All Chapters of Claimed by the Horde: Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

“If it makes you feel any better, Thorne and I don’t have parents anymore either. No demons or angels do. We’re… possessed.”“Possessed?”“Yeah.” Noah put the cap on his water and dumped it beside him, before picking himself up and going to the bookshelf again. Pulling out a different tome, he came back and sat beside her. The heat from his thigh against hers had her stomach fluttering, but she shut it down and watched as he opened the book. “The soul… no, that’s not quite the right word… uh… the essence of a demon is housed in a crystal.”Noah flipped a couple pages and showed her a picture. There was a pile of crystals heaped on the floor of a room and a body strapped to a table in the middle.  He flipped over another page and showed her the picture.“One of those shards, houses a demon’s essence. It is then surgically grafted onto the

“No.”“There’s no other way around it, Thorne.” Noah said, pacing in front of the sofa Serenity was sitting on. Thorne was standing in the corner of the room, his blue gaze watching the blond pace.“I said no.”Serenity rolled her eyes and lifted her legs, tucking them underneath her, while the pair in front of her argued.“You know Claudette doesn’t travel and she’s the closest one who knows the ritual to bind Serenity to the Horde.” Noah was becoming frustrated, she could see it in the way he moved, the way his gaze constantly flicked back to her, then to Thorne. “We have no other way.”Serenity’s gaze shifted to Thorne. His leather funnel-coat had a sheen of water to it, his hair slicked, and she glanced at the window, noticing the drizzle of rain. He had an air of tenseness to him, as if he’d pounce at any moment.“And yo

A snorted giggle escaped her lips and Noah’s gaze snapped to hers. She licked her lips and lowered her gaze. “I’m sorry.”The silence in the room ratcheted up and Serenity lifted her gaze to the men in front of her.“So… since her?”Noah blinked. “Are you kidding? You’re seriously asking about my love life?”Heat raced across her cheeks, and she pursed her lips. “Well-I-I mean, you said you weren’t gay. But you haven’t had a girlfriend for what? Forty years? Come on, we’re going to be spending time together. I want to know a bit more about you. Sharing is caring.”There was silence again.“Well, miss nosey parker. If you really must know…” Noah sat forward, his elbows resting on his knees. “I’ve been with women since her.”Serenity’s face heated further, and she frowned at the intense gaze he was afford

Owen scrambled to his feet, smoothing his hands over his shirt and pants, his hands diving into his pockets for only a second, before they came back out, devoid of rings. “There, see, I can’t hurt her again.”Noah watched closely, as Owen stepped closer to her and held out his hand.“I’m sorry, my dear, I need only a small drop of blood.”Serenity’s gaze shifted from Owen, to Noah, then to Thorne. The dark demon nodded, and she looked back at Owen. Sighing, she put out her hand and Owen smiled, guiding her toward the table.Noah was close behind her; an ever-present comfort and she looked back to him for a second. He was not happy. She could see it in his features. His gaze shifted to hers and he frowned. All he had to say, was he didn’t want her doing this, and she would scurry behind Thorne and they could leave.Serenity looked back to Owen as the witch pulled a hat pin out of a bowl on the table an

Serenity’s hand gripped Thorne’s tighter and the demon squeezed hers in reassurance.At least she was safe… with one of her guardians.The thought of Noah being in danger slammed into her mind and she stopped, her hand slipping from Thorne’s. He stopped and turned back to her. The red lights were barely enough to see what he was signing. “Serenity.”“Is he okay?”Thorne’s head turned to the sound of fighting, before he looked back to her. “Yes.”“Are you sure?”“Serenity, Noah is fine. Trust me.”“How can you be so sure?”Thorne stepped closer, his figure imposing and for the first time since she’d met him, he was intimidating. “Because I’ve known him for over a century. He’s fine. He’s one of the most dangerous individuals I know.”Serenity blinked