Lahat ng Kabanata ng Claimed By The Crown: Kabanata 1 - Kabanata 7

REMI’S P.O.V.“I’ve changed my mind. It’s not worth it, Remi! Please, let’s go back!” My best friend Thesta begged, grabbing my arm as the bell chimed three times high above our heads in warning.My body jolted as I flinched from the sound, but Thesta ducked, covering her sensitive ears.The ringing of the bell was loud enough that no shifter wanted to come this close to it, making it the perfect place for me to hide.Three chimes.Three minutes left until the full Blood Moon would rise like a spotlight to watch the massacre.Then the wild beasts of the North would start their hunt… and we were their prey.We were taught from childhood that the Blood Moon was the one night a year that no one could be outside.The Blood Moon did something to the Lycans on the mountain. Their beasts would come forward and their bloodlust would be uncontrollable. By sunrise, they disappeared again, leaving only carnage behind.No one knew why, and no one had been able to stop them.“Join me or don’t, but

REMI’S P.O.V.Unable to risk them choosing the easy, half-conscious woman in the tower across the way, I tucked Thesta’s shirt into my waistband and did something that I knew instantly I would regret.“Here, Wolfie-Wolfie!” I called out with a shaky voice full of regret. As soon as the words left my mouth, I knew that I didn’t need to worry about them going after Thesta, because the snarls and noises of offense rang loud and clear through the town.Bending forward slightly, my hands trembled as I lifted them before smacking them down onto my thighs a few times.‘Now you’ve done it, Remi.’ I thought as all but one of the lycans braced themselves, leaning forward slightly as they shifted their weight, preparing to charge at me with their white fangs glinting in the moonlight.The only one who didn’t react was the largest in the center. He was easily half a foot taller than the others and wider, too.He looked stunned for another moment before I lifted my hands to pat my thighs again. O

REMI'S P.O.V.The further we walked into their city, the more appeared, and it only took one to throw their head back and howl before all of the other lycans did the same.The horror of seeing that they were celebrating one of the worst and scariest nights of a shifter's life was bone-chilling.The body beneath me trembled again, and the distinct sound of bones breaking made me look up again to find the other beasts slowly transforming back to their skin.My jaw dropped as I looked them over. They were tall, and more muscular than any standard shifter I had ever seen, but just as scary as they had been in their lycan form.Yet, my beast didn't shift, and the brief wave of disappointment that hit me shocked me back to reality.No! Not MY beast.He was my mate, but he was also one of the monsters who killed my pack members. He was the monster who had just dragged me through the forest like I was a deer he had caught.The faster my head healed, the clearer my mind became, and I tensed as

MALRIC’S P.O.V.A vicious growl ripped through my chest as I stormed down the hallway.My wolf was out of his mind. I had never felt him take this kind of control unless it was the blood moon. But that had been yesterday, and the effects of the moon had never lasted this long before.Yet, all I could think about was the woman in my room, standing there in nothing but a red slip meant to seduce me.And it had been working.Everything about her had been calling to my wolf… calling to me.It took everything I had to remind myself that she was there for one reason and one reason only. She was no different than the others.“What's going on?” Greyson, my Beta, asked as I stormed past him and into my private sitting room.“Nothing,” I snapped, but the hairs on the back of my neck stood like a dark omen, telling me to turn around and go back to my room.I felt my wolf pacing in my mind, growing more agitated with each passing moment.“Is it the woman?” Greyson asked, following me into my sitt