All Chapters of Shattered by three, claimed by none: Chapter 31 - Chapter 40

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chapter 31: How could you hide it from your daughter

Sage's POVMilo interrupted me, her voice rising with emotion. "All this while. All this time. I was with my father. And I did not even know."I reached for her hand, but she pulled it back."I wondered why he felt so familiar," Milo continued, her eyes shining with tears. "Even though I have never met him before. I felt confused because I felt the same way for Mr. Vex and Mr. Cass. The same familiarity. So I did not think much on it. I thought I was just being silly."I sat down on the edge of her bed and took a breath. There was no more hiding. No more lies. "All three of them are your fathers, Milo."Milo's face went completely still. Her mouth opened, then closed. "How is that possible? How can someone have three fathers?"I took her hand again, and this time she did not pull away. "It is possible. It is rare, but it is possible. I am sorry I did not tell you sooner. I wanted to, but I was too much of a coward to do it. You deserved to know the truth, and I kept it from you because

Chapter 32: What the fuck did you do

Vex's POVI sat in the hard wooden chair, my eyes fixed on the door that led to Kael's room. Cass sat beside me, his elbows on his knees, his head bowed. In the waiting room, the clock on the wall ticked loudly, marking the passage of time that felt far too slow.Kael was not someone who could be hurt to the point of hospitalization. He was an Alpha. His healing was superior to most wolves. For him to be lying in a bed with cracked ribs and a possible spinal injury, something significant had happened in that cavern. Something between him and Sage. I did not know what, and the not knowing gnawed at me like a persistent itch I could not scratch.But at least there had been progress in the investigation. The guide's revelation about the smuggled crystals was a significant piece of the puzzle. Someone in this community was working with the perpetrator, enabling the creation of the virus. I would find out who. And I would also find another cure, one that did not involve a child. Milo deser

chapter 33: beat him to a pulp

Vex's POVI could not believe what I had just heard. The words echoed in my head, bouncing off the walls of my skull, refusing to settle into any kind of logical order."Why did you do that?" I demanded, my voice low and dangerous. "Why did you ruin her life? She did nothing to you. Nothing."I was aware of the workers and other people in the waiting room staring at us, their eyes wide, their mouths open. I did not care. This was between me and Cass.Cass lay on the floor, his nose bleeding, his eyes fixed on the ceiling. "I was foolish," he said. "I made a stupid mistake. I was jealous that my mate did not belong to me alone. I could not stand the thought of sharing her with you and Kael. So I thought that if you and Kael rejected her, if her reputation was destroyed, she would have no one left but me. I could have her for myself."I punched him again. My fist connected with his jaw, and his head snapped to the side. He did not try to block it. He just took it, like he had been waiti

chapter 34: Do you feel bad

Vex's POVI waited for her answer, my heart pounding in my chest. The seconds stretched out like hours.Milo looked at me with those dark, knowing eyes. "Aunt Sage did not tell me everything in full details. She only said that she had a huge fight with you three men a long time ago, and that things ended badly. But I am not a baby. I can figure things out on my own."I raised an eyebrow. "And what do you think happened?"Milo crossed her small arms over her chest. "I think that the three of you were fighting over who would get to be with her. And since she did not choose any of you, you all threw a fit and did something to hurt her. You all broke her heart."I stared at her. Her assumption was so far from the actual truth that it was almost laughable. But at the same time, she said something innocent and yet painfully accurate.I rarely laughed. It was not something I did often, or well. But hearing this child, this seven-year-old girl, lay out her theory about adult drama with such c

chapter 35: Ruin the mood

Cass's POVI sat in the meeting room, my body still sore from the punches Vex had landed on me the day before. The bruises on my face had faded overnight, but the shame in my chest remained fresh and raw. Kael sat beside me, completely healed. Vex sat beside Sage, and he had not looked or spoken to me since.Sage's eyes fixed on Elder Tomas. She had not acknowledged any of us when she walked in. She simply took her seat and waited for the meeting to begin, her face a mask of cold professionalism. Elder Tomas stood at the head of the table, his weathered hands resting on the wood. His face was grave, and the other elders beside him wore matching expressions of disappointment and anger."I am very disappointed," Elder Tomas said, his voice carrying through the room. "Someone among our people is betraying us. Someone has been smuggling crystals out of the Caverns of Ash and providing them to outsiders. This is not a small crime. This is a betrayal of everything our community stands for.

