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.

brother. To be more exact, I never tried to understand him. Why would I want to do so? Silas had always been the one to receive endless amounts of attention and doting from the family ever since his birth. Ever since his arrival, he had taken everything away from me. No matter how much I achieved, no matter how well I

would I ever want

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 to continue taking care of

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

had a dream like Cora, and my ambition had

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Beta’s loyalty

the future Beta,

I tried to think back on those dreams, I couldn’t determine if I’d truly had them or if

warrior of Wegalla, Silas had arrived and taken Father’s

spoke and interrupted my thoughts with a clearing of his

both have made the hugest mistake, sister, and the whole family will

his declaration for a moment.

had called me “sister“, perhaps for

the death of his bird, and I wasn’t sure why he was claiming me as family all of a sudden. Maybe he

I wouldn’t be manipulated, not anymore.

Betas,” he said,

ever been called a lady. You can’t imagine what that’s like, can

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

Adalyn. You don’t have to be Father’s pawn, Let me go in there and we can pretend this

tone. He spoke in a way that suggested