All Chapters of Claimed By The Biker Alpha: Chapter 171 - Chapter 180

Jolie pov I'm in the middle of a healing session with Marina when Doc interrupts, his face pale beneath his usual calm."Jolie, I need you to see something." His voice is tight with urgency. "Now."Marina looks between us, concern flickering across features still learning to express emotion. "Is everything okay?""Go rest." I help her to her feet, my moonfire dimming as I break the connection. "We'll continue tomorrow."She leaves reluctantly, and I follow Doc to his office. He's spread documents across every available surface—files, photographs, charts with names and dates connected by red string like something from a crime investigation."What is this?" I ask, picking up a folder at random."Hell." Doc drops into his chair, looking ten years older than he did this morning. "I've been researching Celeste's conditioning, trying to understand the techniques used so I can better support the healing process. I started digging into Academy records, following trails of information. Jolie,

Jolie pov "I remember what worked for me." She shrugs, but I can see pride in her expression—an emotion she couldn't have felt months ago. "What made me feel safe versus what scared me. If I can help these healers avoid mistakes, maybe their patients will recover faster."The first conditioned wolf to accept treatment arrives on a cold Tuesday morning. Daniel Morris looks terrified when Knox escorts him into the medical bay, his eyes darting around like he expects Council enforcers to burst through the walls."You're safe here." I keep my voice gentle, my moonfire dimmed so I don't overwhelm him. "I'm Jolie. We've been writing to each other.""I know who you are." His voice is flat, emotionless in the way I've come to recognize. "The Moonfire Luna who broke the Council. Who exposed the wedding, who healed Celeste Whitmore.""That's me." I gesture to a chair. "Want to sit?"He sits mechanically, posture perfect and controlled. I can see the conditioning in every movement—no wasted mot

Ryder pov "I should be there." She insists. "Those captives will be traumatized, terrified. My empathy gift could help calm them, make the extraction smoother.""Or you could be here, fully rested, ready to start healing them the moment they arrive." I counter. "Let us bring them to you instead of draining yourself further trying to do everything."She wants to argue—I feel it through the bond. But she's too tired to fight effectively, and part of her knows I'm right. The divine part that wants to save everyone is warring with the human part that recognizes her own limitations."Fine." She finally concedes. "I'll stay here for the raid. But if anything goes wrong""Then we handle it." I assure her. "We're not helpless without you, Jolie. The pack is strong, our fighters are trained, and we've got solid intelligence on the facility layout. We can do this.""I know you can." She sighs. "I just hate feeling useless.""You're not useless." I tilt her chin up so she meets my eyes. "You're

Jolie pov The first healing session with Elena is brutal.Not because she resists—conditioned wolves don't have enough emotional capacity for resistance—but because watching Mara witness her sister's complete emptiness is heartbreaking."Tell me about your childhood." I start gently, my moonfire connecting with Elena's damaged neural pathways. "What do you remember about growing up?"Elena's response is mechanical. "I have memories of a residence, two parental figures, and a sibling. They are catalogued appropriately.""Catalogued." Mara's voice breaks. "Elena, we used to build forts in the backyard. We'd stay up all night telling ghost stories. You were terrified of thunderstorms and I'd hold you until they passed."Elena looks at her sister with polite confusion. "Those memories exist in my recall, but they do not generate emotional response. Is that incorrect?""Yes." I keep my voice gentle. "That's incorrect. Those memories should make you feel happy, or nostalgic, or connected t

Jolie pov The pack gathers in the main hall three days before the Council's deadline, and the tension is thick.Knox has defensive positions marked on maps. Cass is reviewing escape routes in case we need emergency evacuation. Luna's compiled lists of allied packs who might offer sanctuary if the Council attacks.Everyone's preparing for a fight."We could hit them first." Knox suggests, pointing to Council facility locations. "Take out their infrastructure before they move against us. Show them we're not easy targets.""That would prove their point." Mara counters from her seat beside Elena. "They're calling Jolie unstable and dangerous. Violence just confirms their narrative.""So we do nothing?" Cass sounds frustrated. "Let them come here and try to take her?""We don't do nothing." I stand, moving to the front of the room. "But we don't fight either, at least not the way they expect."The room goes quiet. Ryder watches me with concerned eyes, probably feeling my determination thr