Semua Bab CLAIMED BY THE DEMON KING: DARK ROMANCE: Bab 11 - Bab 20

~Elara~The whole room was laced with severe tension. No one has spoken a word to me from the time I was dragged out of my room.The air hung heavy with hate. The elders’ faces were twisted with angry scowls.Maybe I was just naïve. How could I not have noticed that these men never liked me from the start?I had never done anything to deserve their hatred. At least, not that I knew of. The trial was being held in the presence of all the Pack members, as the rules implied.Maybe for that reason, real justice will be served.Just maybe…I wasn’t bought in with shackles, but the cold stares of everyone around me were enough to pin me down into self-shame, and maybe…. Fear.Elder Malric sat at the center of the elders. His chin was raised almost like a judge with a long thirst for a hanging, and his eyes were extremely chilling.Elder Garrick, who was sitting closest to him, had a more relaxed expression on his face, as though he was sure of the outcome of this trial, even before it star

~Elena~In an instant, the whole room was in chaos. Everyone was talking at the same time, the elders were barking orders to get the whole place ready to receive the distinguished guest, and even Lucien was giving out orders to his Beta.For a moment, I was forgotten. No one looked at me, no one spoke about the voting that had just been paused.Elder Malric turned slightly pale. I heard the words from his lips.“Why would he…?”“He had not left his land in over a decade— why now?” Someone else whispered, fear evident in his tone.No one knew the answer to that.Most eyes were locked to the entrance, as though they were expecting the devil himself to walk in.And maybe he was.Because only a few beings in this realm could send a chill through every Alpha and Elder in the room.And the Demon King was the head of them all.I watched as a few pack members fled the scene, obviously scared of the news brought to them.Suddenly, everyone was moving around. Both elders and people, and Lucien l

~Mia~Run. The words played in my mind. I was mind linking those words to Luna Elara, hoping and praying she got away. I noticed two guards quickly heading towards her direction, but I quickly dragged them backwards, edging myself between them and Luna Elara. The guards exchanged glances, as though they were trying to decide on the best person to attack me. They knew me. I was the second beta in command in this pack. I could feel their fear. But they were not loyal to me, they were loyal to the elders and the Alpha, and that meant they wouldn’t have any trouble fighting me to death if they received orders to do so. Two other guards joined them, their eyes blazing with a determination that made my heart tighten. They wanted to fight. I knew they would beat me up. They are much stronger, trained to be stronger, especially when they are teamed up. But I wasn’t fighting to win, I was fighting to buy Luna Elara time. The second, the first one lunched at me, my instincts howled lou

The guards relaxed, happy to have a clear order. But my stomach clenched tight. Being called criminals in front of the Demon King was bad, really bad. Everyone knew of the demon king brutality. It was better to commit suicide than to be brought before him for torturing. His punishments are worse than death.My thoughts ran back to the stories I've heard from elders of his cruelty.Dravon once captured an enemy Alpha who dared to challenge his throne. Instead of killing him, the Alpha was forced to watch helplessly as his beloved family was wiped out in front of him. Members of his pack that escaped were hunted down one by one before being dragged back, broken and toothless, to Dravon’s mercy. The rest were turned to slaves in his palace. Eventually, Dravon extracted one of the Alpha's fangs, the silver tooth marking his rank. He chained the Alpha in a dark pit with wolves that had been fed only blood and rage. Not even the bone of the alpha lived to see the next day.Another rumor th

~King Dravon~He knew about her, and he helped me find her. The current file on my desk that held all the information about her was prepared by him. I had halted my search a few years ago when I had too many enemies. I didn't want to bring her into a world of war and insecurity, but Thorne kept on searching.It wasn't as though I didn't have enemies currently, but they're now under my control and watchful gaze. The muscles along my jaw clenched, and I let the silence stretch before answering. My voice, a low, dangerous whisper, full of longing. “We wait. The moment is not yet right. When the time comes… she will be mine. Entirely.”Thorne doesn't argue with me. Instead, he studied me like a man who understood the war brewing beneath desire. It was a war he understood I would lose if I moved too soon. The room pulsed with unspoken truths. With the current information we have, claiming Elara won't be simple. It was a battle that must be won.Present TimeThe memory faded as light sp