chapter 36: beat him up

Cass's POV I grabbed the man by the collar and dragged him away from Sage. His feet scraped against the wooden floor, and he struggled against my grip, but I was stronger. I was faster. I threw him against the nearest wall, and his back hit the wood with a satisfying crack."You will not disrespect her," I said, my voice low and shaking with rage. "You will not speak to her. You will not look at her. Do you understand me?"The man laughed. It was a wet, ugly sound. "Or what? You will hit me? Go ahead. I have had worse from prettier men." He looked past me at Sage, and his smile widened. "Look at her. Standing there like she is worth something. Trying to act like she is not just a hole for you to fill. Is that it? Are you fucking her? Maybe I should get a taste too. She looks like she needs a real man."I punched him in the face.His head snapped back and hit the wall. Blood sprayed from his nose, and his eyes rolled back for a moment before focusing on me again. He was unconscious. B

chapter 37: Broken toy

Kael's POV I stepped out of the lab and walked along the hallway, my mind still spinning from everything Vex had shown me. The crystal sat in its containment box, glowing faintly, while behind the reinforced glass of another chamber, the virus pulsed and writhed like something alive. Vex had explained the molecular similarities, the way the crystal's energy could theoretically neutralize the virus if properly processed. But theoretically was not good enough. Not when my father was lying in a bed, waiting to die."Can you create the cure with this?" I had asked.Vex had looked at me with that frustratingly honest expression of his. "I am not sure yet. It will take a series of trials. Errors. Adjustments. This is not something I can solve overnight."I did not have time for trials and errors. My father did not have time. Every day we spent in this community was another day he grew weaker. Another day closer to the end. But Vex was right. The crystal was the only solution we had now. I

chapter 38: Broken walls

Kael's POVI froze at her words. The rocks in my hand felt heavier than they should have. The noise of the other children playing faded into the background, and all I could hear was the sound of my own heartbeat.Milo did not look away from me. Her eyes were steady, patient, waiting for an answer I did not know how to give."Anyone can guess that you and my aunt do not get along," Milo said. "Did you forget that she carried a weapon to attack you when you and the others saved her and me from the river? From the looks of it, she hates you. So I wonder what exactly you and the others did to her."I opened my mouth, but no words came out. What could I say? That we had claimed her and abandoned her? That we had let her wake up alone in a forest while her naked pictures spread through the entire school? That I had watched Mara bully her for years and done nothing?These were not things to tell a child."When I was young," I said slowly, "I was given an option. To accept my heart, or to acc

chapter 39: Seal things off

Sage's POVI stepped off the motorcycle and the familiar ache in my legs reminded me how long we had been riding. The town square felt like hours ago, though it had only lasted till this early evening. My mind was still turning over everything Daniel and the woman had told us. Someone from the higher council was involved. Maybe more than one.I needed to tell the others. Kael. Vex. We had to figure out our next move before whoever was pulling the strings realized we were getting close.I looked up and saw Milo running toward me from the courtyard. Her small arms wrapped around my waist, and she pressed her face into my stomach."I missed you, Aunt Sage," she said.I hugged her back, smoothing her hair with my hand. "I know. I missed you too. How have you been doing?"Milo pulled back and looked up at me. Her eyes flicked toward something behind me, and I turned my head slightly to see Kael standing near the entrance of the hotel. He was watching us. Milo looked back at me and said, "Th

chapter 40 : an old colleague

Sage's POVClara led me down the hallway to the private meeting rooms. The walls were lined with the same dark wood as the rest of the hotel, and the floors were covered in thick carpets that muffled our footsteps. She stopped in front of a door near the end of the corridor."He is inside," Clara said. "I have to leave to attend to other thing."I thanked her, and she walked away. I took a breath, turned the handle, and pushed the door open.The room was small but comfortable. A table in the center, a few chairs around it, and a window that looked out onto the darkening courtyard. There was a man inside, standing with his back to me. His shoulders were broad, and his posture was familiar in a way that made my chest tighten."You were asking for me," I said. "Do I know you?"The man turned around slowly, and a smile spread across his face. It was a cheesy smile. "You cannot even recognize me anymore? I am hurt, Sage. Truly hurt."I saw his face, and I was stunned.Tom. It was Tom.I ha

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