All Chapters of The Silver Luna: Lycan Reclaimed: Chapter 1 - Chapter 5

Alicia POVThe first thing I felt was pain as my father’s stick hit my back again and again. I bit my lip until it bled, trying not to cry but the tears still ran down my face.“You useless girl!” Beta Damien shouted, his voice loud and angry. “You can’t do anything right!”The broken cup lay on the floor, milk spreading across the marble floor. My knees hurt from where I had fallen when I tripped.“I didn’t mean to…” I tried to speak, but another strike cut me off, burning across my shoulders.“You dare talk back?” he snapped. “I should have thrown you out the day you were born. You’ve brought nothing but shame to this family.”Behind him, Clara stood in the doorway, a small, smug smile on her perfect face. I saw her pull back her foot, the same one that had tripped me just moments ago.But I stayed quiet. Father would never believe me, not over his precious Clara.When the last whip touched my back, I fell forward, struggling to breathe. My father dropped the stick with a sound of d

Alicia POVThe bright rays from the sun slipped through the tall curtains, casting a soft glow across the strange room. I blinked against it as memories of last night rushed back, Derrick’s rejection, Clara’s vicious smile, the stones and insults, and the Lycan King’s golden eyes when he claimed me in front of everyone.I stood on my feet, my body ached from the long drive and from holding back my tears. The room was silent. No Selene telling me to scrub floors, no Clara laughing, nor my father barking orders. Just me and the heavy emptiness I felt inside.As the silence stretched on, fear arose in me. What did it mean to belong to the Lycan King? Was I a prisoner… or something worse?A sharp knock at the door made me jump as my pulse spiked.The door opened before I could speak.Kylian stood there, tall and composed, his sharp gray eyes scanning the room before landing on me. “His Majesty wants to see you,” he said, his voice calm but firm.I nodded, but didn’t move right away. His

KING VYAN’S POVI sat at the head of the long obsidian table, Kylian at my right, the six Elders of the Lycan Court seated in a half-circle before me.I could smell their unease. They hated meetings like this because they knew my patience for politics was thin.Elder Theros, the oldest of them all, cleared his throat first.“Your Majesty,” he began, his voice hoarse, worn down with age. “The packs are growing restless. We’ve heard whispers that some are questioning your choice not to take a mate and not to have an heir."I didn’t move.He pressed on, growing bolder now that he’d begun.“If the throne remains heirless, it invites challenge. And now you bring a wolfless Beta’s daughter into the palace, protecting her as though she were…”“She is mine,” I said, my voice low but carrying enough weight to silence the fire itself. “Her presence here is not for this council to debate.”I let my golden gaze slice through him before he could finish. The room went still.A wave of tension swept