All Chapters of CLAIMED BY MY STEPBROTHERS: Chapter 31 - Chapter 36

LEILA'S POVI woke to a sensation I'd never experienced before.Not pain. Not anymore. But something deeper, a constant, humming awareness of three other souls existing in the same space as mine. I could feel them like they were extensions of my own body. Ronan's steady, controlled presence like ice water in my veins. Maddox's fierce, hungry energy like fire. Alec's calm, methodical mind like the earth beneath my feet.The bond wasn't just a metaphysical connection anymore. It was tangible. Real. Woven through every cell of my body.I was lying in an unfamiliar bed, tangled in sheets that smelled like all three of them. Early morning light filtered through the cabin windows, painting everything in shades of gold and amber. For a moment, I couldn't remember where I was or how I'd gotten here.Then the memories came flooding back.The pain. The breaking point. The decision to complete the bond. The hours that followed, a blur of sensation and connection and the complete dissolution of t

LEILA'S POVThe office was exactly what I would have expected for an Alpha. Dark wood, floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking the pack territory, a desk that probably cost more than my mother's car. But what struck me most was the air of power that seemed to saturate the space. This was where Alpha Marcus Blackwood made decisions that affected hundreds of lives.And now he was sitting behind that desk, staring at me like I was a puzzle he didn't know how to solve."So," he said finally. "You're the reason my sons have turned this entire territory upside down."I wanted to defend myself, wanted to say it wasn't my fault, wanted to explain the bond and the prophecy and everything that had led to this moment.But Ronan stepped forward first."She's not a reason for anything, Father. She's our mate. That's the entire point." His voice was calm, controlled, but there was steel underneath it. "The bond is complete. That's not changing. So the question isn't how to undo it. The question is how

LEILA'S POVThe training yard was packed.I hadn't expected that. I'd assumed that training would be a private affair, just me and my three mates working through whatever constituted Luna preparation.But apparently, word had gotten out. Half the pack had gathered to watch, standing along the edges of the open space, their eyes bright with curiosity and skepticism in equal measure.I recognized some of them from my previous life at the compound, pack members who had tolerated my presence as the "human" stepsister. Others were strangers, wolves I'd never seen before. And then there was Kira, standing directly across from where I stood with Ronan, Maddox, and Alec. Her expression was carefully neutral, but her eyes blazed with something venomous."A Luna's first trial is simple," Ronan explained, his voice pitched to carry to the assembled pack. "She must shift and demonstrate control over both her wolf and her magic. She must show the pack that she understands what she is and that she'