All Chapters of Claimed by My Five Forbidden Mates: Chapter 31 - Chapter 40

SYLAS VOLKARIS POINT OF VIEW His eyes burned with fury. “She's my mate. Even if it is fake, in the eyes of everyone, she is mine. I fucking claimed her in front of everyone, Sylas.”“And you don't even know what to do with her.”His jaw clenched, and his grip tightened again. I could feel my own temper rising, but underneath the anger, there was something else I did not want to admit. I was angry with Malakai, but I was also a little afraid of what this could become. Not because I thought I could not fight him, but because I knew what would happen if the rest of our brothers realized what was really happening between Caidy and us.“You want to fight me over Caidy?” I asked. “Fine. Fight me. But don't insult me by pr

CAIDY ELLIS POINT OF VIEW"Oh, look at her," he drawled. "The stray finally learned how to apologize. Did that little conscience of yours finally wake up, princess, or did you just realize how exhausting it must be for everyone to deal with you?"My jaw tightened. "Knoxx, I'm being serious.""So am I, sweetheart."He took a step closer, and I fought the urge to move back. He had that same confidence he always carried, like he knew exactly how far he could push before I finally snapped. His eyes stayed on mine, and I hated how easily he could make me feel cornered without even raising his voice."You know, for someone who acts like she doesn't care about anything, you sure know how to throw a tantrum," he continued. "So what are you actually apologizing for? Do you really regret what you said, or are you just scared we're finally tired of cleaning up your messes?"My throat tightened as I stood there, forcing myself not to look away. I wanted to tell Knoxx tha

CAIDY ELLIS POINT OF VIEW I stared at him through my tears, caught off guard.Sylas sighed and shifted closer. "You made a mistake. You said something cruel when you were angry. You hurt them. You need to admit that, and you need to apologize when you're ready. I'm not going to tell you that what you did was okay because it wasn't." His voice softened as he held my gaze. "But Caidy, making one terrible choice doesn't suddenly make you a terrible person."My lips parted, but nothing came out."If that were true, then what would be the point of trying to do better?" he asked. "You'd make one mistake, decide you're rotten, and spend the rest of your life proving yourself right. Is that what you want?"I looked down.He reached for my hand and gently pried my fingers apart. I hadn't even realized how tightly I had been clenching them until he touched them."You're scared," he said. "That's what I see. You're angry, you're de

CAIDY ELLIS POINT OF VIEW His lips crashed against mine, and for a terrifying, breathless second, my mind went entirely blank. Every coherent thought, every frantic warning that screamed inside my head, dissolved into the sudden, scorching heat of his mouth.I didn't know what to do. My hands hovered uselessly between us before they instinctively curled into the hem of his shirt, and I pulled him closer as the kiss deepened into something feral and consuming. The friction between us spiked the air with a heavy, intoxicating sexual tension that made my head spin. His hands slid from my waist up to cup the back of my neck, and his fingers tangled in my hair as he anchored me to him while his tongue parted my lips.The kiss was messy and desperate, and there was something almost angry about the way we held on to each other. I sucked in a shaky breath when his hands settled at my waist. I should have pushed him away. I should have remember

CAIDY ELLIS POINT OF VIEW The days after that night with Sylas blurred together. I tried to keep my distance from Sylas, but he made it almost impossible. True to his word, he never backed down. Whenever the things felt too heavy, or the other brothers' eyes stayed on me for too long, he was there. Sylas never asked for anything. He simply stayed close, and somehow, that made everything harder. I could feel the difference whenever he was beside me. I felt safer, but I also felt guilty for wanting that safety.We had fallen into a strange space between friendship and something neither of us dared to name. The memory of that kiss still made my heart race whenever it crossed my mind, yet Sylas never pushed me for more. He kept his distance when he needed to, but he never stopped showing me that he cared. That was what scared me most. I was supposed to remember that everything between Malakai and me was a li