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.

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

I ever want to understand him?

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

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

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

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become the future

if I’d truly had them

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

thoughts

warned. “A very wrong one. You both have made the hugest mistake, sister, and the whole family

was taken aback by his declaration for

“sister“, perhaps for the first time in years.

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

way, I wouldn’t be

responsibility and loyalty as Betas,” he said, and

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

There could be no way

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

his kind tone. He spoke in a