ENEMY'S CLAIM:CLAIMED BY THE RUTHLESS ALPHA のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 1 - チャプター 4

TAMARA.I knew something was wrong the moment I walked into the council chamber that morning. The elders were already seated around the long table, but none of them looked at ease. Their faces were serious, their hands folded in front of them, and the usual quiet conversations that filled the room before a council meeting were missing. No one had told me why I had been summoned. That alone was enough to make me suspicious.I had barely taken my place in front of the council when my thoughts returned to what I had been told that morning. Alpha Atlas of Shadow Crescent was coming to Moonlight Pack. I had never met him, but I knew his name well. Everyone did. Shadow Crescent and Moonlight Pack had not seen eye to eye for years. Our packs had fought on opposite sides during the war, and although the fighting had ended, the hatred left behind had never completely disappeared.So why was Alpha Atlas coming here now? And why had I been called into the council chamber before his arrival?I lo

TAMARA.For a moment, I could not speak. Of all the people who could have witnessed what had just happened, it had to be him.Atlas had heard Darius threaten me with banishment, and judging by the calmness in his eyes, he seemed completely satisfied by it.I forced myself to straighten.“Exactly how much did you demand in exchange for protecting my pack?”He answered without hesitation.“For now, just you.”My fists tightened.“As your mate.”It wasn't a question.His eyes remained on mine.“As whatever I desire you to be.”He stepped closer.“And there are many things I can think of at the moment, Tamara.”I held his gaze even though every instinct told me to step away.“I am not your property.”“Not yet,” he agreed.The answer surprised me.Then his voice became colder.“But you're about to be. Because you are a woman who has agreed to mate the enemy because your people need what I control.”Anger rose inside me.“I did not agree willingly.”“You are still standing here.”His words