All Chapters of FERAL MOON: CLAIMED BY THE LYCAN KING: Chapter 31 - Chapter 40

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CHAPTER 31: THE KING CLAIMS WHAT HE WILL NOT MARK

The Great Hall had not felt this tense since the last war council.Lyra felt it the moment she stepped inside.Hundreds of eyes turned toward her at once. Wolves. Lycans. Elders. Warriors hardened by blood and battle. Every whisper died mid-breath. Even the torches along the walls seemed to flicker lower, as if the fire itself leaned in to watch.She stood beside Ares.Not behind him.Not hidden.Beside.The bond hummed between them, alive and alert, responding to the proximity. Her pulse matched his. Her breath mirrored his. It was impossible to tell where her awareness ended and his began.Ares’s presence dominated the hall without him saying a single word. He wore black, the color of Nightbane kings, his shoulders broad, posture unyielding. His expression was carved from stone, but Lyra felt the tension coiled beneath his skin.He was holding back.For her.The elders stood at the far end of the hall, arranged in a half-circle. Some looked wary. Some looked calculating. A few looke

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CHAPTER 32: THE NIGHT HE ALMOST BROKE HIS OATH

Night fell slowly over the Lycan stronghold.Too slowly.Lyra stood at the tall arched window of the guest chamber Ares had assigned her, watching the moon climb higher into the sky. It was nearly full, its pale glow spilling across the stone floor like a living thing.The bond stirred restlessly.Ever since the council.Ever since Ares had stood before the entire kingdom and claimed her without teeth… without blood… without mercy.Her body still remembered it.The way his power had wrapped around her. The way the air itself had bowed. The way the bond had surged so violently it had nearly brought her to her knees.And now… the aftermath.She pressed her fingers to her chest, breathing slowly. The connection hummed beneath her skin, a constant presence that made it impossible to feel truly alone.Footsteps echoed in the corridor outside.Her heart jumped.She knew who it was before the door even opened.Ares did not knock.He never needed to.The door closed softly behind him, the sou

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CHAPTER 33: WHERE HIS CONTROL TURNED INTO CHOICE

The castle did not sleep that night.It breathed.Low voices echoed through the halls. Guards shifted positions more often than usual. The air itself felt alert, stretched thin by rumors of rival packs pressing against invisible borders.Lyra felt it even in her room.The bond hummed steadily… not frantic… not burning out of control… but awake.Waiting.She was sitting on the edge of the bed when the knock came.Soft. Measured.Her heart knew who it was before her mind allowed it.“Come in,” she said.The door opened and Ares stepped inside.He looked different tonight. Not less dangerous… but quieter. His power no longer rolled through the room like a storm. It stayed close to his body, controlled, deliberate.His eyes met hers and held.“You should have been escorted,” she said softly.“I dismissed them,” he replied.That was not reckless.That was intentional.The door closed behind him, the sound gentle but final. He did not approach right away. Instead, he leaned against the door

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CHAPTER 34: THE WORLD NOTICED

Morning did not come gently.It arrived sharp and alert, like the castle itself had woken with purpose.Lyra stirred slowly, the warmth beside her unfamiliar but grounding. Her fingers curled instinctively and brushed solid muscle. Not skin. Not cloth.Alive.She froze for half a heartbeat.Then memory rushed in.The kiss. The choice. The way Ares had stayed… not claiming… not retreating… simply present.She lifted her head carefully.Ares was already awake.He sat against the headboard, one arm bent behind his head, the other resting along the edge of the bed. His eyes were open, focused somewhere far beyond the stone walls.Thinking like a king.But when he felt her move, his attention snapped back instantly.“You’re awake,” he said quietly.Lyra nodded. “You didn’t leave.”“I said I wouldn’t.”That was not romance.That was oath.She sat up, pulling the blanket higher around herself. The room felt different now. Charged. As if the walls themselves remembered what had happened.“How

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CHAPTER 35: WHEN THE BOND PULLS TOO HARD

Night pressed against the castle like a held breath.Lyra stood at the tall window of the eastern tower, fingers resting on cold stone as she watched the moon rise. It was fuller tonight. Brighter. Too aware.She felt it in her chest… a slow, aching pull that refused to be ignored.The bond.It had been quiet earlier, like a coiled thing waiting patiently. Now it stirred, humming beneath her skin, warm and insistent. Each beat of her heart seemed to echo another presence.Ares.She didn’t turn when the door opened.She didn’t need to.The air shifted. The space behind her filled with something heavy and alive. Power wrapped in restraint.“You shouldn’t be alone up here,” his voice came low, steady, but threaded with something raw.Lyra closed her eyes briefly. “Neither should you.”He moved closer. Not fast. Not careful either. Just inevitable.“I had to make sure you were still here,” he said. “The council would very much like you… relocated.”Her lips curved faintly. “That sounds li

