All Chapters of Claimed by the Alpha’s Contract: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

The fluorescent lights in the hospital corridor hummed like they were tired of staying on. Sienna stood outside Room 214, fingers curled tight around the strap of her bag. Inside, her sister was still asleep, the monitors ticking out a steady, indifferent rhythm. The police had left an hour ago. They had taken the statement, the fingerprints, and any chance of a quiet morning.Sienna’s phone buzzed. The message was short.*Come to the office. Bring the papers.*No name. She already knew who it was.She left the hospital without looking back. The elevator ride down felt longer than usual. Outside, rain slicked the pavement and turned the streetlights into blurred yellow smears. She walked the six blocks to the glass-and-steel building that housed Blackwood Enterprises. The security guard barely glanced at her badge. Someone had already cleared her.The conference room on the thirty-second floor was cold. The table was long and black. Two chairs faced each other. A man in a dark suit sa

Morning light came through the tall windows in thin gray strips. Sienna woke before the alarm she had not set. For a moment she stayed still, listening. The house was quiet. No city traffic. No hospital monitors. Only the distant creak of wood and the low rush of wind in the trees.The bond sat under her ribs the same way it had the night before. Steady. Uninvited.She rose, washed, and dressed in the clothes someone had left folded on the chair. Simple black pants. A soft gray sweater. Everything fit. She did not ask how.A soft knock sounded at the door.“Come in.”Mara entered with a tray and set it on the low table near the window. Coffee. Toast. Fruit. No smile. No small talk.“Breakfast,” Mara said. “The Alpha will meet you in the study at nine. Formal introduction to the inner circle is at seven this evening. Wear the dress hanging in the closet. It’s been approved.”Sienna nodded. “Thank you.”Mara left without another word. The door closed with the same quiet finality as the

Sienna woke to the sound of rain against the windows. It had not stopped since the night before. She lay still for a moment, listening to the house. No footsteps in the hall. No voices. Only the steady drum of water on glass and the quiet pull of the bond under her ribs.She rose, dressed in the clothes left for her, and went downstairs without waiting for Mara.The east sitting room was empty. A tray waited on the side table with coffee and toast. She took the coffee and carried it to the glass walkway that overlooked the courtyard. The trees beyond the stone walls looked darker in the rain. She watched them for a long time, waiting to see if anything moved.Nothing did.At nine she went to the study as instructed. Darian was already there, standing near the window with a phone pressed to his ear. He ended the call when she entered and set the phone on the desk.“The share transfer is finalized,” he said. “Your sister called the lawyer this morning. She’s asking for you.”Sienna kept

Sienna woke before the rain stopped. The sky outside the tall windows was still gray, the kind of light that made the trees look closer than they were. She sat up slowly, the bond already present under her ribs—low, steady, impossible to ignore.She dressed without waiting for the clothes Mara usually left. The ones from the day before still fit. She washed her face, tied her hair back, and went downstairs.The east sitting room was empty. A tray waited with coffee and toast, the same as every morning. She took the coffee and carried it to the glass walkway. The courtyard below was wet and quiet. No one moved between the trees.At eight-thirty the internal line rang. She answered on the second ring.“Come to the study,” Darian said. His voice was even, controlled. “Now.”She set the cup down and walked the corridor without hurry. The study door stood open. Darian stood behind the desk, sleeves rolled once, a tablet in his hand. Elias was already there, leaning against the far wall.Da

Sienna woke to the same gray light as the day before. The rain had stopped sometime in the night, but the sky still held the color of wet stone. She sat up slowly. The bond was already there, steady and quiet under her ribs.She dressed in the clothes left for her and went downstairs without waiting for Mara. The east sitting room was empty. Coffee waited on the tray. She took the cup and carried it to the glass walkway. The courtyard below was still. Mist clung to the lower branches of the trees.At eight-thirty the internal line rang.“Study,” Darian said. His voice was even. “Now.”She set the cup down and walked the corridor. The study door stood open. Darian was alone this time, standing behind the desk with a tablet in one hand. He looked up when she entered.“Close the door.”She did.“The background checks are underway,” he said. “Quiet. No one outside the inner circle knows. Until they finish, the restrictions stay exactly as they are.”Sienna kept her hands at her sides. “Yo