Claimed by the Alpha's Love (Tori and Lucas) novel Chapter 108

Chapter 108

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My jaw clenched as I stared at the images.

Just last night, I had explicitly told the reporter I didn’t want my photo published-yet here I was, plastered across social media for everyone to

see.

I scrolled through the comments with growing unease:

“How does an Omega even understand advanced calculations? Someone must have helped her.”

“Silver eyes AND brains? Is this girl for real?”

“My brother got second place. He’s furious he lost to an Omega.”

“She’s beautiful. Definitely got special treatment from the judges.”

But there were others, too:

“I was at the competition. She finished the problems in half the allotted time. Pure genius.”

“Moonlight Goddess! Beauty and brains!”

“About time an Omega showed those arrogant what real intelligence looks like

My fingers tightened around the phone as I kept scrolling, searching for any mention of Silver Fang or my past.

A knot of dread formed in my stomach with each swipe, but to my relief, there was nothing about the incident four years ago. Just speculation, admiration, and the inevitable prejudice.

“What’s wrong?”

I looked up to find my grandmother awake, her silver eyes watching me wh concern.

“Just some nonsense about the competition,” I said, putting my phone awa and taking her hand. “How are you feeling?”

“Like I’ve been kicked by a moose,” she replied with a weak smile.

I returned her smile, squeezing her hand gently. You gave us quite a scar

“I’m sorry, sweetheart.’ Her voice softened. “You have enough burdens without me adding to them.”

“Don’t say that,” I chided gently. “You’re never a burden.”

Her eyes filled with tears. “You should never have had to go through what you did.”

I looked away, uncomfortable with her sympathy. After a moment, I changed the subject. “The doctor says you can recover at home. I’ll arrange

everything.”

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“I’ll manage,” I assured her. “Right now, you need to focus on getting better

She nodded reluctantly, and we sat in companionable silence until she dried back to sleep.

My phone vibrated again-Morgan calling this time. I stepped into the hallway to answer.

“Hey, have you seen what they’re saying about you online?” Her voice bubled with excitement. “You’re like, totally famous now!”

“I saw,” I said, less enthusiastically. “It’s… a lot.”

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“A lot? It’s amazing! Everyone’s talking about you. The mysterious silver-eyed Omega who’s a math genius!” She paused. “Are you okay? You

sound off.”

“Just tired. My grandmother had surgery last night.”

“Oh no! Is she alright?”

“She will be. The surgery went well, but recovery will take time.”

“I’m so sorry, Tori. Let me know if there’s anything I can do to help.

I appreciated her concern but knew there wasn’t much she could do. “Thanks, Morgan.”

There was a brief pause before she spoke again, her voice suddenly dropping to a conspiratorial whisper.

“But…I can’t believe you didn’t tell me about you and Alpha Lucas! Some riend you are, keeping secrets that big. But despite your betrayal, I’m still nice enough to let you know he was in a car accident the other night.

My heart stuttered. Before I could even respond, Morgan barreled on.

“But he’s already awake and supposedly fine. That’s not the issue.”

Her tone turned urgent.

“The problem is Vivienne has been circling him. She’s at the hospital prac cally every day, bringing flowers and food and whatever. Mom says she barely leaves his side.”

She paused dramatically. “If you don’t show up soon, your man’s going to get snatched right out from under you. Just saying.”

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