threatened again. She bred us for power, Alaric. Selected our mates based on bloodlines, not bonds. My siblings and I are the result — strong, yes. Powerful. But broken in ways that don't show on the surface."She walked back toward me, the syringe glinting in the light."Love makes you weak," she said softly. "It gives your enemies a target. A pressure point." She crouched in front of me again, needle poised at my neck. "Your human mate is your weakness. And as long as she exists, you'll never be able to do what ne

  • The Rogue’s Savage Claim on Me   Chapter 42 Part 1: The Viper's Cage

    FAOI woke to darkness and the taste of blood.My head pounded — a deep, throbbing ache that radiated from my skull down through my spine. Wolfsbane. I could feel it in my veins, sluggish and wrong, suppressing the wolf that should have been clawing to get free.I tried to move and metal bit into my wrists.Chains. Thick iron chains, bolted to the stone wall behind me, holding my arms spread wide. The iron bit into my wrists, rubbed raw from however long I'd been hanging here. My ankles were shackled too, connected to rings in the floor, forcing me to kneel with my legs spread. Completely naked, the cold stone wall pressing against my back, the damp chill seeping into my bones.Every muscle screamed. My shoulders burned from the unnatural angle, my knees ached against the hard floor, my wrists throbbed where the metal had already worn through skin. They hadn't even given me clothes. I'd been in wolf form when they took me — there were no clothes to give.A dungeon. They'd put me in a

  • The Rogue’s Savage Claim on Me   Chapter 41 Part 2: The Trap

    El. His voice in my head, strained. When I tell you — drive. Get Declan and Rowan out of here. Don't look back.I'm not leaving you!That's not a request. That's an order from your Alpha.Another body hit the car. This time, the door dented inward."Declan," I said. "When there's an opening—"The gunshot cracked through the chaos.Not a dart this time. A real bullet.Declan jerked, his hand flying to his shoulder. Blood bloomed through his shirt, spreading fast."Declan!""I'm fine—" But his face had gone gray. "Just a graze—"It wasn't a graze. I could see the hole, the way the blood was pumping out. He wouldn't last long without help.Fao! Declan's been shot!NOW, EL! DRIVE NOW!I didn't think. Just moved.I shoved open my door, ducking under a wolf that lunged for me, and yanked open the driver's side. "Ro! Help me get him in the back!"Rowan was already moving, scrambling over the seat to grab Declan under the arms. Between the two of us, we hauled him into the back seat. He groan

  • The Rogue’s Savage Claim on Me   Chapter 41 Part 1: The Trap

    ELOWENFifteen minutes felt like fifteen hours.But they weren't content to just wait."Out of the car." The lead wolf rapped his knuckles against Declan's window. "All of you. Now."Declan didn't move. "The Luna stays where she is.""That wasn't a request." The wolf's smile turned sharp. "We can do this the easy way, or we can break every window and drag you out. Your choice."Through the bond, I felt Fao's presence burning closer. Ten minutes. Stall them.They want us out of the car.Don't let them separate you from Declan."Fine." I reached for the door handle before Declan could stop me. "I'll come out. But my friend stays in the car. She's human — she's got nothing to do with this.""El, no—" Rowan grabbed my arm."Trust me." I squeezed her hand, then stepped out into the cold mountain air.Immediately, two wolves flanked me. Not touching, but close enough that I could feel the heat radiating off them. Predators, barely leashed.Declan was out a second later, putting himself betw

  • The Rogue’s Savage Claim on Me   Chapter 40 Part 7: Pack Means Family

    We said goodbye to Park City as the sun started to set, Rowan chattering excitedly about her new cabin and all the things she wanted to do once she was settled in. Declan drove the rental car while Rowan and I sat in the back, her scrolling through her phone for the perfect road trip playlist while I watched the mountains roll past.Behind us, Bethany and Santos followed in the SUV. Close enough to be protective, far enough to look like normal traffic.The mountain road wound upward, trees pressing close on either side. Beautiful, in a wild kind of way. The kind of scenery that made you forget there was anything dangerous in the world.And then I felt it.A prickle at the back of my neck. The pack bond flaring with sudden alertness — Declan going tense in the driver's seat, Bethany and Santos spiking with alarm behind us."Declan?" I leaned forward. "What's wrong?""Three SUVs ahead." His voice was calm, but his knuckles were white on the steering wheel. "Black. Tinted windows. They'r

  • The Rogue’s Savage Claim on Me   Chapter 9 - The Waiting

    ROGUEShe hadn't locked the door.He'd heard it — or rather, hadn't heard it. The heavy click of the metal thing that kept him out, the sound that had haunted him every night since he'd found her. Tonight, it never came.She'd closed the door. But she hadn't locked it.He lay in his spot at the edg

  • The Rogue’s Savage Claim on Me   Chapter 8 - The Threshold

    ELOWENThe shift had been a blur.Dancing, smiling, pretending everything was normal while my mind stayed fixed on the walk home. Carmen had noticed something was off, but she hadn't pushed. Mina had made her usual comments about my chest, and I'd laughed in all the right places. The tech bros from

  • The Rogue’s Savage Claim on Me   Chapter 7 - Truce

    ELOWENI was losing my mind.That was the only explanation. Stress, sleep deprivation, too much time alone in the woods — something had snapped in my brain, and now I was having a staring contest with a wolf the size of a small horse.Except I wasn't imagining it. I had photos. I had paw prints. I

  • The Rogue’s Savage Claim on Me   Chapter 1 - The Walk Home

    ELOWENThe bass pulsed through the floor like a heartbeat, vibrating up through my heels and into my bones.I stood at the edge of the stage, one hand curled around the cold brass of the pole, waiting for my cue. The lights were low in the main room — that expensive, moody darkness that made everyo

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