All Chapters of The Lycan’s Tribute: Claimed By My Foster Brothers: Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

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Who Claims Her First?

CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE.RYLAN’S POV.“It’s her.” I choked out as cold sweat broke over my skin. I shoved Kaelen aside and forcefully rose to my feet, swaying like the entire world was tilting.“What’s her?” Kade demanded, his face twisted in anger, “what the hell is happening?!”I ignored him, the pressure in my head breaking as air rushed back into my lungs in a ragged gasp. My limbs felt like water but the pull in my chest was growing stronger. I took a cautious step forward and I felt a vicious tug pulling me toward something, toward… her.A fresh wave of fear, not mine, washed over me and I could sense that she was hurt. A loud growl rumbled out of me as Xan seized control and charged toward the door. I yanked it open and broke into a fierce run like I was being chased.I hit the main door at a full sprint, the strong wood gave way easily and I burst out into the cool afternoon sun. The tug in my chest had morphed into something else, like a compass buried deep inside of me pointing m

Nightmares Rule The Night

CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO.AURELIA’S POV.I jerked awake with a start, a violent shudder racked through my body as I gasped for air as if my lungs had been blocked. A scream was lodged at the back of my throat but it never made it past my lips as I glanced in panic. For one dizzy second, my brain was blank, I had no idea where I was or how I had ended up there.The first thing I felt was an itch. A weird, hot itch right on the tender curve where my neck met my shoulder, I could feel each fierce pulse coming from it under what felt like a layer of soft cloth. On impulse, my fingers shot up to touch it and I realized a bandage had been tapped over it.Almost immediately, my breath caught in my throat as the memories slammed into my head with a terrifying force that left my head spinning.A raw, burning pain that felt familiar shot up my neck as the image of Torin’s canine scrapping against my throat before he sunk into my flesh, flashed before my eyes.“… you’ll be mine, Lia. Mine!” His voice

Nightmares Rule The Night, II

CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE.AURELIA’S POV.Thick darkness enveloped me instantly. The large curtains hanging over the window had been drawn tight but a silver of moonlight was somehow pouring in from a crack between the curtains, lighting up the room just a little bit. The moon light cut across the large bed close to the window and my breath hitched when my eyes rested on him.On the bed, with his legs tangled around the sheets like chains was Rylan. He was on his back, his muscles pulled tightly together, strained, his bare chest glistening with sweat in the dim light. His head whipped from side to side on his pillow as he thrashed around restlessly.His hair was plastered to his forehead, his eyebrows drawn tight, lips pulled back from his teeth as heavy, loud pants poured out of him.He looked… terrified.“Rylan.” I whispered, inching closer, my face twisted with concern and confusion so sincere that for a split second, I forgot about my own fear.“No,” he suddenly cried out, “not again.

One Special Morning

CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR.AURELIA’S POV.The warm feeling of the morning sunlight on my face, accompanied with the soothing sound of birds chirping was the first thing I heard and felt as my eyes fluttered open slowly. I stretched leisurely, my eyes fixed on the ceiling for a few seconds before I realized how unfamiliar the room I was in, was.My neck snapped to the side at the empty space beside me on the bed and my entire body stiffened as it all came rushing back to me.The scream. The nightmare. His burning skin. The way he’d held onto me like I was the only thing keeping him from drowning. And… I had fallen asleep listening to the sound of his heart beating.I had fallen asleep in HIS bed! The realization hit me hard, knocking the air right out of my lungs. I shot up from the bed, my head spinning as my eyes darted around the room in panic,Rylan was gone.Shit! Without a second thought, I jumped out of bed like my life depended on it.I had to get out. Now!My heart was pounding aga

A New Plan Hatches

CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE.RYLAN’S POV.“I was at the southern ridge yesterday, saw three ferals cross the riverbed and there wasn’t a single guard around to stop them. This isn’t a joke anymore, they were hunting in our territory.” Kealen growled, aggressively stabbing at his food with his fork.We were seated at the dinner table. Just another regular day of watching the pack grow thinner and weaker under Kade’s rule.“The elders were right, they grow bolder when they’re left unchecked.” he added as he shot me a glare.A cold knot twisted in my gut. Ferals were rogue shifters, they were believed to have been cursed by the moon goddess herself and there was no cure for it, just the endless bloody, animalistic madness that came with it. But they never came this close to settled territory unless…“I spoke with Elder Corvus earlier today and he has a plan to fix this without any bloodshed.” Kaelen continued, his eyes still fixed on me as if he was expecting some sort of reaction from me, “A wed

