Claimed By The Possessive Twin Generals

with Mara's armed escort leading the way. She clutched at Flynn's sleeve-a small, instinctive gesture that made her look scared and dependent, exactly

k crystal that seemed to absorb the very light around it. The Core Nexus. The heart

idating edifice. Her heart was pounding, but her mind was a sea of calm. She had gam

read from the entrance. The low hum of hundreds of citizens going about t

ents common in the Empire, possessed a natural, breathtaking beauty that was utterly alien. Her movements were

he air grew thick with the cloying, desperate scent of their u

eir own power-a cold, crushing wave of pure, top-tier Alpha dominance. The low-level Alphas who had released the

snapped, guiding them through a private VIP ch

, stark and white. In the center, a massive, crystalline matrix

plate," Mara commanded, gestur

usness. She stepped forward and placed h

treams, impossibly complex, flooded the holographic screen above them. Her genetic code, her cellular makeup, her reti

ite-knuckled fists at his sides. He was more

A single, selfish prayer echoed in his mind: Please

been a blur of motion, sl

rving silence, broken only by

the center of the screen. They we

TY NOT

no one moved.

and a wave of elation so powerful it almost buckled his knees washed over him. She

lue. An unregistered, unattached, adult female of breathtaking beauty could be shaped, guided-assigned to the right house to secure alliances. She looked at Elara not as a pe

, her eyes wide with expertly crafted terror. "What does that mean?"

stance between them in a single stride and pulled her into a fierce, protective em

against her hair. "You weren't abandoned. You wer

something more diplomatic. "But first, she belongs to the Empire. And the Empire is in her debt." She turned to a console, her f

lank registration form reserved for the highest echelons of Imperial society. Th

f calculated satisfaction. "We'll finalize the file under the name you g

lanced up at Flynn, as if seeking final silent approval

al moment, she had looked to him to anchor her new life. The

l database with a final keystroke. The system automatically as

n, translucent card, shimmering with embedded g

Elara with a slight bow. "Lara," she declared, "on behalf of the Empire, I welcome you. You

energy, stepped forward. "And her accommodat

n the very heart of the city's most affluent district. "An A-Class automated villa has been assigned to he

a secure compound. The security is for show. It's designed to deter p

s precious citizen in a military barracks, Major? Sur

unds wonderful," she said softly, looking at Mara. "I don't want to be

"Very well," he said, his voice leaving no room for negotiation. "But my brother and I will be exercising our right as hig

e voluntary assignment of two Major Generals. Reluctantly, she typed in the autho

n tense silence. The hovercraft soared over the glittering cityscape and passed through a se

ern, all clean lines and vast walls of smart glass, surrounded by lush, alien botany. A privat

ghtly. Back on Earth, a place like this would have belon

ra's hand. The villa's AI spoke, its voice smooth and genderless. "Welcome home, Citi

The floors were polished white marble, a massive, crystalline chandelier fl

e scoffed, kicking it lightly. "Completely unworthy. Her skin is too delicat

tilation shaft. "The sensor coverage is inadequate," he muttered to himself. "There are at least four

ked down at the sprawling, alien metropolis, a river of light and motion. For the first time since waking up in this

ete renovation and militarization of her new house. A genuine

ull of sincere gratitude. "For eve

d. They turned to look at her, bathed in the

beginning," he said, his voice a low, possessive rumble. "I will make thi

the house," he declared, "but your life is now our responsibility. From this moment on, everythin

nse face to Flynn's, and she gave a small, submissive nod

was suddenly, comically, broke

rro

rom Elara

ks. She clapped a hand over h

e fierce, possessive Alphas vanished, replaced

ling laugh from Flynn. The sound was warm and genuine, and

of mirth from his eye. "First ord

lose on his heels, leaving Elara standing by the window, her face