All Chapters of Claimed By Alpha Beast: Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

KNIGHT POVSeeing that she was breathing now and could communicate with me again, was enough to make my chest loosen for the first time in hours. I had never been so relieved to see anyone alive in my entire life, and that realization irritated me more than it should have.But the fear in her eyes when she heard who I was… that didn’t sit well with me.I wouldn’t have wanted her to discover my identity from someone else, so I told her myself. Everyone who isn’t from my pack fears my pack. Hell, even my own pack members are scared of me most of the time. But that look she gave me, wide-eyed, terrified wasn’t the kind of fear that made me proud. It made something in me twist unpleasantly.My beast has been quiet ever since I pulled out my Lupin soul. He hasn’t spoken a word. I plan to return it when I am sure she’s doing fine. Until then, I don’t care if he sulks. At least he isn’t clawing at my insides.(Well… you could see how quiet you have been ever since,) My wolf finally spoke,

SAGE POVMy breath caught in my throat, my chest squeezing painfully. The sight of that man eating another’s heart was burned into my mind like fire, and before I knew it, my feet moved on their own.I stumbled back once, then twice, then turned and ran.My pulse thundered in my ears. I didn’t know where I was going, I only knew I had to get away.But I barely made it three steps before a strong hand grabbed me, yanking me back as though I weighed nothing.Knight’s deep voice rumbled behind me. “Why are you running?” His grip tightened, and I could feel the heat of his body at my back. “You are a werewolf. Why are you scared? You think it’s wrong to punish someone?”I smacked his hand off me and spun around, my voice breaking free from my throat in a strangled, trembling scream.“You are a monster!” I choked out, my words shaky but loud. “That was a person… a whole person! I get that we eat animals raw, but a man? How can you make someone eat a whole man?” My chest heaved, the words

SAGEThe room was quiet except for the soft hum of the night outside. I sat on the edge of the bed, staring at nothing, my mind a storm that refused to calm down. My throat ached from forcing words out earlier, my body trembling from everything that had happened.Another sigh escaped my lips as I recounted my life. My eyes found the mirror across the room. I stood up slowly, each step toward it feeling heavier than the last. When I reached it, I almost didn’t recognize the girl staring back at me.Her eyes were red and swollen, rimmed with exhaustion. Her lips trembled, her hair hung loose and messy around her face, and her shoulders slumped forward like she was carrying the weight of the world. I raised a hand to touch the glass, tracing the reflection of my cheek.“Who are you?” I whispered to myself, my voice hoarse.Where had the happy girl gone, the one who used to laugh, the one who used to dream about a future, a family, a mate who would love her? Where had the girl gone who

SAGE POVThe next morning, I woke before the sun had fully risen, the faint light casting silver streaks across my room. For a long time, I just lay there, staring at the ceiling, listening to the quiet hum of the packhouse beyond my door.Eventually, I got up, had my bath, and dressed in fresh clothes, nothing fancy, just something clean and soft against my skin. When I caught sight of myself in the mirror, I froze.For the first time in what felt like forever, I really looked at myself.The girl staring back at me was someone I barely recognized. Her eyes were dull, shadowed from too many sleepless nights. Her lips were pressed together like she had forgotten how to smile. I swallowed hard, feeling the familiar ache rise in my throat.“Enough,” I whispered to myself.Today had to be different. I couldn’t keep falling apart every time I remembered what had been taken from me, my child, my name, my image, my dreams. I couldn’t keep letting the betrayal break me over and over again.

Sage’s POVThe sound of the kitchen door creaking open made my heart skip a beat.I turned, still holding the wooden spoon in my hand, and froze when I saw him. Knight stood there in the doorway, tall and broad, his presence filling the entire room. His stormy eyes moved over me, over Tracy, over the mess we had made, and for a heartbeat I thought he would roar at us, order us out, demand his kitchen back.But he didn’t but he just stood there. And then, to my shock, he smiled.Not the cruel, mocking smile I had imagined someone like him having but a real smile. My chest tightened and for some strange reason, I hated that it made me feel something. I didn’t want to feel anything for him. I didn’t even understand him yet didn’t understand the way he thought, the way he ruled, the way he killed without hesitation, and still expected me to call him mate.I wanted a space but I couldn’t stop looking at him.“Hey, Knight,” Tracy called out softly, lowering the spoon. “How was the meeti