Lahat ng Kabanata ng Claimed by the Ruthless Wolf Slayer: Kabanata 41 - Kabanata 50

ALINAWhat Alexander was saying sent a thrill of dangerous pleasure coursing through me. It sounded reckless but in the best kind of way. They always say don’t poke the bear, but what if the bear had the smoothest voice you’ve ever heard, and a scent that made your knees weak?I was scared that if he told me to jump into fire using that voice, I would. Gladly. And I know that’s not the kind of reaction I should be having, but tell that to my body, which was ready to melt at his feet and let him do whatever he pleased with me.“Are you ready to play?” he asked, still rubbing slow, hypnotic circles on the back of my hand. “You’ll be my little mouse.”I couldn’t speak. I couldn’t even breathe properly. But he seemed to take my silence as a yes, because he let go and instantly, I missed his warmth.“I’ll give you a one minute head start,” he said, no longer touching me except with his eyes, which stayed locked on mine like he owned me.I glanced past his shoulder. Well, more like through

ALINAMy head felt heavy when I woke up. Thinking it was because of the way I was lying, I tried to roll to the other side, only, I was unable to. Something was trapping me. Something heavy.Instantly, I started to panic. My breaths came out in ragged pants and my eyes started to tear up. I thought of James and the time he had snuck into the tent and tried to hurt me.My eyes snapped shut, and I tried to force myself to forget all of it.“Hey, hey.” The weight was instantly lifted off of me.The voice that was calling my name sounded familiar, but far away. I felt like I could try to reach out and touch it.“You’re fine, baby. You’re okay.” The person wrapped their arms around me, repeating the same words softly until I felt my heart slow and I could finally breathe again.The heaviness in my chest eased, and I was back to feeling normal. I breathed out and slowly opened my eyes. I found myself staring into familiar dark eyes.Alexander’s brows were creased in worry. I immediately wan

ALINAI woke up much later, feeling unusually relaxed, a soft smile curling at my lips. There was this strange lightness in my chest, like I’d set something heavy down in my sleep but couldn’t quite name what.I was alone in Rhysand’s room.It didn’t really register until I said it again in my head. I was in his room. I’d meant to stay in bed like he’d insisted, rest like a good patient, but my curiosity was already buzzing beneath my skin. I had to look around. I needed to.Because there wasn’t just one Rhysand.There was the cold, calculating alpha the world saw, the man who never smiled unless it was edged with warning. And then there was the man who held me all night, just to make sure I wouldn’t get cold. In a room warm enough to melt ice. I bet even the cold was scared of him. I had take the covers off because of how it had gotten. It was like I was being cooked alive and that didn’t sound good even to me.What immediately drew my attention was the wall-sized bookshelf dividing

ALINAI was slightly surprised when we reached the dining room and I saw Claude already seated in his usual spot. I hadn’t realized how much I’d missed his presence until I caught myself smiling. He was always the chatterbox at the table, though lately, Alexander had been doing a decent job filling in.“Hello, angel,” Claude greeted, his signature smirk tugging at the sides of his mouth.I rolled my eyes at the nickname but couldn’t help smiling.“Stop calling me that,” I muttered under my breath.He just smirked, clearly not the least bit sorry.“Quit terrorizing my mate, Claude,” Alexander said, a teasing edge in his voice that still managed to catch me off guard.It wasn’t like he was actually defending me, it was obviously a brotherly joke but I still looked up at him, surprised.“I’m not terrorizing her. I’m complimenting her. She’s clearly an angel.” Claude’s grin was unapologetic. Alexander rolled his eyes this time.I took my usual seat to Alexander’s left, across from Claude.

ALEXANDER Jared got his location in under five minutes. While he and the others handled it, Claude and I sat back, waiting for them to finish.“Do you want us to activate intruder mode?” Steven asked, hand already hovering over the control.“How long will it buy us?” I glanced at my watch, weighing the time.Now that we had him, I considered wrapping things up and heading back to the house to see Alina . It wasn’t late yet so we could still go on that walk she mentioned.The thought made me pause. Had I lost my mind on the way up here? With a lunatic on the loose and Isiah probably working for her, I was thinking about leaving all this behind just to see Alina ’s sweet face glowing in the sunlight, like the sun itself existed just to adore her?Yeah, something was off. With me. Because that thought alone gave me a semi.“Alpha, should we?”A few pairs of eyes were on me. Claude’s eyes held a flicker of amusement. The rest just waited for my command.“They’ll knock him out and hold