All Chapters of The Rogue’s Savage Claim on Me: Chapter 151 - Chapter 160

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Chapter 40 Part 4: Pack Means Family

I burst into tears."Oh shit, you're crying, is that good crying or bad crying—"I launched myself at her, nearly knocking us both off our chairs. "You're moving here. You're going to be here. I'm going to see you every day.""Is that a yes? That sounds like a yes—""Yes! Of course yes!" I was laughing and crying at the same time. "You ridiculous human, of course I want you here!"Rowan hugged me back fiercely. "Good. Because the moving truck is already past Denver and I really didn't want to have to turn it around."Thank you. I sent through the bond, pouring every ounce of love and gratitude I had into the words. Alaric. Thank you.You deserve to have your family with you. His voice was warm, steady. Both of them."He's a good one," Rowan said, pulling back to look at me. "Your wolf-man. He really loves you.""I know." I wiped my eyes. "I really love him too.""Good. Now stop crying and buy me breakfast. We have a whole day in Park City before we head to my new home, and I want to c

Chapter 40 Part 5: Pack Means Family

We spent the next few hours wandering Main Street — browsing boutiques, trying on ridiculous hats, eating too much chocolate at a fancy truffle shop. Declan and the others stayed close but invisible, just like they'd promised. I could feel them through the pack bond — calm, alert, present.It felt good. Safe."So," Rowan said as we settled onto a bench overlooking the mountains. "The rival wolf pack thing. How worried should I be?"I hesitated. "Honestly? I don't know. There's a woman — Seraphina Varen. Her family killed Fao's family when he was seven. She showed up a few weeks ago proposing a marriage alliance.""A what?""She wanted him to set me aside and marry her instead. For political reasons.""And what did Mr. Wolf-Man say to that?""He said no. Obviously." I picked at my coffee cup. "But she's not done. There have been wolves at the border — watching, testing. Something's coming. I can feel it."Rowan was quiet for a moment. "You're scared.""A little." I looked at her. "But

Chapter 40 Part 6: Pack Means Family

Dinner was at a farm-to-table place tucked down a side street that had a whole vegan menu. Rowan's eyes lit up when she saw it, the way they always did when a restaurant actually tried, and she ordered enough food to feed a small army while I did quiet math on whether the pack expense account covered this or whether I was paying out of pocket.We split a bottle of wine and she grilled me about every detail of pack life I'd left out of our earlier conversations, which was most of it."So the Alpha-mate thing," she said around a mouthful of mushroom risotto, dairy-free, of course. "That makes you like, queen of the wolves?""Not exactly. More like the Alpha's partner. I don't have authority over the pack, but I'm protected by it. I help where I can.""With the library.""With the library. The kids. Council meetings sometimes, when Fao wants my perspective on something.""That's actually really sweet." Rowan twirled her fork. "He values your opinion.""He does." The warmth of the bond pu

Chapter 40 Part 7: Pack Means Family

We said goodbye to Park City as the sun started to set, Rowan chattering excitedly about her new cabin and all the things she wanted to do once she was settled in. Declan drove the rental car while Rowan and I sat in the back, her scrolling through her phone for the perfect road trip playlist while I watched the mountains roll past.Behind us, Bethany and Santos followed in the SUV. Close enough to be protective, far enough to look like normal traffic.The mountain road wound upward, trees pressing close on either side. Beautiful, in a wild kind of way. The kind of scenery that made you forget there was anything dangerous in the world.And then I felt it.A prickle at the back of my neck. The pack bond flaring with sudden alertness — Declan going tense in the driver's seat, Bethany and Santos spiking with alarm behind us."Declan?" I leaned forward. "What's wrong?""Three SUVs ahead." His voice was calm, but his knuckles were white on the steering wheel. "Black. Tinted windows. They'r

Chapter 41 Part 1: The Trap

ELOWENFifteen minutes felt like fifteen hours.But they weren't content to just wait."Out of the car." The lead wolf rapped his knuckles against Declan's window. "All of you. Now."Declan didn't move. "The Luna stays where she is.""That wasn't a request." The wolf's smile turned sharp. "We can do this the easy way, or we can break every window and drag you out. Your choice."Through the bond, I felt Fao's presence burning closer. Ten minutes. Stall them.They want us out of the car.Don't let them separate you from Declan."Fine." I reached for the door handle before Declan could stop me. "I'll come out. But my friend stays in the car. She's human — she's got nothing to do with this.""El, no—" Rowan grabbed my arm."Trust me." I squeezed her hand, then stepped out into the cold mountain air.Immediately, two wolves flanked me. Not touching, but close enough that I could feel the heat radiating off them. Predators, barely leashed.Declan was out a second later, putting himself betw

