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.

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,

ever

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

more like Cora, a girl who led a happy life with love from everyone around her, a girl

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

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188 Beta’s loyalty

I would become the future Beta,

if I’d truly had them or if it’d been a figment

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

and interrupted my thoughts with a clearing

one. You both have made the

aback by his declaration

“sister“, perhaps for the first time

me as family all of a sudden. Maybe he was trying

I wouldn’t be manipulated,

our responsibility and loyalty as Betas,” he

“No one has ever 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 you? To be reduced to nothing more than just a lady, when I come from one of the

say, you shouldn’t do this to the Alpha King. Adalyn. There could be no way back from this. Imagine what’s going

Father’s pawn, Let me go in there and we can pretend this

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 really concerned about