Lahat ng Kabanata ng Claimed by the Lycan King : Kabanata 41 - Kabanata 50

Vera's POVDante stared at me, his expression caught somewhere between shock and amazement. His men had stopped their preparations entirely, all eyes fixed on me standing in the doorway of their hidden room."How did you find this place?" Dante asked, moving toward me. "This room isn't marked on any building plans. The door is designed to blend with the wall. Even most pack members don't know it exists."I opened my mouth, then closed it again. How did I explain this without sounding completely insane?"I... I was in our room," I started hesitantly. "I was missing you, so I went to your closet and took out one of your shirts."Dante's lips twitched with amusement. "You were sniffing my clothes?"Heat flooded my face. "That's not – I mean, yes, but that's not the point!""I think it's very much the point." His smile widened. "You missed me.""Of course I missed you!" I threw my hands up in exasperation. "You'd been gone for less than an hour and I was already lonely. Happy now?""Very

Vera's Pov “Dante!” I screamed, rushing towards the circle. "Stay back!" His voice stopped me cold. "Don't come any closer, Vera. Don't cross the circle.”I froze at the edge of the blood-drawn line, staring at him in horror. He was speaking, his lips moving, his voice clear. But his body remained completely frozen in that half-step position.At least, he could talk now. "What's happening to you?" My voice shook. "Why can't you move?”"I don't know." Frustration bled through his words. "My body won't respond. I can't move anything. Can't even blink.”He tried to look towards Elena but his eyes remained fixed forward. "Elena! Elena, can you hear me?”No response. Elena's head stayed bowed, her body slumped against the ropes binding her to the chair."She's not conscious," I said, panic rising in my throat. "Dante, we need to get you out of there,”"Show yourself!" I shouted into the empty chamber. "Whoever's doing this, show yourself! Let him go!”Laughter echoed off the stone wall

Vera's Pov The rogues dragged Dante and Elena toward the cave entrance. I watched them disappear into the darkness, Dante's blood-covered face the last thing I saw before they vanished completely.Then Rye yanked me toward the chair where Elena had been tied. He shoved me down roughly, immediately working to bind my wrists and ankles with thick rope.Rye laughed, the sound echoing off the cave walls. "I've already succeeded. Don't you see? I have you. Your blood, your power – it's all mine now." He pulled the ropes tighter around my wrists. "With what I'll take from you, I'll overthrow Dante and become the most feared alpha in existence. No pack will dare challenge me.”"The other packs won't let you –”"The other packs don't matter." He moved to tie my ankles. "I have allies. Powerful allies who've been working with me for months to bring down the Russo family.”"The Bratva," I said, remembering the attacks."Yes, the Bratva. But they're not my only partners." He straightened up, ad

Vera's Pov The ropes fell away as my wolf form took over completely.I stood on four legs, my body larger and stronger than I remembered from previous shifts.The power that had awakened in the Forbidden Forest pulsed through me, making my fur shimmer with an otherworldly glow.Rye stared at me for a moment, then his smile turned malicious. “So the little wolf wants to fight?”Before I could react, he shifted. His transformation was brutal and fast, bones cracking and reforming until a massive black wolf stood where the man had been. He was easily twice my size, his eyes glowing red with bloodlust."You can't escape me," he growled, his voice distorted in wolf form. "No matter how fast you run, how hard you fight, you're mine.”I felt weak. The blood lost from my sliced palm was affecting me, even in wolf form. My legs trembled slightly, threatening to give out. But my wolf snarled in defiance, refusing to show weakness.We protect pack, she reminded me. We protect mate. "Give it u

Vera's POVI struggled against the invisible bonds holding me frozen, pushing with every ounce of strength I possessed but nothing moved, not even a finger.Then I felt warmth on my upper lip. Blood trickling from my nose, just like it had with Dante. The spell was draining me, punishing me for fighting against it.The blood dripped down, falling into the circle at my feet.The cave erupted with energy again. The symbols blazed brighter, the torches roared higher, and power pulsed through the air in waves that made my skin burn.Rye smiled, his expression triumphant. "There it is. That beautiful divine blood, flowing freely now." He walked toward me slowly, savoring his victory. "I have you under my control once again."He reached out and grabbed my chin roughly, forcing me to look at him even though I couldn't move my eyes. "Your time is up, little wolf."I needed to stall. "What do you want?" I forced the words out through frozen lips. "I'll give you whatever you want. Just let them