All Chapters of Claimed By My Husband’s Best Friend : Chapter 31 - Chapter 40

RONAN’S POVI was still in my chambers when Mira’s message came through. “I want to see you too.” I stared at the screen for a long moment, with my heart pounding violently in my chest and my mind racing. She wanted to see me. She had made her choice. And now I had to make sure we could meet somewhere safe.Silas was standing nearby, and I looked up at him. “I need you to book a hotel room for me,” I said calmly. “Somewhere private. Somewhere we will not be seen.”Silas raised an eyebrow. “You do not want her to come here again?”I shook my head. “No. After you caught us that night, I found that it was too risky, because that night was you, but tomorrow it could be someone else. I do not want to take that chance.”Silas studied me for a long moment. Then he walked over to the window and looked out, with his back turned to me. When he spoke again, his voice was low and serious.“For real, Ronan,” he said quietly. “Can you not stop? Can you not just walk away from this? Before it is too

MIRA’S POVMy heart was pounding so loudly that I was sure Ronan could hear it from across the room. Claudia was at Zara’s boutique, and she knew I was not where I was supposed to be. The peace of the morning had shattered into a thousand pieces, and now I was scrambling to pick them up before it all fell apart.“We need to go,” I said in a shaking voice as I grabbed my clothes and started dressing. My hands trembled so badly tbat I could barely button my shirt. “She cannot find out about this. She cannot know I was here with you.”Ronan was already on his feet, with a worried look on his face. “I will help you get back,” he said firmly. “You are not going alone.”I looked at him, and I saw the concern in his amber eyes. He was worried about me and he wanted to protect me. But I could not let him get involved. Not yet.“Just get me to the boutique,” I said. “I will handle the rest.”He nodded and quickly dressed. Within minutes, we were out of the hotel room and making our way through

MIRA’S POVI walked through the pack house with my head held high, but my mimd was racing and my palms were sweating terribly. Every step I took felt heavy, like I was walking towards something I was not ready to face. I had just managed to escape Claudia’s interrogation, but I knew the danger was not over. There was still lunch. There was still Declan and there was still the risk of being caught in my lies.I changed quickly into fresh clothes and took a deep breath before leaving my room. The dining hall was already full when I arrived, and the sight of everyone seated at the table made my stomach drop. Ronan was there, looking handsome and composed, his amber eyes finding me the moment I walked in. Silas was beside him, amd on the other side of the table sat Declan, who is cold and distant as always, with Dorian standing behind him like a shadow.I forced myself to walk to my seat and sat down, focusing all my attention on the plate in front of me. I could feel Ronan’s gaze on me,

MIRA’S POVI walked back to my room with my heart pounding amd my hands still trembling from everything that had happened at the dining table. The confrontation replayed over and over in my mind, and I remembered the way Declan had looked at me with cold disdain, the way Dorian had spoken down to me like I was nothing, and the way Ronan had stepped in to defend me when no one else would. I could still feel the heat of the moment, still hear the sharpness of my own voice as I stood up for myself.I closed my door behind me and leaned against it, and let out a shaky breath. I had done it. I had stood up to them. But the victory felt hollow, because I knew the battle was far from over. Declan was not the type of man to let things go. He would come for me and he would try to punish me for my defiance. I was still lost in my thoughts when I heard a knock at my door.I froze, and my heart started pounding again. I did not move, I did not breathe and did not make a sound. I hoped whoever it

RONAN’S POVI sat in my chambers, still fuming from the corridor confrontation with Dorian. The audacity and nerve of that guard, speaking to me like I was some common pack member, warning me about my behavior. I could still feel the heat of my anger burning in my chest, and I gripped the edge of the table so hard that my knuckles became white.Then the door burst open.Silas walked in, with his face red with laughter. He was holding his stomach tightly, barely able to contain himself. “Did you see that?” He asked, his voice shaking with amusement. “The guard! The guard actually had the nerve to speak to you like that! I cannot believe it! Who does he think he is? Standing there, wagging his finger at you, like you are one of his subordinates. The audacity!”I shook my head in disbelief, but I could not stop the small smile tugging at my lips. “It is not his fault,” I said. “I blame Declan. Because Dorian has access to Declan’s body, he now has the mind to speak to me, who is also an