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.

attention and doting from the family ever since his birth. Ever since his arrival, he had taken

why would I ever want to understand

sounded, it made me feel good 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

more like Cora, a girl who led a happy life with love from everyone around her, a girl who’d dreamt about being one of the leading warriors for this country.

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

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Beta’s

I would become the future

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

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 male, after

interrupted my thoughts with a clearing of his throat.

wrong move,” he warned. “A very wrong one. You both have made the

his declaration for

called me “sister“, perhaps for the

admit that I was surprised 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

way, I wouldn’t be manipulated,

as Betas,” he said, and I blurted

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 most

There could be no way back from this. Imagine what’s going to

to be Father’s pawn, Let me go in there

He spoke in a way that suggested that he was really concerned about