Alpha King’s Lost Luna by Aubrey Pepper

Chapter 188 Beta’s loyalty

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ADALYN

As my words set in, a familiar expression appeared on Silas‘ face. I hadn’t seen it in years, and it sent a wave of satisfaction through me.

My brother was at a loss again.

No matter how tall and strong he now looked, he was still that poor little boy who didn’t even dare to cry for his stupid dead bird.

He clenched his fist at his side and stared at me as if he wanted to smash it directly into my face, but I knew he wouldn’t do that. He was a pathetic wimp, a fool with a wavering heart.

It would be his downfall.

I was sure of it.

After a long, steady silence, Silas seemed defeated. When he finally spoke, his voice sounded meek.

“Father can’t do this,” he muttered, but it was clear by his expression that he didn’t believe his own words. We both knew what Father was capable of. He appeared helpless, though he tried his best to hide that. “1 thought Father wouldn’t…”

His words trailed off and I kept waiting for him to finish his sentence, but he never did.

An uncomfortable pause resumed once again and I tried to imagine what he was thinking about. His gold eyes were distant and his every feature was timid, as if he were a child rather than a grown man.

from the family ever since his birth. Ever since his arrival, he had taken everything away from me. No matter how much I

would I ever want to

to see him in this state of stupid agony. This feeling had been the exact reason I’d told Father all those years ago about that little bird of his. Sure, I could have remained silent and allowed my brother

around this heavy resentment for Silas for so long that I could hardly remember the pleasant days before he’d ever been born. Maybe back then, I had been more like Cora, a girl who led a happy life with love from everyone around her, a girl who’d dreamt about being one

remember that back then, I had a dream like Cora, and my ambition

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188 Beta’s loyalty

have even believed that I would become the future Beta, the first

to think back on those dreams, I couldn’t determine if

and warrior of Wegalla, Silas had arrived and taken Father’s former position. He was a male, after all, so he was the favored

my thoughts

made the hugest mistake, sister, and the whole family will be ashamed when they find

by his

had called me “sister“, perhaps for

far as I knew, Silas hadn’t called me that since the death of his bird, and I wasn’t sure why he was claiming me as family all of a sudden. Maybe

be manipulated,

and loyalty as Betas,” he

but never ‘Beta Adalyn‘. I’ve only ever been called a lady. You can’t imagine what that’s like, can you? To be reduced to nothing more than just a lady, when I come

never understand me either, because he then blurted out “Regardless of what people of the court say, you shouldn’t do this to the Alpha King. Adalyn. There could be no way back

expression softened. “Please, Adalyn. You don’t have to be Father’s pawn, Let me go in there and

moved by his kind tone. He spoke in a way that suggested that he was really