บททั้งหมดของ Claimed by My Alpha’s Lycan Boss: บทที่ 21 - บทที่ 30

IRIS POV:I didn't sleep well.I lay in the dark staring at the ceiling with the folder sitting on my desk in my mind. Every time I closed my eyes, I saw his name in clean black print and felt that same cold shift in my stomach all over again.By six in the morning, I gave up on sleep entirely.I got dressed carefully. More carefully than yesterday. I chose a white fitted blouse and a pencil skirt that sat just below the knee. Professional and covered, like armor.My wolf was unusually quiet as I stood in front of the mirror.“You know he's coming,” I said to her.She didn't respond. She just settled deeper inside me like she was bracing for something.I went downstairs.My mother was already in the kitchen again. She looked at me over her mug, and something in her face changed immediately.“What's wrong?” she asked.“Nothing,” I said. “Just a big day.”She watched me pour my tea and said nothing more. But when I picked up my bag to leave, she called my name from the kitchen doorway.

IRIS POV:I didn't sleep that night. I lay on my back staring at the ceiling, with the folder sitting on my bedside table where I had made the mistake of bringing it home. Every time I closed my eyes, I saw his name in clean black print, and my heart did the same thing it had been doing since Vera set it on my desk.At some point past two in the morning, I sat up, picked up the folder, and put it in my bag instead. Out of sight. It didn't help.My wolf was quiet in a way that made me more nervous than if she had been loud."Say something," I told her."What do you want me to say?" she asked."Anything.""He's coming tomorrow, and you already know you can't avoid him," she said. "So stop pretending the folder is the problem."I lay back down and didn't argue because she was right.I got up at five thirty, showered, and stood in front of my wardrobe for longer than I needed to. I chose a black fitted blazer over a white blouse and tailored trousers. I did my hair properly for the first

IRIS POV:"But Nicholas wants to run my family down. He got my father arrested, made me lose my job, and got my mother fired," I said."I can definitely fix all that," he stated confidently. But his expression suddenly shifted to a serious one. "But I need something from you in return," he said.I put my glass down. "What do you mean?""I mean, I am going to help your family, but you're going to do something for me in return," he said.I had never imagined a man like Aurelian would even think to ask for something in return, but I had no choice."Go on," I said."In four days, there is a gathering," he said. "Not a pack meeting. Something larger. Alphas from seven different packs will be attending. Pack and territory discussions." He paused. "My father will be there. My brother too."I looked at him. "Your family.""Yes.""And you need something from me for this gathering," I said slowly."I need you to attend with me," he said. "As someone close to me. Someone who matters."I frowned.

IRIS POV:"I am looking at your face on every single channel right now. Everyone. Even the sports channel somehow found a way to mention it.""Sarah…""You got into his car. Again. Iris, you got into his car again, and this time the whole pack watched it happen.""I know.""Do you? Because from where I'm sitting, it looks like you walked out of our office building like you owned the street while Nicholas Crest stood upstairs watching through a glass wall."I leaned my head back against the sofa. "He was watching?""Pemi said he stood at that window for five full minutes after you left," Sarah said. "Just standing there. Diane was saying something to him, and he wasn't even looking at her." A pause. "Iris, what happened in that meeting room before those men came in? Pemi said she saw him grab your wrist.""He did," I said.Sarah went very quiet."I'm fine," I said before she could start. "Nothing happened. The men came in before anything could.""His men," Sarah said carefully. "Aureli

IRIS POV:His mouth hovered a breath from mine, close enough that I could feel the heat of him. My pulse hammered in my throat, loud enough that I was sure he could hear it.Then he closed the last inch with a kiss.He kissed me slowly like he was giving me one final chance to pull back. I didn’t. My hands went to the front of his dark shirt. He made a low sound in his throat, raw and hungry, and suddenly, the carefulness vanished.He kissed violence wrapped. His tongue slid against mine, claiming in long, deep strokes that made my knees soften. One of his hands cupped the back of my neck, as his thumb pressed just under my jaw, tilting my head exactly where he wanted it.The other slid to my waist, pulling me flush against him until I could feel every hard line of his body.I gasped into his mouth when his palm slid lower, cupping the curve of my ass through the trousers, squeezing once, possessively. Heat pooled low in my belly. My wolf stirred, restless, approving.He broke the kis