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.

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

would I ever want

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 to continue taking care of the creature, but I’d seen an opportunity to mess with

I had been more like Cora, a girl who

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

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188 Beta’s loyalty

even believed that I would become the

dreams, I couldn’t determine if I’d truly had them or if it’d been a figment of my imagination.

none of that mattered now. Even if I’d dreamed of becoming the Beta of the Crescent Pack and warrior of Wegalla, Silas had arrived and taken Father’s former position. He was a

interrupted my thoughts with a clearing

made a wrong move,” he warned. “A very wrong one. You both have made the hugest mistake, sister, and the whole family will be ashamed when they find out.”

his declaration for a moment.

“sister“, perhaps for the first

I wasn’t sure why he was claiming me as family all of a sudden. Maybe he was trying to provoke a sense of closeness, or he was trying

be manipulated, not

responsibility and loyalty as Betas,” he said, and I blurted out a

called me a Beta. They always say ‘Beta Silas” and “Beta Oliver‘, but never ‘Beta Adalyn‘. I’ve only ever been called a lady. You can’t imagine what that’s like, can

would 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 from this. Imagine what’s going to happen when Asher wakes up. Things might seem exciting and grand now, but

expression softened. “Please, Adalyn. You don’t have to be Father’s pawn, Let me go in there and we can pretend this never

supposed if he wasn’t speaking total nonsense, I might have been moved by his kind tone. He spoke in a way that suggested that he was