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.

had always been the one to receive endless amounts of attention and doting from the family ever since his birth. Ever

would I ever want

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

been born. Maybe back then, I had been more like Cora, a girl who led

dream like

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have even believed that I would become the future

determine if I’d truly had them or

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

finally spoke and interrupted my thoughts

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

by his declaration for

had called me “sister“, perhaps for the

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,

be manipulated,

spoil our responsibility and loyalty as Betas,”

only ever been called a lady. You can’t imagine what that’s like, can you? To be reduced to

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 you can’t see from your excitement that actions

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

have been moved by his kind tone. He spoke in a