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 receive endless amounts of attention and doting from the family ever since his birth. Ever since his arrival, he had taken everything away from me. No matter how much I achieved, no matter how well I excelled, it was never enough.

I ever want to

those years ago about that little bird of

for so long that I could hardly remember the pleasant days before he’d ever been born. Maybe back then, I had been more like Cora, a girl who led a happy life with love from everyone around her, a

remember that back then, I had a dream

A

Beta’s loyalty

that I would become the future Beta, the first

tried to think back on those dreams, I couldn’t determine if I’d truly

course, 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

my thoughts with a clearing of

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

aback by his declaration for a

“sister“, perhaps for

called me that since the death of his bird, and I wasn’t sure why he was claiming me as

be manipulated, not

responsibility and loyalty as Betas,” he

Oliver‘, but never ‘Beta Adalyn‘. I’ve only ever been called a lady. You can’t imagine what that’s like, can you?

could be no way back from this. Imagine what’s going to happen when Asher

don’t have to be Father’s pawn, Let me go in there and we can pretend this never happened.”

total nonsense, I might have been moved by his kind tone. He spoke in a way that suggested that he was really concerned about me