All Chapters of Stealing the Heart of the Lycan King: Chapter 71 - Chapter 80

CALANTHA Finally, Kaiden crushed his mouth to mine, claiming my lips in a wet, messy, completely unhinged kiss. It wasn’t soft or sweet. It was raw, filled with need and fire. His fingers trailed across my heated skin, finding my breasts, cupping and kneading them with a kind of reverence that contradicted the filthy way his mouth moved against mine. I kissed him back hungrily, wrapping my arms around his broad, powerful frame, our mouths devouring each other’s moans, gasps, and every desperate breath like we were starved and feeding off one another. When he pulled back, my lips were swollen and tingling. Then, his mouth descended to my breast, latching onto one hardened nipple, sucking it into the warmth of his mouth. My body arched off the bed instinctively, a helpless moan escaping me as his teeth grazed it gently. I was losing my mind, spiraling fast. Every nerve ending inside me buzzed with anticipation. Kaiden switched to the other nipple, tongue swirling, sucking, then bi

CALANTHA“That’s just cruel! I can’t believe Kaiden actually did that to you!” Eloise burst out, standing up from my bed, clearly furious. She and Nyx had rushed over as soon as I texted them early this morning. I told them Kaiden wanted me out of the packhouse first thing today.I hadn’t slept at all last night. All I did was cry, my hands clutching my chest like I was trying to hold my heart together. The pain was sharp and deep. Nothing like what I felt when Ryker broke my heart. I thought that had been the worst pain I had ever felt. But that was nothing compared to this.This… was real heartbreak. And even now, as the morning light poured through the window, it still felt like I couldn’t breathe.While the girls helped me fold and pack my clothes into my suitcase, I told them everything. Every single detail about what happened between Kaiden and me last night. Even the truth behind our fake mating. Eloise was pacing now, shaking her head and mumbling under her breath. Nyx sat o

CALANTHA Bradley drove me, Nyx, and Eloise to the new apartment he had found for me. It was in a tall, high-end building, modern and luxurious. Just like he promised, the place was beautiful. It was spacious and elegant, with a huge floor-to-ceiling window that felt like a wall of glass, looking out over the entire pack.It was perfect. But the ache in my chest wouldn’t let me enjoy it.Together, Bradley and the girls helped me set up the place. We didn’t go overboard. Just the basics: a couch, a center table with a rug, some wall art, a few plants. It was simple, but cozy.By the time we were done, it was almost noon. Bradley offered to drop the girls off before heading back to the packhouse. Before she left, Eloise handed me the emergency pill we had talked about earlier.“Take it right away,” she said, placing the sealed packet in my hand. “If more than 72 hours pass, there’s a risk you could get pregnant.”“Thanks, El.” I whispered, pulling her into a grateful hug. All three of

CALANTHAThe weekend came and it sucked. I was lying on the couch, surrounded by junk food wrappers, eating popcorn straight from the bucket, and staring blankly at the ceiling. I had been bingeing on snacks and doing absolutely nothing for the past few days, stuck in a haze of sadness and confusion. Somewhere in my head, I knew I should probably get up and do something useful, but I just couldn’t.I told myself it was post-breakup depression. Even though Kaiden and I weren’t exactly real mates, the pain still felt real. Maybe that was what made it worse. Falling so hard for someone who never truly claimed me. Pathetic, isn’t it?It still didn’t stop the sudden bursts of tears or those awful waves of emotion every time I thought about him. I couldn’t believe he actually let me go so easily, like I meant nothing.And just as I was spiraling again, my phone buzzed beside me. I grabbed it half-heartedly, expecting a random notification, but it was a message from our friendship group

KAIDEN“Ivy has been the top student in our pack’s academy since she was a child,” Councilman Leonard said proudly. “She even started her own charity to support the less privileged in our pack. She’s quiet, loves her books, and always keeps to herself.”“Really?” My mother let out a soft laugh at his words. “Then she truly sounds like the perfect match for my son.”As they went on talking about the idea of Ivy being the best concubine candidate for me, I kept eating my food silently, not bothering to join their conversation.We were all seated around the dining table—my mother, Councilman Leonard, Ivy, and me. I noticed Ivy sneaking shy glances at me while she quietly ate her food, but I didn’t look back at her. The only time I had actually looked at her was when she first walked in with her father.She was beautiful, no doubt. Tall, slender, with curly blonde hair. But nothing about her stood out to me. Not the way Calantha had.And that frustrated me.No matter how much I tried to m