All Chapters of Claiming Our Runaway Lycan Queen : Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

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21 - Just perfect

IRA'S POVThe walk out of the house was filled with sharp glances from the people stationed around the house.For some reason, as soon as they saw Mia, they all eased, taking their eyes elsewhere.We walked in silence as I tried to map out the area ahead of a possible breakout.We turned around the house with Mia in front, leading me to the supposed garden.My heart skipped at the sight of the small fence which separated Dexter's quarters from the rest of the palace.The same fence I'd fallen from, right into Dexter's arms the night I was trying to follow Tamara.My gaze lingered on the fence for a second, analyzing the possibility of going over it once again until the scent of rose flowers hit me in the face.Mia led us to a small bench, facing an array of flowers in a small shade, filling the air with a myriad of floral scents."Isn't it beautiful?" Mia asked with a smile on her face. "This is one of my most favorite p

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22 - I lost control

IRAMia dropped a flower vase before finally leaving me to my devices.I heaved a deep breath of fresh air as soon as the door closed behind her.While she gave me a tour of the room, I held my heart in my throat, feeling the weight of the wolfsbane packed under my dress, as I prayed she didn't catch on to it.Oftentimes, I stood a distance from her, letting her take the lead while I followed from afar until she left the room to get a flower vase, and finally left me alone.I looked around the large room, straining my brain muscles as I tried to find the best place to keep my stash of wolfsbane.I could sense it was only a matter of time before Dexter returned to check in with me, or even Eros.That man had a knack for showing up at the most inconvenient times. After careful thought, I found a spot in my shoe closet.Did I mention that the entire room was stacked with clothes, jewelry, shoes and everything else a woman would ev

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23 - Salty?

IRA'S POVI barely slept through the night.I spent most of the time wondering if I should take the wolfsbane. During my time as a slave, I used to find them in the woods, where I'd grind them to powder and infuse it in my food.Or I'd get them from the slave market, paying my way through, getting little quantities to keep up my ruse. However, this time, I was sceptical about taking it.Partially because there was no way I could dilute them in my food with Dexter and his servants around. Neither could I chomp it down in its raw state.Not to mention, I had training with Dexter, which meant I needed all the strength I could muster and didn't need anything making me weaker than I already was.When Dexter knocked on my door, I was wide awake with a myriad of thoughts. I got up the bed and walked to the door with conflicting emotions.I pulled the door open, and my eyes widened at the sight before me."Mia?" My tone communicated my

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24 - You look pale

IRADexter didn't hide his obvious displeasure at Eros's presence.I stood between both men, feeling the intensity of their stares. It was hard to believe that Dexter was the same man who advocated for me to give his brother a chance when it seemed like they were always on each other's throats."I don't remember inviting you over," Dexter said with a straight face. "Don't you have kingly duties to do?"Eros's glare was enough to make someone pee themselves, but not me. For some reason, I thought his glare was rude, childish, and, dare I say, cute."I wouldn't have to be here if you learned to take calls or, better still, focus on your duties as the army commander."Dexter's face suddenly lost colour at Eros's words. "What happened?" he asked, and Eros pursed his lips, eyes focused on me.A strained silence engulfed the air. "I better leave," I said, reading the atmosphere. "I was done anyway.""You can't go alone," Dexter said.

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25 - Don't do it.

IRAThe journey back to the house was shrouded in silence.Mia tried to engage me but received flat answers which discouraged her from asking further. My heartbeat was erratic, and a deep seated fear grew within me.So much so that Khanos reared her head within me. "Calm down, human." She seethed, her words coming as a surprise and causing me to almost trip over my foot.Mia held me from falling on my face, and I could tell she was about to speak but I beat her to it. "My legs are a bit shaky." I said out of the blue, "Training was a bit tough, huh."I couldn't tell if Mia felt I was going crazy, or perhaps fell and hit my head on something. But one thing was certain, she was skeptical of my general wellness.We continued the short walk and I checked in with Khanos. "How on earth did you get over the wall?" I asked within me and felt her underlying anger.Khanos didn't dignify me with an answer, so I went searching for it myself. It d

