All Chapters of Claimed by the Ruthless Wolf Slayer: Chapter 191 - Chapter 200

ALEXANDERWe returned to the cave where we’d first met Lyanna. The symbols on the walls still pulse with that same red light, but now they seemed to be watching us, tracking our movements.She began arranging the components on the stone altar. Slowly placing the moonpetals in a triangle formation, their pale glow steady in the darkness. The vial of reversed water was positioned at the center. It still sat perfectly upright without support. Watching it made my breath catch. The night raven’s feather she kept in her hand.“This will hurt,” she said, not looking at me. “Breaking a curse is really painful because it is embedded in your flesh. It runs through your blood, your very essence. We have to tear it out by the roots.”“I can handle pain,” I said without hesitation.“Physical pain, yes.” She nodded, looking thoughtful. “But this is connected to your mind, to your perception. When I break it, you’ll suddenly see everything you’ve been missing. Every false trail, every hallucination,

ALINAMy eyes slolwy cracked open. I blink multiple times trying to clear the haze in my eyes and my head. When my eyes resumed their function, the first thing I saw was the unfamiliar ceiling, rough wooden beams crisscrossed above me. For a moment, I just stared, my brain struggling to make sense of where I was.This wasn’t my room. Wasn’t Alexander’s room either. Were we back in that house wth the twins? It didn't look like it either.I tried to sit up and immediately regretted it. Blinding pain exploded behind my eyes. My head felt like someone had taken a hammer to it, each throb sending waves of nausea through my stomach.I pressed my palm against my forehead, breathing slowly through my nose until the worst of it passed. When I could finally open my eyes again without wanting to vomit, I looked around.The room was small and bare. Only a single mattress beneath me, and nothing else. Nothing that would tell me where the hell I was or how I got here.Think, Alina. Think.I closed

ALEXANDERWe emerged from the underground chamber system back into the forest. The moon was low on the horizon now as dawn approached. We had maybe an hour before sunrise.And there, exactly where my instincts said it would be, I saw the building.It was larger than I’d expected, three stories tall and completely covered in vines and moss. The architecture was old, pre dating modern construction by centuries. Symbols covered every visible surface, glowing faintly in the early darkness.But the most striking thing was the door which was open.“That wasn’t open before,” Lyanna said quietly. “The building was completely sealed. No doors or windows or anything.”“Why is it open now?” Ryker asked.I felt a chill run down my spine. “Because the curse is broken. Because I can finally see it. Because…” I trailed off, understanding dawning on me. “Because she knows we’re here. Whoever did this, whoever cursed me and took Alina, they know we’re coming.”“Then it’s definitely a trap,” Ryker said

ALINAI jerked awake, my heart pounding like I’d been running. For a moment, I couldn’t remember where I was, couldn’t remember anything except the feeling of falling, of Alexander’s voice calling my name—Then reality crashed back. The bare room. The single mattress. The locked door.Time felt slippery and impossible to track. Sometimes I’d close my eyes for what felt like minutes and wake up feeling like hours had passed. Other times, I’d stare at the walls for what seemed like forever, only to realize my legs hadn’t even gone numb from sitting.I touched my stomach instinctively, the way I’d been doing constantly since I woke up here. My baby, our baby was still there. Still moving occasionally, little flutters that were the only comfort in this nightmare.“We’re going to be okay,” I whispered to my stomach. “Alexander’s coming. I know he is. He’d never leave us here.”But doubt crept in, the way it always did in the silence. What if he didn’t know where I was? What if the same peo

ALEXANDERIt felt like a dream. But I knew it had to be real because they heard it too. I noticed when Ryker stiffened and how Lyanna’s eyes widened. As though to confirm what we were hearing was indeed real, the banging increased. Followed by a voice. “Alexander?” Alina’s voice was muffled but clear. “Is someone there? Please, I’m trapped—”My heart nearly stopped. It’s her. She’s really here. She was right there. Just on the other side of this door.“Alina!” I shouted. “I’m here! I’m getting you out!”“Alexander!” Her voice broke on my name, and I could hear tears in it. “Oh God, you found me. Please, you have to hurry, there’s a spell, Claude said—”“Claude?” The name hit me like a punch to the gut. Claude was supposed to be on the other side of the world helping get our army ready against the person that did this. How did she see him? Did he try to help her? “He’s working with his mother,” Alina said quickly. I wouldn't have been able to make out her words if it wasn’t for the s