All Chapters of THE CLAIMED VIRGIN: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

"He's a liability, Teo," Alex growled.The door to the Velvet Theater Room clicked shut, cutting off Victor’s exit. Alex paced the narrow space between the stage and the first row of seats. "He’s gorgeous, sure. Lethal eyes, great build. He’d turn every head in the Silver Crest Country Club. But he’s a dancer, Teo. A club boy. You really think a guy who grinds for tips is going to help us negotiate a border treaty with the Northern Alphas?"Teo leaned back, his eyes still fixed on the door where 'VX' had disappeared. "You’re thinking with your ego, not your gut. Did you see the way he moved? That wasn't just a routine. That was a hunt. He didn't even look at us until he wanted to own us.""He speaks in fragments and looks like he’s never seen a book in his life," Alex countered. "We just passed on a pre-med student with a fated-mate lineage. We let a girl who speaks four languages walk out that door. And you want to bring him to the Vargas Grand Casino? He’s good for one thing, brothe

Alejandro’s shadow didn't move. He was a statue of muscle and cold intent, watching me through the dark lenses of his predatory eyes. I signed the last page with a hand that wanted to shake. I didn't let it. I slid the stack back across the glass."Done," I said, my voice cutting through the silence.He didn't smirk this time. He took the papers, his movements methodical, and tucked them away. "Good. You’ve accepted the leash. Now, we mark the property."He reached into a drawer and pulled out a heavy silver cuff. It wasn't jewelry. It was thick, etched with ancient runes that seemed to hum with a faint, predatory light. A ruby sat in the center, pulsing like a trapped heart."Hand," he commanded.I held out my wrist. His skin was scorching where it brushed mine, a jolt of electricity snapping between us. He snapped the cuff shut. It didn't just sit there; it shrank, molding to my bone until it was impossible to slide off."A tracker," Alejandro explained, his voice dropping to a grav

"You won't be wearing any," Mateo growled.The sheer dominance in his tone made the air in the kitchen feel heavy, charged with the scent of pine and raw power. I was too stunned by the sudden violence of the act to protest, my breath hitching as I realized the internal rules of this pack were far more literal than I’d imagined."Eat," Mateo commanded, stuffing the shredded black cotton into his pocket as if it were a trophy. "I ordered the full spread since I didn't know your palate."I climbed down from the marble, my skin buzzing where the cold stone had met my bare thighs. I grabbed a croissant and a strip of thick-cut bacon, mirroring the exact breakfast Alejandro had taken earlier. Mateo watched me, his dark eyes tracking every movement of my jaw. We finished in a silence that felt like a countdown."Where are we going?" I asked as I slid into the passenger seat of the Black Jaguar XF."Surprises are the soul of the hunt, Victor. Just sit back."---The "surprise" was a grueling

"The scent of that female is all over you," Santiago rumbled.The Alpha of the Vargas Syndicate took a slow pull of his drink, his amber eyes tracking Mateo with predatory precision. Mateo didn't flinch. He walked to the cooler, grabbed a cold one, and popped the cap. The metallic hiss echoed in the sudden silence of the Las Vegas Penthouse Loft. Beside them, Alejandro remained glued to the screen, his knuckles white as he watched the Silver Crest Wolves fumble a play against their rivals."She’s just a stray I picked up at Club Venom," Mateo said. The lie tasted like copper.Santiago let out a low, vibrating laugh that rattled the ice in his glass. "Stiks says you nearly tore a Beta’s throat out at the Grand Chicago Ballroom just for breathing her air. That doesn't sound like a stray, Teo. That sounds like a fixation.""I was protecting the brand," Mateo snapped. "Olivia was watching. The whole pack was watching. I had to look like I’d moved on from that human bitch.""You need to pu

"The twins are moving into the Grand Casino?"The message on the encrypted app sat there, glowing against the dim light of the Las Vegas Penthouse Loft. I stared at it. Why was the Alpha of the Vargas Syndicate here? It made sense now. They were pushing Victor and the others out because a bigger play was in motion. But if Mateo and Alejandro didn't know the full details yet, how did the contact on the other end of this burner phone have the drop?Someone high up was leaking. If the twins caught a scent of the mole, it was only a few steps before they found me. I’d be shredded. I typed back fast: I'll see what I can find.Him: There’s a relic in the Vargas vault. They snatched it during a raid on the Caruso pack lands.Me: What am I looking for? Description.Me: A moonstone set in silver. Large. You’ll smell the ancient magic on it. Secure that, and your debt is paid.He wanted me to heist a pack relic. A stone I couldn't even visualize. If I failed this, Dragunov would have my head.V