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CHAPTER 36: WHEN THE NIGHT COMES FOR HER

The castle alarms did not scream.They whispered.A low vibration slid through the stone beneath Lyra’s feet, subtle enough that a human might miss it. But Lyra felt it immediately. It crept up her spine, prickled along her skin, tugged hard at the bond like a warning claw.Something was wrong.Ares was already moving.He stepped in front of her without thinking, broad shoulders blocking the doorway as the night wind swept in. His hand reached back, fingers locking around hers with bruising certainty.“Do not let go,” he said.Not a request.A vow.Lyra barely had time to nod before shadows poured into the corridor like ink spilled across the floor.Figures emerged from the dark… cloaked… silent… wrong.Her heart slammed against her ribs.“They’re not guards,” she whispered.“No,” Ares replied calmly. Too calmly. “They’re wardbreakers.”The word made her stomach twist.The bond flared, heat snapping tight between them as Ares pulled her fully behind him. She felt his body shift subtly

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CHAPTER 37: THE TRUTH SHE WAS NEVER MEANT TO KNOW

The ward shattered.Not exploded… shattered… like glass struck by something far heavier than steel.Blue-white light fractured across the stone door in sharp veins before collapsing inward with a violent hiss. The air screamed as ancient magic tore itself apart.Lyra gasped.Ares was already moving.He shoved her back behind him, one arm flung wide, palm slamming into the floor as power surged from his body. The ground trembled beneath them. The scent of ozone filled the chamber, sharp and burning.“Do not move,” he ordered.His voice was no longer restrained.It was Alpha.The door burst inward.Three figures poured through the broken threshold… not cloaked this time… fully revealed.Lyra’s breath caught.They wore the sigil of the Moon Court.Her stomach dropped.“They’re not assassins,” she whispered.“No,” Ares replied, deadly calm. “They’re enforcers.”The lead man stepped forward, eyes flicking briefly to Lyra before locking on Ares. He bowed… shallow… disrespectful.“My King,”

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CHAPTER 38: WHEN THE MOON ANSWERS BACK

The castle did not sleep that night.It held its breath.Lyra lay against Ares’s chest, her fingers still curled into his shirt, as silver light pulsed faintly beneath her skin. It came in waves… slow… deliberate… as if something ancient was stretching after a long slumber.Ares did not move.He barely breathed.Every instinct in him screamed to shield her… to hide her… to drag her somewhere the Moon itself could not reach. But it was too late for that.The Moon had already seen her.“Look at me,” he said softly, one hand cupping her cheek. “Lyra… stay with me.”Her lashes fluttered. Her eyes opened.Silver.Not glowing wildly… not feral… but calm and knowing.It terrified him more than rage ever could.“Ares,” she whispered. Her voice sounded different… layered… like it carried an echo that did not belong to her alone. “Why does it feel like the Moon is inside me?”His jaw tightened.“Because it recognizes you,” he said. “And because it has been waiting.”She swallowed. “Waiting for

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CHAPTER 39: THE MOON DOES NOT ASK

The Moon Court arrived without warning.No horns. No banners. No announcement that echoed through the mountain.One moment the night belonged to the pack… the next, it belonged to the Moon.The temperature dropped first. Not cold enough to freeze, but sharp enough to sting the skin. Torches lining the castle walls dimmed as if starved of breath, their flames bowing low, trembling.Ares felt it before anyone spoke.The bond tightened.Not in pain… but in warning.Lyra stirred beside him, her fingers curling instinctively into the fabric of his shirt. She had been half asleep, curled against his side, trusting the quiet for once. Now her eyes fluttered open, unfocused, then slowly sharpened.“What is that…” she whispered.Ares sat up immediately, his body already moving between her and the open balcony doors.“Do not move,” he murmured, low enough that only she could hear. “No matter what happens.”The night air shifted again.Then she stepped out of the silver fog.High Priestess Lunar

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CHAPTER 40: WHAT THE MOON AWAKENS

Lyra did not wake screaming.That was what frightened Ares the most.She woke in silence… eyes wide, breath steady, body too still for someone who had nearly shattered under divine pressure hours earlier.The room was dim, lit only by low-burning lamps and the faint glow of moonlight filtering through heavy curtains. The air smelled of herbs, stone, and something warmer beneath it all… him.Ares sat at the edge of the bed, his back straight, shoulders tense, hands clasped together as if holding himself in place by force alone.He had not moved since he laid her down.Not when the healers begged him to rest.Not when the guards offered to take watch.Not when dawn crept close and then retreated again beneath gathering clouds.He watched her breathe.Counted every rise and fall.When her lashes fluttered, his chest tightened so violently it hurt.“She’s awake,” one of the healers whispered instinctively from the far side of the room.Ares lifted one hand without looking back.“Leave,” h

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