All Chapters of Claimed by the Alpha Beast: Chapter 141 - Chapter 150

Marissa POVPain greets me before I even open my eyes.Every muscle in my body protests as I shift beneath the thin blanket. My ribs ache. My shoulders burn. Even my fingers feel strangely heavy.At least I'm alive. The last thing I remember is collapsing, then drifting in and out of darkness as I'm hurled into a windowless van. I honestly thought I was being driven to a graveyard to be buried. Instead, here I am on soft sheets, surrounded by the sharp scent of antiseptic and a strange warmth tingling beneath my skin. As though I've been touched by the moon.Only the ache in my chest remains, humming quietly in the background. Proof that I'm not in the afterlife, dead from the mate-bond wound.I stare up at the unfamiliar wooden ceiling for several long seconds before the events of the last few days comes rushing back.My escape. The arrest in the woods.IronFang.The full realization makes my stomach tighten as I slowly push myself upright.The smell of the place tells me I'm in a

Marissa POVCaden remains as still as a stature on his seat.He just stares at me with a face that's almost without expression. Like someone who forgot how to react.Or someone terrified that blinking will make what he's seeing disappear."Move, Rita." Gamma Myra's sharp whisper cuts through the silence.For one confused moment, I don't respond.Then I remember. Rita. Crap! She's talking to me. Rita Mage is my name here. The name written on every prison record and attached to my conviction.No one here knows I'm Marissa Blue. No one knows Alpha Gareth Stone bought me to be his son's breeder.As far as IronFang is concerned, I'm an inmate owing a heavy fine and serving ninety days for possessing restricted herbs.Of all the places, I had to be caught and sent here. The very place Caden is having his final Alpha trials.I force my feet to move. One step. Then another.The tray in my hands suddenly feels two times heavier.I stop before the first future Alpha and place a glass before

Marissa POVThe moment Gamma Myra pushes me back into the kitchen, the scolding begins."Didn't I tell you not to flirt!" The head cook rounds on me with a wooden spoon still clutched in one hand. I half expect her to hit me with me but she doesn't. "I see girls like you all the time, and it sickens me. One glimpse at a handsome Alpha and suddenly you're dropping dishes and making eyes at him."All I can do is stare between her and the floor. Because what exactly am I supposed to say?That he's my mate?That I faked my own death to escape becoming his breeder and now he's locked up because he recognized me?No.All of that could get me in deeper shıt. Gareth Stone has legal papers proving I belonged to his family. Running away from one's duties to an Alpha blooded male is a crime of its own.I simply lower my eyes, biting back any defensive words that threaten. I did not flirt. I tried to avoid him. I prayed he would ignore me. "Did you forget you're a convicted prisoner?" she s

Kerris POVZach is busy. Despite the fact that I'm now his Queen, I can't help worrying about how he'll react or what he'll think when I show up in the middle of work. I should probably call first, but Juno insists on being near her mate.Apparently, that's her name and she insists I address her by it. Juno.Of course, she's also the reason I'm nervous.She listens when I speak. She lets me make the decisions and, most of the time, she's perfectly content to let me be in charge.Except when she decides to use her powers.I'm slowly beginning to understand how Zach must have felt whenever Nemesis took matters into his own hands.Frank slows to a stop near the construction site, and I spot Zach immediately. His face lights up as he turns around and sees me stepping out of the car.He's in the middle of a conversation with several men, some werewolves and some human. The moment he notices me, he raises one finger."Excuse me for a moment."Then he walks toward me.The men immediately

Marissa POVThe guard had meant it when he said two minutes. After my mom was escorted out, dad hadn't been allowed to stick around longer than a minute. I still don't know who took the photo, but I have a good guess and won't be surprised if Gareth appears before the night is over.The cell feels much smaller at nightfall. Maybe it's the lack of light.Maybe it's the cold stone walls closing in around me. Or maybe I've simply been here too long.I sit on the hard floor with my back against the wall, staring through the bars at nothing and the outer metal bars. Then two shadows appear at the far end. From the sound of it, they're coming towards this cell. One shadow seems larger than the other.They're a few feet away when Tanya stirs immediately. My heart follows.The presence registers before the guard calls the single word."Visitor."My fingers tighten around my knees.Caden.Not Gareth.Then comes the clanking sound. I force myself not to look up. Not because I don't want to