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26 - You had one job

EROS“We discovered three more bodies like this in the palace.”One of the patrol guards spoke to me and my brother, who stared at the cold, ashened black body on the ground.“We couldn’t find a thing that signaled the cause of death,” he said. “They were all discovered in different corners of the palace.”I ground my teeth, burning with anger. “Call the Physician,” I ordered. “I want each of these bodies examined.”“Yes, sir.”“And make sure to keep combing the palace grounds for any more unusual activities,” I gritted. “The perpetrator of these acts is within these grounds. We cannot afford to lose them.”“Yes, sir.” The young guard left the place while Dexter examined the dead body with furrowed eyes.“This cannot be a vampire,” he stated with a blank look on his face as he examined the remains of the

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27 - Nothing you need to know

DEXTER"The king and the girl are in stable condition," the doctor said after twelve hours of work.I sat in his office with my head bowed. "What happened?" I asked with a gritty tone. "Tell me what happened to them."I tasted the doctor's fear in the air as he tried to coherently articulate his answer. "Wolfsbane," he muttered, and I stiffened."The lady had a lethal amount of wolfsbane in her system," he said, shocking me. "As well as the king.""What?""It's a surprise that she survived," the doctor explained. "We had to evacuate her stomach of all the poison in order to save her life.""And from what we saw in there, it seemed like it's not the first time she's taken such harmful herbs."With every word, I felt my wolf grow angrier. How was it possible?"The amount of wolfsbane we evacuated from her stomach is enough to kill even the strongest of warriors," he explained further."We also found traces of wolfsb

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28 - Do you think she is connected to the late rogue king?

EROSI sat up in the hospital bed, with Ira lying beside me, soundlessly asleep.I couldn't wrap my head around the doctor's words. A few minutes after Dexter left the hospital, I summoned the doctor and inquired what was going on.According to him, a large dose of wolfsbane was found in my food. A fact that was strange to me, given the fact I hadn't eaten a thing that morning.I could feel the pain in my stomach, which was odd, taking into account that I was supposed to be the strongest wolf alive. Which brought me to the question that plagued my existence.How did the wolfsbane get into my system? And most importantly, how on earth did she have such a sick amount of wolfsbane in her stomach?Last and the most quizzical, how was she still alive?According to the doctor, Ira had so much wolfsbane running through her system, enough to send her to the land of the dead. A speck of wolfsbane sprinkled in one of the strongest Alpha's food

Last Updated : 2025-07-29

29 - Fair enough

DEXTER"Never," I gritted, shaking with anger."I don't care whatever theories he comes up with, but I am not letting her out of my sight," I growled. "That will be over my dead body.""Calm down, Dexter," Eros said, making me even angrier."Do not tell me to calm down," I said, at the verge of losing my mind. "I will not stand here and listen to this bullshit.""If you are so convinced that our mate might be a spy, then by all means, walk away.""Ira will not be going to any darned Academy. As soon as she's awake, I will be taking her home," I stated. "And no one, not even you, can stop me."The air around us grew warm, and Eros remained on his bed with a formidable expression."Watch your words, Dexter," Eros growled. His eyes glowed a bright shade of red, and the atmosphere dropped a few degrees. "Do not test me."I felt my wolf grow restless at his words, ready to defend our mate even if it meant going against our br

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30 - Khanos?

IRAI woke up with a slight headache and a burning throat.Where was I?I thought, blinking my eyes open.The first thing I see is light. Too much light.I squinted, trying to adjust my eyes to the large streams of light that came from the window.The bed was soft, not soft enough like the king-sized bed in Dexter's apartment, but soft nonetheless. My eyes went wide as soon as Dexter came to mind, and I jolted up in the bed."Easy," someone said beside me - a woman. "You can't move so carelessly.""Where am I?" I croaked, voice parched from how thirsty I felt.Not to mention the striking pain in my head."The hospital," the woman in a nurse outfit said. "You should be careful, your stitches are not perfectly healed.""Stitches?" I asked, and just then, the door flew open.Dexter walked in with a dark cloud over his head. A cloud that dissipated as soon as he saw me seated on the bed. My heart throbbe

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