All Chapters of Claimed By The Storm Brothers: Chapter 1 - Chapter 5

EiraPlease just let me find my mate already.That was the first thought in my head when I opened my eyes. Not happy birthday. Not today might be different. Just the same quiet, desperate plea I had been repeating for months.Let him show up and take me away from all of this. I’m so tired of surviving them.I had lived in the Moonridge pack house for six years, but it never felt like home. After my parents died, Alpha Ronan took me into their house to stay as a servant. I cooked, cleaned, did laundry, and stayed out of the way. In return I got a small attic room, food, and the chance to go to school. Most people in the house treated me like I wasn’t there. The Alpha was the only one who treated me nicely.His sons were a different story. Kael, Thorne, and Soren the Alpha’s triplet sons had made my life difficult since the day I arrived. Kael mostly ignored me. Soren liked public humiliation. Thorne was the worst. He didn’t need a reason. A look, a delayed answer, or just existing near

EiraA crowd was already forming around the checkout counter. Whispers drifted toward me from every direction.“Isn’t that Eira?”“Yeah, the slave girl.”“What’s she doing in a place like this?”I stood frozen, staring at the floor, unable to form a single word. Then I spotted Soren coming from the side of the store with his arm around a girl’s waist. They were laughing about something as they walked closer. When they got near the checkout, the girl reached up, pulled the black mask down under her chin, and tipped the baseball cap back.That was when it finally clicked.I had known she looked familiar the entire time, I just hadn’t been sure. Now there was no doubt.Elara. Soren’s girlfriend.She was the one who had pretended to be a mall employee and filled the trolley for me. The whole thing had been planned just to humiliate me.Why did they hate me this much? What had I ever done to deserve it?As if he could hear my thoughts, Thorne stepped up beside me and leaned in close enough

EiraBehind him stood the triplets: Thorne, Soren, and Kae they remained silent.My bag suddenly felt heavier.Alpha Ronan didn’t waste time.“I know everything,” he said. “I overheard the three of you last night in the garden. I know about the mate bond.”His eyes moved to the triplets, hard and disappointed.“And some of the workers at the mall already reported to me what happened yesterday how you publicly humiliated her and made her look like a thief.” His voice dropped into a low growl. “You will apologize. Now.”None of them moved.“I said now.”Thorne was the first to speak. His voice was pure ice. “Sorry.” He didn’t even look at me.Soren’s apology was just as hollow. “Yeah. Sorry.”Kael didn’t bother pretending. He stared straight at me and said, “Apologies,” like the word itself disgusted him.Alpha Ronan nodded once, satisfied enough. “You three will treat her with basic respect from this point forward. Am I clear?”They didn’t answer. They just turned and walked out withou