Chapter 41 Part 2: The Trap

El. His voice in my head, strained. When I tell you — drive. Get Declan and Rowan out of here. Don't look back.I'm not leaving you!That's not a request. That's an order from your Alpha.Another body hit the car. This time, the door dented inward."Declan," I said. "When there's an opening—"The gunshot cracked through the chaos.Not a dart this time. A real bullet.Declan jerked, his hand flying to his shoulder. Blood bloomed through his shirt, spreading fast."Declan!""I'm fine—" But his face had gone gray. "Just a graze—"It wasn't a graze. I could see the hole, the way the blood was pumping out. He wouldn't last long without help.Fao! Declan's been shot!NOW, EL! DRIVE NOW!I didn't think. Just moved.I shoved open my door, ducking under a wolf that lunged for me, and yanked open the driver's side. "Ro! Help me get him in the back!"Rowan was already moving, scrambling over the seat to grab Declan under the arms. Between the two of us, we hauled him into the back seat. He groan

Chapter 42 Part 1: The Viper's Cage

FAOI woke to darkness and the taste of blood.My head pounded — a deep, throbbing ache that radiated from my skull down through my spine. Wolfsbane. I could feel it in my veins, sluggish and wrong, suppressing the wolf that should have been clawing to get free.I tried to move and metal bit into my wrists.Chains. Thick iron chains, bolted to the stone wall behind me, holding my arms spread wide. The iron bit into my wrists, rubbed raw from however long I'd been hanging here. My ankles were shackled too, connected to rings in the floor, forcing me to kneel with my legs spread. Completely naked, the cold stone wall pressing against my back, the damp chill seeping into my bones.Every muscle screamed. My shoulders burned from the unnatural angle, my knees ached against the hard floor, my wrists throbbed where the metal had already worn through skin. They hadn't even given me clothes. I'd been in wolf form when they took me — there were no clothes to give.A dungeon. They'd put me in a

Chapter 42 Part 2: The Viper's Cage

Seraphina laughed — a cold, brittle sound. "Love. How quaint." She turned away, pacing to the far wall where implements hung that I didn't want to examine too closely. "My mother loved my father. Did you know that? Truly loved him. And when he died — killed by hunters, torn apart in front of her — that love turned to madness."She selected something from the wall. A syringe, filled with murky liquid."She became obsessed with strength. With ensuring our line could never be threatened again. She bred us for power, Alaric. Selected our mates based on bloodlines, not bonds. My siblings and I are the result — strong, yes. Powerful. But broken in ways that don't show on the surface."She walked back toward me, the syringe glinting in the light."Love makes you weak," she said softly. "It gives your enemies a target. A pressure point." She crouched in front of me again, needle poised at my neck. "Your human mate is your weakness. And as long as she exists, you'll never be able to do what ne

Chapter 42 Part 3: The Viper's Cage

The door opened again.Different footsteps this time. Heavier. Slower. The shuffle of someone who didn't move well anymore.Torchlight flickered down the stairs, carried by a guard. Behind him, leaning on a twisted black cane, came a woman I recognized from old photographs.Vivienne Varen.Seraphina's mother.She was ancient — far older than any wolf should look. Her hair was white and thin, her skin papery over sharp bones. But her eyes were the same as her daughter's. Black. Bottomless. Wrong."The de Grandmesnil pup." Her voice was a rasp, like dead leaves scraping over stone. "Elara's boy. I remember when you were born. Such a beautiful baby. Such a waste that you survived."I said nothing.She hobbled closer, the cane clicking against the floor. The guard hung back, clearly afraid of her. Smart man."My daughter thinks she can control you. Thinks she can mold you into a proper Alpha, breed the human taint out of your line." Vivienne stopped in front of me, close enough that I cou

Chapter 43 Part 1: The First Night

ELOWENI couldn't stop pacing.Back and forth across the bedroom — our bedroom, mine and Fao's, the one that still smelled like him. His pillow. His shirt thrown over the chair. The indent in the mattress where he slept.Where he should be sleeping right now.Fao.I reached for the bond again, pushing past the fog, the muted static that had replaced his presence. He was there — somewhere, distant, like a radio signal breaking up. Alive. I could feel that much. But hurt. Scared.Fao, please. Answer me.Nothing. Just that faint pulse. Proof of life and nothing more."El." Rowan's voice came from the doorway. "You need to sit down.""I can't.""You've been pacing for three hours.""I can't stop." I kept moving, my feet wearing a path in the carpet. "If I stop, I'll think. If I think, I'll—"My voice cracked. I pressed my hand to my mouth, forcing it down. I couldn't fall apart. Not now. Not when he needed me.Rowan crossed the room and put herself directly in my path, forcing me to stop.

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