Alle Kapitel von Claimed by his bully brother in law: Kapitel 191 – Kapitel 200

Larry's povI stood frozen in the middle of my guest bedroom, staring down at the faded photograph in my trembling hands. My heart was pounding so hard against my ribs it felt like a trapped bird trying to shatter its cage.Joseph... J... Uncle Joseph...The realization sat heavy and suffocating in my chest. Everything inside me was screaming that I might have just cracked open the single biggest secret of former King Alistair’s life.The letters we had found sometime ago... the agonizing, heartbroken love letters signed with a simple 'J'—fit together with this photograph like missing pieces of a violent puzzle. The intense, undivided, passionate way young Prince Alistair stared into Joseph’s eyes in this picture was unlike anything I had ever seen on the old king’s face before."No," I whispered aloud to the quiet, empty room, my voice cracking with sheer disbelief. "No, no, no. Stop it, Larry. You're losing your mind. It could just be a simple coincidence and there is still another

Larry's povI staggered backward, letting go of the wooden frame and collapsing hard onto my butt on the cold stone floor."Oh my God!..." I gasped violently for air, clutching my pounding chest with both shaking hands.My head was spinning. My vision was blurry with pure shock. The heavy iron plate had shut out the sight, but through the thick wood, I could still hear the faint, horrifying echoes of Elis’s desperate, pained groans humming through the walls.What the hell did I just see?! my mind screamed in absolute panic. What was that?! What are they doing to him?!Whatever it was, it was horrific. It looked wrong. It felt evil, twisted, and unnatural. Elis was clearly suffering in a way no living creature should ever have to endure.Calvin’s warning words from yesterday suddenly blasted through my memory like a deafening cannon:"These alchemists from the North? Their whole thing is about power! Gaining as much power as possible and manipulating everyone around them! They pretend

Larry's pov"Do you remember the men who attacked us previously back in Rowan's pack?!" Calvin asked, his eyes burning into mine. "And do you remember the two men who ambushed you right here in our own forest?!"My mind flashed back to the brutal fights, the masks, the silent silver gear, the terrifying speed, and the strange weapons those attackers used."Yes, Alpha," I said quickly, my voice trembling despite my best efforts to sound steady. "I remember. Their tactical equipment was advanced, specialized, and extremely powerful.""Two of those bastards alone were enough to almost wipe out a full, heavily trained squad of my best warriors!" Calvin yelled, turning back to face the alchemists. "Two! So explain to me what in God’s name over thirty of them are doing hiding in the woods around my perimeter right now?!"My breath completely stopped. My jaw dropped open.Thirty?I felt like someone had just slammed a heavy sledgehammer directly into my chest. My heart hammered wildly agains

Larry's povI sprinted down the long, dim corridor, my boots smacking heavily against the stone floor as I tried to keep up with Calvin. He was moving with fast, furious strides, his dark cape billowing behind him like a storm cloud. He didn't look left or right, and he didn't care about the servants who scrambled out of his way, pressing their backs against the walls in fear.He reached his private study, pushed the massive wooden doors open with a loud BANG, and stormed inside.I rushed in right behind him, slipping through the doorway before the doors could swing shut.Calvin didn't even notice me at first. He marched straight across the room, past the crackling fireplace and the towering bookshelves, and threw himself into his large leather armchair. He slumped down hard, resting his elbows on his knees, and buried his face in his rough, calloused hands.A long, heavy sigh rattled out of his chest... a sound so hollow and exhausted that it made my heart ache.I stood near the entr

Larry's pov"Catherine..." I repeated, my own voice barely a whisper in the silent, heavy air of the study.The name hung between us like a lead weight. My chest felt tight, a dull, aching grief spreading through me for the young woman, whose pain I could only imagine.Calvin sat slumped at his desk, his big hands trembling, his head bowed so low I couldn't see his face."She lost the baby," Calvin whispered again, his raw voice cracking down the middle. "Rowan's baby. They... they couldn't save it.""Oh, God," I breathed, taking a slow step back, pressing my hand against my mouth. "Calvin, I'm... I'm so sorry. That's terrible. That's horrifying."I couldn't even imagine what Rowan was going through right now. Rowan... the powerful, terrifying Alpha King who seemed completely untouchable, was told he was going to be a father. And now, in a single moment, that child was gone. Taken from him before it even had a chance to breathe.And Catherine... poor Catherine. To carry a life inside