All Chapters of Claimed by My Best Friend's Alpha Dad: Chapter 141 - Chapter 150

Lina's POVThe atmosphere was suffocating.Alpha Victor stood with his back to everyone, shoulders rigid, staring out the floor-to-ceiling windows.Luna Elena sat on the sofa, eyes red-rimmed, quietly crying.Jasper's face lit up the moment he saw me enter. Despite the livid handprint on his cheek, despite everything, his eyes filled with joy."Lina."Alpha Victor spun around.Luna Elena's head jerked up in shock.All three of them stared at me.I walked in slowly, keeping my voice steady as I addressed Luna Elena first. "Luna Lockwood, thank you for treating me like your own daughter all these years. I truly love you, and I never wanted to cause you pain.""But... I developed feelings for Jasper. That's my fault. I admit it—before his engagement to Sophie was announced, we were together. For three months."I laid it bare in front of the entire Lockwood family.Tore open my own wound for them to see."I cared for him so much. I thought what I felt was romantic love, the kind of burnin

Lina's POVMy entire body went rigid. What was Adrian trying to say?How could he have possibly known me before Jasper?My mother had been best friends with Luna Elena. Jasper and I had known each other since childhood.We were true childhood sweethearts.I bit my lip, pain lancing through me. "You're lying to me again, Adrian."Adrian slowly took my hand, his thumb brushing across my knuckles with maddening tenderness. "I'm not lying. Do you remember when I told you I was sent to the countryside near Connecticut as a child?"My heart clenched painfully.How could I forget?A renowned spiritual elder had declared his fate—a lone wolf destined to bring misfortune to those around him before his fifteenth year.The boy who should have been raised as the treasured Storm Pack heir had been banished to some godforsaken rural territory instead."Your parents, Alpha David and Luna Sarah, came to Red River Town to do charity work. They brought toys and books for the children left behind there.

Lina's POVI sat quietly, listening to Chloe's increasingly hoarse voice as she described her father's miserable existence lately.If Adrian came out drinking with Taylor and Ethan after work every day, the Starlight Club would definitely be where he'd end up.When I agreed to come out drinking with Chloe tonight, part of me hoped I'd see him.It wasn't that I didn't ache for Adrian during these weeks of his self-destruction.I just couldn't accept that this man had dug a trap step by step, waiting for me to fall in.I wouldn't allow my love, my marriage, to be nothing but a man's calculated scheme.And I definitely wouldn't allow myself to keep being such a fool.I'd already missed my chance with Jasper.Would there be a second person I'd lose?I didn't know.What I felt for Jasper... it didn't seem like love.But that flutter of my young heart hadn't been fake either.These past weeks, Jasper had been acting like the protective older brother from my childhood again, always checking

Lina's POVJasper's words crushed down on my heart like a physical weight.Heavy. Painful.Of course I knew how cold Adrian's parents were.Years ago, they'd abandoned their newborn son in some remote countryside location for over a decade because of some superstitious prophecy about him being a curse.Parents like that? I had nothing but contempt for them. I didn't need their approval. Didn't want it."This is my business," I said quietly. "You don't need to worry about it.""Lina!" Jasper's voice rose slightly, though he was clearly trying to maintain control. "You still call me your brother, don't you? That means you're still precious to the Lockwood Pack! To me!"I could feel the possessiveness radiating off him, barely contained beneath that rational exterior."A place like the Storm family will only destroy you," he continued, his tone almost pleading now."Your parents wanted you to have a happy, peaceful life. Would you really go against their wishes?""Lina, Lockwood Pack is

Lina's POVAdrian's kiss grew deeper, more demanding, until I could barely think straight.When he finally pulled back, his gray eyes had darkened to almost black. There was something predatory in his gaze that made my pulse race."Two weeks," he said, his voice low and dangerous. "Two weeks you kept me at arm's length, Lina. Made me sleep alone. Made me wonder if you were thinking about him instead of me."My breath caught. "Adrian, I wasn't—""I know," he interrupted, his thumb brushing across my lower lip. "But you still made me suffer. Made me watch you from a distance while my wolf went insane."There was an edge to his words that sent heat pooling low in my belly."And now," he continued, his hand sliding down to grip my hip possessively, "I think you need to understand exactly what those two weeks cost me.""What do you mean?" I whispered, though part of me already knew.His lips curved into something that wasn't quite a smile. "I mean you're going to pay for making me wait, sw