Lahat ng Kabanata ng Claimed by My Alpha’s Lycan Boss: Kabanata 61 - Kabanata 70

IRIS POV:My mother was dressed neatly, bag on her arm, her good shoes on.She looked at me properly, then crossed the room and kissed me once on the cheek."Hold your head up in there," she said quietly.Then she picked up her keys and walked out the door, and I heard her car start and pull away faster than she normally drove.I stood in the doorway for a moment, then I walked down the steps and got in.The door closed behind me, and the car pulled away from the house, and I sat back and looked out the window at the streets moving past in the dark and said nothing the whole way there.We reached the hall.The hall was enormous.I saw it before the car even stopped, lit up against the night sky from every angle, the kind of lighting that was meant to be seen from a distance. Dark blue and gold everywhere, on the banners, on the flags lining the entrance, on the archway above the main doors where Nicholas and Diane's names were written in letters large enough to read from the road.The

IRIS POV:The transfer of power was done in less time than I expected.The Elder spoke some words, Nicholas knelt down, the ceremonial blade was raised, the bloodline acknowledgment was made, and when Nicholas stood back up, he was the Alpha of Dark Moon Pack.His father stepped aside and inclined his head in the way that meant it was finished and permanent.The hall applauded.I put my hands together with everyone else and looked straight ahead.Then the Elder's voice changed. It was time for the mating ceremony, it was time for the Elder to say the words, the ones I had stood at an altar and refused to finish not so long ago.I had told myself I was ready for this part.I wasn't entirely ready for this part.Diane moved to stand beside Nicholas, and the Elder began, and I watched it, keeping my face completely still and my hands flat on my lap, and I breathed.Then, without warning, without permission, something warm slid down my left cheek.One tear.I reached up and pressed one fi

IRIS POV:The car rolled to a silent stop in front of the mansion. Tall iron gates, floodlights, and two rows of guards in black uniforms stood at attention along the driveway. Aurelian pulled his white shirt back over his shoulders but left it hanging open, the fabric clinging to his sweat-damp chest. He stepped out first, and spoke to the nearest guard in low voice.“All of you, to the front gate. Now. No one comes near the house until I say.”The guards moved without question, boots crunching on gravel as they filed away. The moment the last man disappeared around the corner, I shoved the rear door open. I was completely naked, my dress and torn panties left somewhere on the car floor, skin still flushed and slick from everything we’d done on the way here. The cool night air hit my bare body like a shock. I didn’t care. I ran.Bare feet slapped across the stone steps and through the open front doors. Behind me I heard Aurelian’s low laugh and the heavy thud of his shoes as he fol

IRIS POV:I got dressed slowly, finding my things around the room one after the other, and when I was ready, I stood at the door for a moment.Aurelian was still sitting on the edge of the bed, watching me."I'll have the driver take you," he said."I can find my own way," I said.He looked at me."You find it hard agreeing to things. Why?""Aurelian.""The driver," he said quietly. "Please."I looked at him for a moment, then nodded once and walked out.—·—·—·—·—·—·—The car dropped me home just before noon.Sarah's car was already outside, which meant she had finished her shift.I stood on the porch for a second before going in.Then I pushed the door open.The moment Sarah's eyes found me, she smiled.“You are the most wicked person I know. You totally stole all the attention yesterday.” She laughed.“Hm… what can I say?”“And why are you coming by this time? Were you with Mr. Charming?”“Oh come on…”“You're gonna go upstairs, change, come back down here, and give me the full deta

IRIS POV:I looked at her across the table.The smile on her face was still there, like she had been sitting in this coffee shop waiting for exactly this moment and had enjoyed every second of the wait.I pushed my chair back and stood up.She didn't move."Sit down, Iris," she said quietly."I'm leaving," I said.I turned and moved toward the door.The man on the laptop to my left closed it and looked up.The couple near the window turned around at the same time, their conversation stopping mid-sentence, both of them looking at me with expressions that were threatening.The woman two tables behind me stood up slowly.I stopped.I looked around the café.Every person in it was looking at me, the way people looked when they were waiting for a signal, like they were given orders to kill or do something to get me back where I sat.I turned back to Fiona.She was still sitting exactly as she had been, one hand around her coffee cup, completely unbothered."Sit down," she said again, still