All Chapters of Claimed by the Outcast Alpha: Chapter 171 - Chapter 180

[Vada] Lucian Enzo sat beside me in the back seat while the head warrior of the Thornfell Pack drove in silence. Every so often, his gaze darted to the rearview mirror, carefully watching the two of us. With the Blackwood Pack’s heir riding in his vehicle, his vigilance never wavered. I shifted uneasily against the leather seat. Only then did everything that had happened earlier come rushing back to me. *** I had returned to the Blackwood Pack to check on Kira, only to learn that she had unexpectedly left the manor and returned to Thornfell territory. That was when Lucian had asked me into their tea room to talk, and conflicting emotions had overwhelmed me the moment I stepped inside. “You already know what’s happening between our packs,” Lucian began. “Your Alpha and mine intend to go through with the marriage, to honor whatever agreement exists between the Blackwood Pack and the Hollow Pack.” I already knew. My biological father, Alpha Conrad, had explained it all to me, an

[Lucian] Gwen’s eyes were always so alive. They’d narrow to sharp slits whenever she hated my words, light up like moonlight when she was happy, and burn with a fierce, terrifying blaze whenever anger took over. I still remember how she stole a kiss from me for the first time by the fountain area, to satisfy her curiosity. But on that last day I saw her, her eyes wore an expression I’d never seen before, one that pierced my heart a hundred thousand times over. They were full of hurt as she begged me to let go of the bond between us. Gwen was always bubbly and often argued with me. Deep inside, I invited the banter just to watch her reactions. What we had was the most perfect thing I’d ever known, and still, I ruined it. I killed her. ‘Gwen, will I see you again in the next life? I wanted to kiss you… or even hold you, and tell you how sorry I am. I’m ready to leave all of this behind, to be with you…’ I whispered to her spirit, wherever it had gone, as a bullet laced with silver

“What are we going to do now?” I asked Kaelen. He cupped my cheek, his thumb gently brushing away the tears I hadn’t even realized were spilling down my face. “I’m going to remind everyone why I’m the Alpha of this pack,” he said, his voice calm despite the storm raging in his eyes. “But first, we have to make sure my grandfather is safe, Kira.” He pulled me into his arms, one hand slowly stroking my back. Beneath the warmth of his embrace, I could feel the fury he was fighting to keep under control. His chest rose and fell with restrained breaths, but beneath his composure was a fear he no longer tried to hide from me. “Even if my grandfather always seemed hard on me, I know everything he did was to prepare me for the day I’d have to carry this pack on my shoulders. I love him, Kira. He’s the one who raised me.” He drew a slow breath before continuing. “It’s time for me to lead my pack the way I was always meant to. You’ve done so much for me, and I’ll never stop being grateful f

Meanwhile, at the Beta’s residence... “I can’t believe this is what really happened!” the beta snarled, his teeth grinding together after confronting his father. “So what now? We just let Sirius poison the pack and do whatever he wants inside the pack house?” “I obeyed him to keep you safe!” the Gamma shot back. “Did you really think I didn’t know you and Rora were behind the omega’s death in the jailhouse?” The beta’s lips trembled, his jaw tightening. “That pup is an orphan because of you!” the Gamma continued, his voice hard with disappointment. A bitter truth settled over the beta, twisting his stomach. They had all been nothing more than pawns in Sirius’s game. “It’s possible Sirius manipulated Rora from the very beginning,” he muttered, “He wanted me to have blood on my hands... so when the time came, he’d already have a leash around my neck.” His fist crashed onto the wooden table, rattling everything on it. “Sirius promised Rora she would become Luna,” the Gamma said gr

“What kind of insolence is this?!” Kaelen’s aunt shouted from among the wolves gathered around the pit. “Do you intend to strip Alpha Kaelen of the last dignity he has left? As his aunt, I will not stand by while you disrespect our former alpha!” His other aunt refused to back down. “Father is growing weaker by the day, and we still don’t know when he’ll recover!” The words served as a reminder that the former alpha had grown too frail to intervene, and that their family had already suffered enough without being subjected to one final indignity. One of the elders could no longer remain silent. “She is right, Sirius. You may be leading the pack while Alpha Kaelen is unable to fulfill his duties, but that does not give you the right to dishonor him.” The beta drew in a breath before finding the courage to speak. “Remember, Sirius. You are not our alpha, not yet!” The healer’s gaze fixed on the covered body. “As the pack’s healer, I cannot recommend removing the cover. We don’t