Claimed by the Alpha's Love (Tori and Lucas) novel Chapter 66

Chapter 66

Tori’s POV:

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I closed my dorm room door behind me, leaning against it with a deep exhale.

The scent of Lucas still clung to my clothes from the car ride.

It was becoming harder to ignore how my wolf Tracy perked up whenever he was near, a reaction I couldn’t understand or control.

I couldn’t keep putting this off.

I grabbed my phone and opened a new message to Lucas. I needed to set clear boundaries between us. My fingers hovered over the keyboard, struggling to find the right words that wouldn’t sound ungrateful after all his help.

Before I could type anything, my phone screen lit up with Morgan’s incoming call.”

“Hey, I answered.

“Tori! I’ve been thinking,” Morgan’s voice bubbled with excitement. “Finals are next week, and then we have winter break. What are your plans?”

I sat on my bed, considering the question. “I promised my grandmother I’d visit her.”

“What? Does that mean I won’t see you for the entire break?” Her disappointment was palpable even through the phone.

“I haven’t been back for a long time, Morgan. She’s not well.”

“I understand,” she sighed dramatically.

“But before you go, we should celebrate surviving finals! There’s this new club called Enchanted that everyone’s talking about-

“No,” I cut her off firmly. “Absolutely not.”

“Come on, Tori! Live a little!”

“Morgan, clubs are dangerous for young wolves, especially female like you There are males who prey on-”

“Not every male is a predator, she protested.

One bad encounter is all it takes,’ I said quietly, memories of Noah Morris and that night four years ago flashing through my mind. Promise me you won’t go alone.”

‘Fine,’ she groaned. “Yu’re missing out on all the fun.”

We talked about finals for a while before hanging up.

I tried to focus on studying, but my mind kept drifting between Lucas’s stnge behavior and Morgan’s recklessness

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Chapter 66

The harsh ring of my phone jolted me awake.

The digital clock read 1:42 AM.

“Hello?” I answered groggily.

“Is this Tori?” a male voice I didn’t recognize asked.

“Yes. Who’s this?”

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‘Look, your friend Morgan is drunk at Enchanted Club. She keeps saying our name, and I found your number in her phone. You should come get her before she gets into trouble.”

My blood ran cold. I’ll be right there.”

I threw on jeans and a hoodie, grabbed my wallet, and rushed out.

Twenty minutes later, I stood outside the club.

Bass-heavy music pulsed from within, and the mingled scents of alcohol,erfume, and pheromones assaulted my sensitive nose.

I steeled myself and pushed through the entrance.

Inside was chaos-flashing lights, dancing bodies, and the overwhelming cacophony of heartbeats, conversations, and music.

I forced myself to focus, filtering through the sensory overload to search for Morgan’s familiar scent of honeysuckle and sunshine.

I found her at the bar, giggling as she tried to order another drink.

Her movements were uncoordinated, her eyes unfocused.

“Morgan, I gripped her arm. “We’re leaving.”

She turned to me with a wide, sloppy grin. “Tori! You came to party!”

“No, I came to take you home. You’re drunk.”

‘I’m not drunk,” she slurred, then hiccupped. “Okay, maybe a little. But it fun!”

“It’s dangerous, I hissed, tugging her arm. “Let’s go.”

“Nooo,” she whined, pulling away. “I’m having fun. Just one more drink!

As I tried reasoning with her, a faint cry for help reached my ears, barelyudible over the music.

But my hearing caught it clearly.

I hesitated, glancing at Morgan’s unsteady form. Getting involved might bog trouble, especially for someone with my biatury. But the desperation in that voice tugged at something inside me.

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“Stay here,” I told Morgan firmly, guiding her to sit on a barstool. Don’t ove

I followed the sound to a hallway leading to private rooms.

The scent of fear grew stronger-acrid and sharp-mixing with the unmistakable aggressive musk of males,”

Another plea for help, followed by cruel laughter.

I peered around the corner and saw a young woman surrounded by three men outside one of the VIP rooms.

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