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

would I ever want

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

hardly remember the pleasant days before he’d ever been born. Maybe back then, I had been more like

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

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become the future Beta, the first one

dreams, I couldn’t determine if I’d truly

I’d dreamed of becoming the Beta of the Crescent Pack and warrior of Wegalla, Silas had arrived and taken Father’s

spoke and interrupted my thoughts

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

his declaration for a moment.

for the

by this appellation. As 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 he was trying to provoke a sense of closeness, or he was trying to show some softness in an attempt to coax me into doing what

wouldn’t be manipulated, not

responsibility and loyalty as Betas,” he said, and I

back ironically. “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

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

softened. “Please, Adalyn. You don’t have to be Father’s pawn, Let me

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 really