A Manipulative Game

CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX.LYRA’S POV.I didn’t bother knocking, I just shoved the door to my father’s study open and slammed it behind me so hard, it rattled on its hinges like it was going to fall off. My father was seated behind his desk, but he wasn’t working. He was just sitting there, staring at nothing in particular, his shoulders slumped under his fancy Alpha’s jacket.He looked up, startled, “Lyra? What’s happened?”“She shifted.” I hissed, the words tasted like ash in my mouth.He clenched his fists tightly, the knuckles almost turned white. “When?”“Two nights ago.” I walked closer to him and angrily pulled back one of the chairs in front of his desk but couldn’t bring myself to sit down. “she’s not just a helpless girl anymore, Dad. I confirmed that it wasn’t some pathetic first shift, she was strong and fast. She almost escaped!”His face turned pale but his eyes grew sharp, “what about the triplets?”“Kaelen stopped her.” I said as the memory slammed into me with a force that m

The Man At The Banquet

CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN.AURELIA’S POV.“The triplets are hosting a banquet tonight for the Alpha and some dignitaries. There’s a lot to do in the kitchen and around the house so Master Kaelen ordered me to put you to good use.” the head maid stated as she glared down. “You’re to help the maids in the kitchen with the food for now until I decide what else to do with you.”I stared at her, my eyes wide open in disbelief, “Help? You mean… like a servant?”“Exactly, like a servant because that’s what you are in here. So, I want you downstairs in that uniform in the next five minutes. Make me come up here again to get you and I’ll make sure you understand what it means to be a servant.” she hissed and before I could say anything else, she turned and walked out the door.I stared at the servant uniform she had left on my bed and my hands clenched at my sides as heat rushed to my face. It was bad enough that they trapped me in here for days now but now, they want to put me in a maid’s uniform

Like Father Not Like Son

Aurelia's POV.I couldn't move.The tray was still in my hands, heavy and trembling slightly as I stared up at the stranger with ocean-blue eyes who had just said my name like he knew me. Like he had always known me."I'm sorry," I said carefully, "do I know you?"A small smile touched his lips. It was warm, not the kind I had grown used to seeing in this house."We met once, a long time ago." he said, his voice low enough that only I could hear it over the noise of the banquet. "You were twelve. There was a pack gathering at the eastern grounds and your ribbon came loose. It fell in the grass and you were looking everywhere for it." he paused, tilting his head slightly, "I picked it up and handed it back to you. You said thank you and then ran off before I could even introduce myself."I stared at him.That memory was buried so deep I had almost forgotten it existed. A warm afternoon, the smell of cut grass, a red ribbon she had loved too much to lose."I'm Dorian." he said simply, "

Caught Red-handed

Rylan's POV.I didn't stop.I pulled her through the dark corridor with one hand wrapped firmly around her wrist and I didn't stop, not even when she stumbled and nearly lost her footing on the uneven stone floor. I reached back, steadied her without breaking stride and kept moving.My side was burning. A deep, ugly burn that spread outward from just below my ribs with every step. Hot, persistent and impossible to ignore completely no matter how hard I pushed it to the back of my mind. I had felt worse before. Not by much and not recently, but worse.The side door at the end of the corridor hit the wall hard when I shoved it open with my shoulder and then we were outside, swallowed immediately by the cool night air that hit my skin and did nothing at all for the burn that was still erupting in my ribs. I kept moving, pulling her along, crossing the open stretch of ground between the building and the tree line at a pace that forced her into a full sprint just to keep up."Rylan." Her v

Friend or Foe

Aurelia's POV.Torin paced.Back and forth across the full length of the room with his arms behind his back and his jaw tight, the way he always moved when something was eating him alive and he hadn't decided yet what to do about it.Rylan answered his questions in short, clipped sentences. Someone warned Kade. His men were already in position. He got out but barely. No, he didn't know who had leaked it.I stood near the wall with my arms crossed and said nothing. There was nothing useful I could add and I was too exhausted to try."Did Kade see you?" Kaelen asked from his position by the window, his voice being calm the way it always was when everything around him was the opposite of those things."He was waiting." Rylan said, "so yes. He saw me."Kaelen exhaled slowly and deliberately through his nose.Torin stopped pacing."Who could have known?" he said, and even before his eyes moved across the room I felt it coming, the way you feel a blade before it touches skin. His gaze lande

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