All Chapters of The Alpha’s Claiming Bite : Chapter 31 - Chapter 40

The silence after Lena’s words was a silence that cut to the bone.Kade stood across from her in the center of the lodge, his scarred chest bare, his arms braced against the table as though the weight of her vision might crush him if he didn’t hold himself steady. His golden eyes were burning, but not with their usual fire. This was something darker—fear buried in rage, the kind of emotion only an Alpha could carry without breaking.“You saw them.” His voice was low, rough, almost disbelieving. “You saw blood. My wolves. My people.”Lena swallowed, her throat dry. “I didn’t ask for it, Kade. It just—came.”“Visions don’t just come.” He slammed his palm down, the wood groaning beneath the strike. “Not unless the Moon Goddess has her claws in you. And if She does…” His gaze snapped to her, sharp as a blade. “It means war is closer than I thought.”The lodge air thickened. Around them, wolves shifted uneasily, murmuring to each other, the whispers echoing like an undercurrent. Fear. Susp

The silence that followed the battle was worse than the noise of it.Bodies littered the border clearing, the copper tang of blood mixing with the acrid sting of smoke. Wolves limped among the fallen, dragging the wounded out of the carnage. Cries of pain pierced the night, some muffled, some raw, while others would never speak again.Lena sat in the dirt, her breath still jagged, her hands trembling in her lap. They looked normal now—pale, human, streaked with blood and ash. But she knew what they had done. She could still feel the hum beneath her skin, a thrumming energy that refused to die down.Kade crouched in front of her, his chest heaving, blood streaming from the gash at his shoulder. His golden eyes locked on hers, fierce and unrelenting.“You felt her, didn’t you?” His voice was rough, low enough that only she could hear. “Your wolf.”Lena swallowed hard, her throat burning. “I didn’t just feel her. I—I was her. For a moment I wasn’t me. I was… fire.”Kade’s jaw tightened.

The howl lingered long after it faded, a jagged echo carved into the marrow of the night. It slithered through the pines, scraped across the bones of the forest, and settled in the lungs of every Blackwood wolf like a sickness.Cassian’s call.A summons. A challenge. A promise of blood.The pack stiffened around Lena, their shoulders squared, eyes reflecting firelight. Some snarled in defiance, others trembled with the primal pull of it, but every throat was tight with rage.Kade’s growl cut through them all. Deep. Unyielding. The sound of stone splitting beneath pressure.“Enough.” His voice cracked like thunder, and the silence that followed was a silence of obedience, of respect. His golden eyes burned in the half-light as he stepped forward, lifting his chin toward the stars. “You hear him. You feel his hunger. But let him howl all he wants. The moon will not favor him. Not here. Not on Blackwood soil.”The pack erupted, their voices tangling with his, defiance rising like a storm

The silence after Cassian’s body hit the ground was heavier than the battle itself. The air stank of iron and ash, the stone circle dark with blood. For a heartbeat, no wolf moved, no breath stirred, as though the earth itself waited to decide whether it would keep spinning after such a death. Then, one by one, heads lowered. Not for Cassian. For the victor. For Kade. And for the wolf standing beside him. Lena’s chest heaved, her wolf pacing inside her skin. Blood streaked her muzzle, silver fire running in her veins, but beneath the hunger was clarity. She wasn’t hidden anymore. She wasn’t prey. She had shifted. Before the eyes of the pack, beneath the crown of the moon. Kade stood at the circle’s heart, chest bare and soaked crimson, Cassian’s blood dripping from his claws. His gaze burned gold, not j

The clearing smelled of blood and smoke. Dawn broke over the mountains, pale light filtering through the trees, catching the silver streaks in Lena’s hair and the gold in her eyes. She stood at the edge of the circle, still raw from her first full shift, sweat drying into streaks of grime and blood on her skin. The pack watched her. Not with fear, but with something sharper—respect, awe, and caution. Kade moved beside her, shirtless, scars from the last fight glinting in the morning sun. He exhaled slowly, letting the pack’s gaze linger on him before he spoke. “You’ve seen what she can do. The moon chose well. But the trials are only beginning.” Murmurs ran through the pack. Wolves, both human and fully shifted, exchanged glances. Some were still wary, remembering how quickly Lena had unleashed her wolf. Others bowed subtly, acknowledging her strength. Kade’s hand brushed Lena’s shoulder, groun