All Chapters of Claimed by My Five Forbidden Mates: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

Rain poured from the sky and soaked through my thick cloak until it felt like my second skin. Thunder rolled across the valley as I forced my aching legs to keep moving. I had left my wedding gown draped over a chair to fool the guards before I climbed out my bedroom window and disappeared into the woods. Every breath burned my lungs as the cold settled deep into my bones... but fear and anticipation drove me forward.I just need to see Malakai and his brothers. If they found out that I have a letter from their mother, they’ll surely entertain me… right? At last, the Volkaris mansion emerged through the rain. The dark mansion stood on the hill behind towering iron gates, where two guards kept watch in black armor. I swallowed the lump on my throat. Shit! I forgot that there’s guards here! They’re just guards and they know that I am Alpha Magnus’ daughter, they won’t shoot me right away if they saw me, right?I stumbled out of the trees and onto the gravel path. The moment they notic

The warm bath felt like a luxury I didn't deserve but it cleared away the dirt, dried blood and rain that clung to my skin. Last night, after the chaos of the binding, Malakai ordered two tight-lipped servants to scrub me down and throw me into a guest room. I spent the rest of the night staring at the ceiling as my chest burned with the fresh mark of our bond. A servant to my worst enemies… How did my life turn into this? WHy would Mom agree to this kind of set-up?The next morning, the rich aroma of roasted meat, fresh bread and fruit filled the dining hall. I sat near the foot of the massive table in a plain and oversized dress that the maid gave me as I pressed my hands tightly together in my lap. Across from me, the five brothers ate in near silence.Malakai set his fork down.. He wiped his mouth with a cloth napkin before his dark eyes fixed on me with absolute detachment."The servants will pack a bag for you," Malakai remarked. “We're taking you back to your father today."M

CAIDY ELLIS POINT OF VIEWI should have felt relieved.My father is gone. Corbin is gone. For the first time since I ran away, neither of them stood between me and my freedom.So why did I feel like I had just fallen into another trap?My father's final words kept replaying in my head. “Keep her for now... because very soon, Caidy will return to me of her own free will.”I stood near the doorway, unable to move. My stomach twisted as fear settled deep inside me. None of this made sense. My father was not a man who backed down. He never chose peace when violence could get him what he wanted . He had burned entire border towns over insults and killed his own allies for questioning him. To him, compromise meant weakness.So why had he walked away?He simply stood there while Malakai claimed me under Great House law, then simply fixed his coat and smiled. He had given me up without a fight… As if he already knew how this would end.“You will return to me.”Why was he so sure?"What the he

KNOXX VOLKARIS POINT OF VIEWThe room went quiet. Malakai's gaze moved from Lucien to Evren, then to Sylas and me. None of us met his eyes. Suddenly, the floor looked very interesting.I scratched the back of my neck and glanced toward the window. Evren shifted in his chair and stared at the fireplace. Lucien crossed his arms and looked away.Because the truth was simple. None of us would have done it. None of us wanted to tie ourselves to a mate we hadn't chosen.We had spent years waiting for our true fated mates. That bond was supposed to be ours. It was supposed to be the one thing that belonged only to us, the bond that would awaken our full power and complete what was missing in our blood.Taking Caidy as our mate would mean giving that up.And none of us were ready to do that.Malakai let the silence stretch before he spoke again. "That's what I thought."I looked at him. His expression wasn't smug. If anything, he looked tired. "I made the decision because none of you were wil

LUCIEN VOLKARIS POINT OF VIEWThe silence that followed Caidy’s retreat felt heavier than it should have. I stared at the door after it slammed shut, my jaw tight as the image of her face flashed through my mind.I forced myself to look away.I hadn’t meant for her to hear that. At least, not like that. I had wanted to make my point, not watch her fall apart in front of us. But I meant every word. Caidy was dangerous. She had hurt us before, and I refused to forget that simply because she had shown up at our door with a wounded expression and nowhere else to go. I had seen what she could do when she wanted something. I had seen what happened when she decided someone was worth destroying. Whatever sympathy the others felt for her, I wasn’t going to let it cloud my judgment. “You crossed the line, Lucien. Go apologize to her.” Malakai’s voice cut through the silence. I looked at him. “Why the fuck would I apologize to her?”“Because you called her defective!” Sylas snapped. He slammed