All Chapters of Claimed by the Lycan King : Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

Dante's POVThe meeting with the Eastern Territory representatives was dragging on far longer than necessary, every minor detail being debated to death, when Sofia's voice suddenly exploded in my mind.Dante, get back here NOW. It's Vera – Elena found her unconscious in the training room.I was on my feet before the words fully registered, chair scraping loudly against the floor as every head in the conference room turned toward me."We're done here," I announced, already moving toward the door. "Marco will handle the rest of the negotiations.""But Alpha Russo, we haven't finished discussing the border patrol rotations –""I said we're done."I didn't wait for a response. I didn't care about the protocol I was breaking or the deals that might fall apart without my presence. None of it mattered. The only thing that mattered was getting to Vera.I'd been gone for three days handling this ridiculous territory dispute, three days of endless meetings and posturing while Aurora and Stephan

Vera's Pov I pulled back slightly from Dante's embrace as my eyes went to Aurora who stood at the end of the hallway with that calculating expression I'd come to recognize over the past week."Go," I said quietly to Dante, even though I didn't want him to. "Talk to your sister. Handle whatever needs handling.""No." His arms tightened around me. "Whatever she needs to say, she can say it in front of both of us."Aurora's pleasant mask slipped for just a second, irritation flickering across her features before she smoothed it away. "Dante, this is private family business. Vera is –" She paused delicately. " – an outsider. She has no right to be privy to such sensitive matters."I felt Dante's entire body go rigid against me, his wolf rising to the surface as his eyes flashed red. "What did you just call her?""I simply meant –""She is my mate," Dante snarled, the hybrid's layered voice bleeding through. "That makes her family. That makes her more important than anyone else in this co

Vera's Pov “Okay seriously,” Nyx said with her hands on her hips as she gave me a critical look, “Why are you in a hospital bed with a bandage wrapped around your head like you went three rounds with a rogue? What happened?”I sighed, knowing I could not avoid this conversation. Knowing Nyx, she wouldn't let me go. Nyx had always been able to read me like a book so I didn't see any use in hiding things from her. “It's a long story,” I started. “Good thing I have so much time,” She sat down and pulled the chair closer with an expectant expression, “Start talking,”So I told her everything. Nyx’s expression shifted through a range of emotions as I spoke – shock, anger, fury, then settling into a cold rage that was somehow more terrifying than loud outbursts would have been.“I'm going to kill her,” she said flatly when I finished "I'm going to find this Stephanie person and I'm going to end her existence. Slowly.”"You'll have to get in line behind Dante," I said with a weak smile.

Vera's Pov My wolf was magnificent. I barely had time to register the thought before she launched herself at the first rogue with a ferocity I didn't know she possessed. Her claws takes across his throat before he could react and blood sprayed in an arc across the white hospital walls. The second wold shifted mid-leap. His wolf form was larger than mine but slower. My wolf twisted impossibly fast, avoiding his attack and catching him in the vulnerable spot behind his front leg. He went down with a yelp that cut off abruptly as her jaws closed around his windpipe.The third rogue backed toward the door, fear finally registering on his face as he realized what was happening. But my wolf was already moving, a blur of fur and teeth and rage that gave him no chance to escape.It was over in less than thirty seconds. All three rogues dead. All destroyed by a wolf who'd been too damaged to shift properly just weeks ago.As the adrenaline faded, pain crashed over me like a tidal wave.

Vera's Pov I ran. I had no idea where I was going. My only plan was to put enough distance between me and that party and between myself and Dante's hurt expression that made guilt start creeping in even through my anger.My feet carried me down packs I didn't recognize. The Blackwood Pack's building was a maze compared to the familiar layout of the Russo compound, and within minutes I was completely turned around. But I didn't stop. The need to leave was in overwhelming. It drowned out all logic and reason and the small voice in my head that whispered that I was being ridiculous.I finally burst through an exterior door into the cool night air, gasping as the temperature change hit my overheated face.I stumbled forward, away from the light spilling from the windows behind me, away from the music and laughter and celebration I'd just abandoned. My legs carried me into the tree line, branches catching at my clothes and hair as I pushed deeper into the woods.Only when I couldn't see