The Howl of Claim | COMPLETED

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F R E Y A R U T H

I slowly opened my eyes, the bright light blinding me momentarily. I blinked a few times to get adjusted to it.

I moaned as I tried to move and everything came back to me.

We finally mated.

Damn, this is so surreal.

I blinked again only to realize a large head on my chest cushioned by my breasts.

"Darius," I whispered and he instantly raised his head to look at me groggily.

"How are you feeling?" He asked and I almost swooned. This is his first sentence in the morning.

Everything this man does makes me love him even harder.

"I am okay." He hummed and got up swiftly from the bed. I shamelessly ogled him, not caring what he thought.

He looked at me with a smirk.

"Come on." Darius pulled me up to stand but I winced, I was still shifting so healing from a Lycan's fuck was not easy.

"Slow down!"

"That's not what you sa-"

"Darius," I said with finality in my voice.

Darius smiled and shook his head. He then swiftly pulled me up in his arms and walked into the bathroom, placing me on the sink, he started the hot water.

While he added oils in the bathtub, I assessed myself.

I was red all over and my mark was now fresh again after the multiple times Darius sunk his canines in it. Marking me again and again.

But the fact that I felt different, more powerful made no sense to me. When I was an Alpha, I thought I can get no more stronger than that but here I am. More stronger.

"What are you thinking?" Darius asks me and I look up at him.

"That now I should kill you and take your throne all for myself." Darius picked me up and walked to the tub.

"I would like to see you try."

...

Darius had left after the hot bath session for me to dress and for him to look over everything that he left.

I dressed in a small cropped off white fill sleeve shirt and a pair of jeans.



And then I exited the room.

I expected to see Marco there but he was not guarding outside my door as usual and my cheery smile turned to a straight line.

Maybe he was with his mate.

I started walking in an unknown direction.

"Freya Valentino, come to the dining hall. I hope you remember the directions." Darius's voice sounded in my head and I almost jumped.

I was still not used to his thick demanding voice in my head.

And since when, was I Freya Valentino?

"Yes, I do remember also, it's Freya Ruth."

"Come now Mrs. Valentino." Looks like he doesn't care.

Well, I will make him.

I start walking until I reach the big door of the dining hall. Nothing had changed since then. The corridors were still well designed and not even a pinch of dust was visible.

Hell, the halls were so isolated that it made me feel as if I was the only one here.

I open the doors of the dining room and step in, I expected a big crowd of Lycans but no, it was only Klepto, Avalon, and Darius.

And Man! Klepto had no long hair anymore. Her hair was snipped down to a boy cut that I once had and Avalon too had really small hair and something I noticed was that he had dried blood on his tiny strands.

Not only that, but there were claw marks on his hands that I could see from far away.

Hmm, I think I know what happened.

Klepto noticed me staring and looked away immediately. I will remember to tease her a little.

But Marco was still nowhere to be seen. Was he okay?

I looked around.

Where should I sit?

I smirk when I hear Darius growl but since I am the Queen, I can't sit where ever I please, no?

I walk to the seat right opposite Darius and sit on it.

Ah, mating with him didn't mean I would fall to his feet. This was fun.

Darius raised an eyebrow at me and I raised one back.

"What?"

Klepto and Avalon quietly watched me.

"Come sit here." Even his low voice was loud enough for me to hear.

"It seems perfectly fine here. I am so comf-"

"Freya." The name! He had to say my name! Because whatever was inside me loved it! Heck, even I loved the way he said my name.

I sigh and reluctantly stand up.

I walk towards the seat annoyed but just when I am in the middle of reaching it, a screeching female enters the hall being dragged by Marco himself.

Was I like this too when Darius was dragging me through the forest?

She immediately stops and straightens up once taking us all in, watching her in amusement.

Marco aswell stopped for a moment and sniffed the air and then looking straight at me. I raised an eyebrow but he only shook his head and look at his frozen mate.

Marco used that moment and dragged the female to the seats and pushed her into one. She sat down with a sour face but didn't say anything.

Just what was going on in her head?

Marco walked around the table and sat beside Avalon, in front of his female.

I too finally sat down in the seat and Darius pulled it closer to him so that both of us were on the head of the table.

Okay.

He knew what I wanted and he gave it to me.

My eyes moved to the female who was staring at me and I wanted to say something to her but then my eyes caught Marco's and he slowly shook his head.

I sighed and grabbed a banana up from the fruit basket.

"Well, I see. Someone got mated last night." The banana got stuck in my throat and I started coughing really hard and Darius immediately jumped into action, lightly thumping my back.

I raised my eyes when I was okay and glared at Klepto.

Okay then.

I literally said, 'I'll kill you' from my glare. She was literally testing my patience.

"So Alaska, please tell us what happened."

And the story started.

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This is one long chapter. I am trying really hard to finish this book as fast as I can! And I hope you enjoy this book Wolfies ♥️

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