All Chapters of Claimed By The Cursed Alpha: Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

~ ROSELLE ~"Are you okay?" With a voice so soft, he asks, those gray eyes settle on mine, filled with concern, and so patient in a way that makes my stomach knot.I blink, reminding myself not to get fooled. Six women had looked into those eyes before me, six women who are now dead.The thought alone makes my head feel like it's spinning, my stomach churning violently. I nod before he can ask again, forcing a smile onto my lips even though they feel brittle, as if they might crack under the strain.My only prayer is that he'll take it as an answer and leave. But he doesn't, instead he takes, stride after stride, the heavy soles of his boots pressing against the floorboards.The room suddenly feels too small. Too fucking small. My breaths come in short, measured gasps, each one thinner than the last. My pulse stumbling against my ribs, frantic and uneven.The distance between us peels away piece by piece, every instinct I possess screaming at me to run, to hide, put something anythi

~ ROSELLE ~I've made up my mind. I keep telling myself that, over and over, like a mantra I'm trying to drill deep enough into my chest that it stops feeling hollow. I'm leaving, tonight.It should feel like relief. It should feel like something solid and certain, just the way a decision is supposed to feel once it's been made. Instead, my chest won't stop heaving, and my hands won't stop trembling, and every time I try to breathe through it the air comes out wrong, like there isn't quite enough of it in the room.I press my back against the headboard and stare at the ceiling.Dr. Elias had come in earlier for his evening check. I'd noticed immediately that the nurse beside him was different, not the nurse who had been with him the previous visit. It struck me as odd for a brief moment, but Elias had been his usual calm, methodical self, checking my pulse, asking about pain, reminding me to eat before sleeping. Whatever the reason for the change, it was probably nothing. Maybe it's a

~ RONAN ~I'm feeling uneasy. I can't count the number of times I've paced around this room—it's countless. And funny enough, the two shots of tequila I downed aren't even fucking helping.I've never felt this way before. You know when something is right in front of you, yet you can't fucking solve the puzzle or piece it together? That's exactly how I feel. It's driving me insane.She might not know it, but whoever entered her room doesn't have good intentions. Something about this feels wrong, and I can't shake the feeling that she's in danger.After questioning Liora and demanding answers as her Alpha, I can tell she's being sincere. According to her, she waits until Dr. Elias is finished, and the pack guards can back up her story.I know she's telling the truth, and it's pointless to press the matter any further. Still, that doesn't ease the knot twisting in my gut. If Liora isn't lying, then someone else is involved, and I don't like what that means.I'm beginning to piece togethe

~ RONAN ~My heart is racing faster, faster, fucking faster, as I hold her in my arms and rush to the pack house. Nikolai and the other guards are standing outside, ready for any alarm whatsoever.Nikolai immediately steps up to me, his eyes darting from me to Roselle in my arms."Is everything fine?" he asks.I trudge on. I'm scared that the more time I spend entertaining a conversation, the riskier it becomes."As you can see, it's not."He's trying to keep pace with me. "I thought we were suddenly under attack because of your howl. Is she fine? What happened? Oh, fuck me, this isn't the right time. I'll go talk to the other guards and have them retreat. Let me know if you want me to do anything else for you."I don't respond as I head to her room. I had already mind-linked Elias, and I'm expecting to see him there. I kick open the door to her room and see Elias and the other nurses already waiting inside.Placing her on the bed, Elias and his team set to work almost immediately. I

~ ROSELLE ~Darkness.That's all there is. A darkness so complete, so suffocating, that I can't see beyond a few feet in any direction. I glance around but there's nothing — only an eerie, pressing stillness that makes my chest tight.Where am I? The question echoes uselessly through my mind.Have I died? Has the Moon Goddess finally given up on me and decided this is where it all ends — trapped in an endless void with nothing but silence and shadow? The silence is so profound it feels alive, like if I made a single sound it would reverberate endlessly, bouncing off walls I can't see.All I can remember is the two men. The injection. The cold liquid entering my veins. The world tilting and going black.There's a light at the far end of the darkness, a faint glow cutting through the endless black. Without thinking, I find my feet carrying me toward it. Maybe if I reach it, I'll finally find my bearings and escape this strange, forsaken place.The space is vast. There are no walls, no g