Todos os capítulos de Marked but Unclaimed : Capítulo 31 - Capítulo 40

I wake up in Kade's bed. For a second, everything feels normal. The weight of the blankets. The scent of cedar and rain. Then I remember—the border, the wolves, running. I sit up slowly. My body aches but nothing's broken. The room is empty. Morning light comes through the window, soft and gray. I'm back in Shadow Moon. In this house. In this bed. But something feels wrong. I get dressed in the clothes already in the drawer. When I open the bedroom door, the house is quiet. Too quiet. No sounds of Kade moving around. No coffee brewing. Just silence. I walk downstairs. The living room is empty but clean. Everything in its place. Like nothing happened. Except there's a man sitting at the kitchen table. Not Kade. Someone older, broad-shouldered, with graying hair. He's reading something on a tablet and doesn't look up when I enter. "Morning," he says casually. I stop in the doorway. "Who are you?" "Daniel. Here for security." He glances at me briefly, then back at his tablet. "Alp

The pack meeting happens at dawn. No announcement. No warning. Just wolves filing into the main hall one by one. Confused. Scared. Angry. I stand at the back with Kade. His hand hasn't left mine since we saw the message. Derek stands at the front. His face is hard. Unreadable. "Last night," he says, "someone left a threat at our border. A direct threat against this pack. Against our Luna." Murmurs ripple through the crowd. "Amy," someone says. "The exiled wolf," another adds. "She's back," Derek continues. "And she's not alone. We have reason to believe she had help. Information from inside Shadow Moon." The murmurs turn to shocked silence. "Who?" a young wolf asks. "That's what we're figuring out." Derek's eyes scan the crowd. "Until we know for certain, no one leaves territory without clearance. No one communicates outside the pack without approval. No one acts alone." "That's lockdown," an older wolf says. His voice is sharp. "You're imprisoning us because o

The ride back to Shadow Moon is silent.Kade doesn't speak. Doesn't look at me. His hands grip the steering wheel until his knuckles turn white, and the bond pulses between us—raw and painful. The dashboard lights cast shadows across his face.I stare out the window. The dark road rushes past, trees bleeding into shadow. My heart is still racing. From the dancing. From Theo. From the look on Kade's face when he saw me.I wait for him to yell. To command. To tell me how reckless I was.But he doesn't.The silence is worse.---We pull up to the main house. Kade turns off the engine but stays where he is, staring straight ahead through the windshield. His jaw works like he's biting back words."Kade—""Not here." His voice is quiet. Controlled. "Inside."He gets out of the car. I follow.The guards straighten when they see us approaching. Their eyes flick to me, then away. They know I left without permission.Kade walks past them without a word. I follow him through the foyer, up the st

I found Kade in his office before breakfast.He was at his desk. Papers spread in front of him. He looked up when I entered but didn't speak."I'm hiring a contractor," I said. "To survey the bakery."He set down his pen. "Okay." He didn't look surprised."I'll pay for it myself.""I assumed." His voice was neutral. Professional. "Pack funds are allocated to security operations during lockdown. Personal projects aren't covered.""I know."He studied my face. Looking for something. Anger, maybe. Resentment.I didn't give him either."When?" he asked."This morning. Jonah Reed. He's human. From Riverside."Kade nodded once. "I'll tell the guards to expect him.""Thank you."I turned to leave."Della."I stopped. Didn't turn around."Be careful.""I will."I closed the door behind me.---Jonah arrived at ten.His truck pulled up to the border gate. White. Commercial plates. Logo on the side: *Reed Construction & Restoration*.The guards stepped forward. Hands on weapons.I was already w

The photograph lands on the table between us.Security footage. Grainy. Timestamped from last night's gathering.Derek taps the image with one finger. "East side of the main hall. Two hours in."I lean forward. The photo shows wolves laughing, talking. Normal.Except for one detail.A hand reaching up to touch something at their throat. A chain. And hanging from it—My breath catches.Two lines. A rough circle.The same symbol I found in the ashes of my bakery."Do you recognize this?" Derek asks.I force my face to stay calm. "No."Kade stands behind me. Silent. His hand rests on the back of my chair.Derek studies me for three long seconds. Then he slides the photo back into a folder."Someone wore this openly. At a mandatory pack gathering." He pauses. His jaw works like he's thinking through something he doesn't want to say. "We also found the same symbol carved into a tree at the eastern border three days ago."My stomach drops."You think it's connected to Amy," Kade says."I th