Semua Bab The Lycan’s Tribute: Claimed By My Foster Brothers: Bab 21 - Bab 30

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

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.

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

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

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