Claimed By My Mate's Step-Uncle의 모든 챕터: 챕터 1 - 챕터 3

Zelda's POV “Zelda, for the last time, you and Claus are healthy,” Doctor Ray stated, his voice a calm tide against the storm brewing inside me. “But if you continue taking unprescribed drugs and engaging in… intimate relations, it will affect you.” His words, usually a dull thrum in the background of my anxieties, suddenly struck a chord. I remembered that night vividly. The doctor’s previous warning had echoed in my mind as Claus pulled me closer, his eyes alight with desire. I had pulled back, muttering something about not feeling well and about the doctor’s advice. He’d stormed off, a dark cloud of anger and I, ever the fool in love, had run after him, my heart a frantic drum against my ribs. And then I saw it. A scene that played on an endless loop in the darkest corners of my mind, a tormenting film I wished I could rewind and erase. My eyes, please let them play tricks on me. Claus kissing Freya, his beta’s sister. Freya, who he’d insisted on making his assistant, brushe

Zelda's POV I gasped, ending the call abruptly. My heart hammered against my ribs like a frantic bird trapped in a cage. Start a war? That was exactly what I would be doing if I confessed my secret to Bane. The truth, raw and terrifying, threatened to overwhelm me. I was pregnant with his child, yet I was Claus's mate. The realization was a tidal wave, pulling me under and suffocating me with its implications. There was no turning back now. Claus had already announced the pregnancy to everyone. My life that was once predictable had veered wildly off course. I was caught between two powerful men, a pawn in a game I didn't even understand. A grand celebration. The words echoed in my mind like a cruel mockery of my inner turmoil. I had to face them all, pretend to be the blissful mother-to-be, the devoted mate. The thought made me sick. I stood before the mirror, my reflection was a stranger. The white dress, chosen by Claus, clung to my curves and a contrast to the darkness swirlin