Page 37 of Claimed By Werewolf
All eyes shifted to me.
I dragged slowly on my cigarette, exhaled the smoke, and let the silence stretch.
“She’s not a problem,” I said finally.
Tremor’s grin sharpened.“Not yet.”
I leaned forward and planted my elbows on the table.“She’s mine.That means she’s under my protection.Anyone got a problem with that can take it up with me.”
The room buzzed instantly.Some were surprised, some were amused, and some were angry.
“You claiming her?For real?”Prez asked, voice flat.
The weight of the words pressed down like a hammer.Claiming wasn’t casual.Claiming meant she was marked.Off-limits.Family.
Claiming meant I was putting her life and mine on the same line.
I met his gaze steadily.“Yeah.I’m claiming her.”
The noise around the table rose, sharp and heated, until Prez lifted a hand and the room went quiet.
His eyes bored into mine, sharp enough to cut.Then, slowly, he nodded.
“Fine.She’s yours.But you keep her close.You keep her quiet.And if she becomes a liability, it’s your head.”
My pulse hammered, but I didn’t flinch.“Understood.”
The gavel slammed against the table and ended church.
But as the brothers stood, Tremor lingered with his stare locked on me.
When the room cleared, he leaned close with his teeth bared in something that wasn’t a smile.
“You just signed both your names in blood.”
Then he walked out with the echo of his warning and the weight of what I’d just done.
The garage was buzzing when I rode up.Word traveled fast in a club.It had only been an hour since church, and word had spread like wildfire about me and Demi.
Brothers looked at me differently now.Some with respect.Some with curiosity.
And Demi.
I wasn’t going to have to wait long to see what she thought about me publicly claiming her.She was sitting on the steps outside, waiting, with her arms wrapped around herself like she knew the world had just shifted under her feet.
When she saw me, she stood.“Where were you?”
I didn’t answer.Not yet.
I grabbed her hand and pulled her into the back lot, away from prying eyes.
She didn’t resist.
When we stopped, she yanked free.“What happened?”
I met her gaze.“I claimed you.”
Her breath caught, her eyes wide.“You what?”
