All Chapters of Claimed by the Lycan King : Chapter 171 - Chapter 180

Dante's POV I killed Captain Reynolds in front of everyone gathered in the courtyard. I didn't hesitate and I didn't make it quick, my claws tearing through his body methodically while he screamed and begged for mercy he didn't deserve. The hybrid took full control, ripping apart the traitor piece by piece until there was nothing left but scattered remains across the courtyard stones. Blood pooled around my feet and splattered across my clothes but I didn't care. I wanted the message to be absolutely clear about what happened to people who betrayed my family. Anyone watching would understand that treachery meant death, painful and public death that served as a warning to others who might consider following Reynolds's path. When it was finally over and Reynolds's screams had stopped echoing through the compound, I turned my attention to the she-wolf who'd brought us this information. She stood frozen where she'd been during the execution, her face pale and her hands shaking as she

Dante's POV I confronted my mother in her quarters with Vera beside me, both of us silent as we walked through the compound toward the east wing where my parents lived in their reduced circumstances. Cassandra's evidence was irrefutable but I needed to hear it from my mother directly, needed to look her in the eyes while she either confirmed or denied her betrayal. We entered without knocking, the door slamming open hard enough to crack against the wall. My mother was sitting at a small desk writing something, and she looked up without surprise when we burst in. "Dante," she said calmly, setting down her pen. "I wondered when you'd figure it out." The casual admission hit me harder than any denial would have. She wasn't even going to pretend innocence or claim the evidence was fabricated. "Are you funding the conspiracy to kill hybrid leaders?" I asked directly, needing to hear her say it. "Yes." She smiled, the expression cold and satisfied. "I've been planning it for over a y

Dante's Pov I called an emergency meeting with all our allies the morning after locking my mother in the security cell. Representatives from the Morrison pack, the Chen family, and a dozen other allied territories gathered in our main conference room. Many of them didn't believe me at first when I told them about Sophia and the planned attack. The idea of a coordinated conspiracy involving dozens of traditionalist wolves and a secret hybrid army seemed too elaborate to be real. "This sounds like paranoia," the Morrison alpha said, shaking his head. "A sister you never knew about raised as a weapon? An army of hybrid soldiers? It's too much." "Show them," I told Cassandra, who'd been standing quietly in the corner. She stepped forward and connected her phone to the projection system, displaying everything she'd gathered over the past months. Photos of Sophia with traditionalist leaders. Training records showing the hybrid army's capabilities. Financial records proving my mothe

Dante's POVThe fight between Vera and Sophia was brutal from the first moment, both women moving with speed and precision that shocked everyone watching. They circled each other in the neutral space between our forces, the full moon bright overhead illuminating the battle.Then they both shifted into partial hybrid forms and the crowd gasped collectively.Vera's transformation I'd seen before during training, her body elongating slightly as she gained hybrid strength and speed. But seeing her use it in actual combat against a deadly opponent was different, more visceral and terrifying.Sophia's shift revealed similar abilities, her silver eyes glowing brighter as she took on characteristics of both vampire and Lycan in ways that mirrored my own transformations.They launched at each other simultaneously, claws meeting with sounds like metal striking metal. Sophia was faster with more formal training, her movements precise and calculated from years of combat instruction.But Vera foug

Dante's POVIn the aftermath of the gathering, Sophia stayed with Elena in quarters we'd prepared for them in the compound's east wing. They spent hours together every day, mother and daughter making up for twenty years of separation.I watched them carefully whenever I passed their rooms or saw them in common areas, not fully trusting my half-sister yet despite Vera's faith in her redemption. Sophia was still dangerous, still possessed abilities that rivaled my own, still carried training designed specifically to kill me.I couldn't forget that easily, couldn't let my guard down just because she'd surrendered and cried in Elena's arms."You're hovering," Vera said one afternoon when she caught me watching Sophia train in the courtyard."I'm observing.""You're waiting for her to prove you right about not trusting her." She took my hand. "Give her time, Dante. She's trying."But over the following weeks, Sophia proved she genuinely wanted to change through actions rather than just wo