All Chapters of Loved By The Lycan King, Desired By His Alpha Brother : Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

Moonclaw citadel was nothing like I had imagined.I had heard stories about it all my life. Stories about towers that reached the clouds, lycans strong enough to tear a man apart with their bare hands, and a King whose name alone made people lower their voices.None of those stories prepared me for standing beneath its gates. The walls were so high I had to tilt my head back to see the top. I tightened my fingers around the small cloth bag hanging from my shoulder. It contained everything I owned. Two dresses, a comb and a few copper coins. Nothing worth stealing.I had come here because I needed work, that was all."You should lower you head."I turned on hearing a woman's voice behind me. She was a young human woman, perhaps a few years older than me, dressed in the plain grey uniform worn by the citadel's servants."I'm Neris," she said."Elara.""I know." She said, causing me to frown."You know me?"She smiled faintly. "The chief servant told us a new human girl was coming.""Oh

After wandering through three identical halls, I stopped dead in my tracks. The corridor stretched out ahead of me was completely unfamiliar. I was lost."Unbelievable" I muttered under my breath. I tightened my grip around the basket of clean clothes in my arms. I took one hesitant step backward, and slammed straight into a solid wall of muscle. The basket flew from my arms, scattering the clothes across the floors."I'm so sorry!" I dropped to my knees immediately , scrambling to gather them.A pair of polished black leather boots stood inches from my hands. Slowly and terrifyingly, I raised my head.Alpha Vaelor stared down at me. Of all the people I could have collided with in this citadel it had to be him??My breath hitched. I forced myself to swallow the sudden panic. "Forgive me, alpha"His pale golden eyes flicked down to the mess of white sheets, then slowly dragged back up to my face. "Lost?""Yes.""Where were you supposed to be?""The upper servants' quarters."One dark

The cold water in the stone basin did little to soothe the burning sting on my face.I leaned over the washbasin in the lower servants' quarters, pressing a damp rag firmly against my cheek. When I pulled it back, four streaks of blood stained the cloth. The King’s claws hadn't torn deep, but the cut marks were sharp and too obvious to ignore.The door swung open with a sudden creak.I stiffened, turning my head away from the light.Neris slipped inside, carrying a bundle of sweeping brooms. The moment she caught sight of me standing by the basin, she halted. Her eyes dropped straight to the blood on the rag, then jumped to my bloody exposed cheek."Elara," she whispered, her eyes widening in horror. She shut the door quickly behind her and rushed over. "What happened to your face?""I tripped," I said smoothly, forcing every muscle in my face to stay relaxed. "I was carrying the oil-can up the narrow steps near the royal hall. I lost my footing and caught myself against a sharp iron

Elara's POV The dining hall smelled of roasted meat, spiced wine, and hot wax.Neris and I moved silently around the long banquet table with three other human servants, pouring wine and placing silver platters of food before the royals. I kept my head slightly lowered, making sure my steps were light and quiet.Kaelith sat at the head of the table. To his right sat Lady Aliyah, while alpha Vaelor occupied the left, his posture tense and rigid. Alpha Darian sat opposite Vaelor, casually leaning back in his chair with a cup of spiced wine between his fingers."Your mountain crops must have suffered this past harvest, Kaelith," Darian said, cutting a slice of meat on his plate. "The trading posts near the borders are thin."Kaelith did not look up from his meal. "Our stores are full, Darian. We need nothing from your territory."Darian took a slow sip of wine, his smirk widening. "Which brings me to my proposition. The northern packs have an excess of silver and forged weapons. I propos

I took half a step back, but my hips hit the edge of the desk. There was nowhere to run.Kaelith didn't lunge at me. He simply stood over me, watching the realization settle on my face."I don't know what you mean, Your Majesty," I said, trying one last time to steady my voice.Kaelith gave a low, dry laugh. "Save your breath, Elara. You gave yourself away the second Darian tried to touch your face in the Great Hall. A compelled human is empty and docile. You were cautious and alerted."My jaw tightened. Knowing there was no point in playing the fool anymore, I abandoned the submissive hunch in my shoulders and looked straight into his eyes."If you're going to kill me, do it," I said, the words sharp and direct. "I'm not going to beg."His eyebrows lifted slightly, that same dark amusement flickering across his features. "Is that what you think I called you up here for? To execute you?""You attacked me unprovoked in your chambers," I said, pointing a finger toward the cut on my face