Betrayed by an alpha claimed by a lycan king

Chapter 36

SAGE

I woke up to the familiar ceiling of my chamber. I furrowed my brow upon realizing where I was. How did I get here? I can clearly remember walking into the king's chamber and witnessing the beast trapped inside his room. But seeing myself back in my room. I can't help but think that it was all but a dream. "Good morning, my lady" Elara greeted me as he walked inside my room.

"Good morning, Elara." I responded. I waited for a minute, hoping she would say something about what happened and why I was here instead of His Majesty's room, but she remained silent and proceeded to do her chores. "Do you need anything, my lady?" she asked when she noticed me staring at her.

She frowned as if she

"Are you the one who brought me back here!" I asked.

N-Nothing. But I hesitated fully understand what I was talking about. "Brought you back from where, my Lady?" she replied, equally confused as I was

She frowned as She

"Have I been here all along?" I asked, my voice trembling with uncertain

"Of course you have, my lady," she said with a nervous laugh. "You must be since we were informed that it was the forbidden night

"Forbidden night?" I asked curiously.

"Yes, the night when no one is supposed to leave their rooms until morning," she explained, her eyes narrowing as she studied me carefully. "You didn't disobey His Majesty's order, did you, my lady?"

I swallowed hard, the memory of the night's events flashing through my mind. The king's transformation, his ruthless and primal behavior-it was all too real. But I couldn't reveal any of that

"No, I didn , I didn't," I lied, hoping my voice sounded convincing "I must have been dreaming" "Verwell," she

said

her

got out of jail, my ladypression softening slightly, though suspicion still lingered in her eyes. "It hasn't been long since

The last thing you want is to get into more trouble."

"Of course." I nodded, my heart pounding in my chest. "Thank you for reminding me."

"Very well then! Shall I

Shall 11 prepare you f for breakfast?"

1 forced a smile before replying. Yes, you may."

She had already prepared my bath for me. I was about to undress in front of her as usual when my fingers ran across the space between my neck and shoulder.

a bump on my skin, evidence of the mark His Majesty-made

my robe when I quickly stepped

lady?" she asked, confusion evident

room to myself for now. I won't need your help preparing. You are

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door behind her, my heart racing as I made my way to the mirror. The mark on my neck was the absolute proof of what happened last night. I leaned closer to inspect it, my fingers trembling as they traced the outline of

one. The edges of the b were more defined,

more permanent, more binding. It was as if the mark had a life of its own, whispering secrets and making promises I wasn't

suddenly saw my eyes turn red. And felt a

I murmured

It's nice to finally meet

heard a voice coming from wimewhere. I quickly look around, trying to find the source of

you? Are you real?" I asked,

pigment of your imagination Im as real as you

turned to face the mirror, I was shocked to see a red wolf sang back

seemed to bore into my soul. I

stronger this time,

The

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Selene And I'm your wolf," she answered, her voice echoing

of relief washed over me, mingled with surprise. Selene How is this possible? I thought.

but it happens. Your

You mean His Majesty's mark? Then it's real? It did happen. But how the hell did I end up back in my chamber? What's going on here?" I fired off my questions, desperation and confusion evident in my

I had answers. Sage. But

observe Selene. "Wow a red wolf. This is the first time I've ever encountered one in real life. I've read

was immediately cut off by

a sudden When I glanced back at the mirror, Selene was gone. The room felt strangely empty without her persence, panic. and see of use settled over me

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"I thought Theard you talking to someone. Did

I was just.... preparing myself in front of Her Majesty Elara's gaze flickered to the mirror, then back to me with a hint of uncertainty. "If you say so, my lady, I'll

you." I replied, grateful for the distraction. I

was off

more, I approached the mirror cautiously, half-expecting Selene to reappear. But the glass reflected only my own troubled expression. What does she mean by that? Was it a warning, a sign of danger lurking ahead? I sighed, running a hand through my hair as I tried

came, only the faint echo of my own voice in the empty room.

couldn't dwell on them for long. I had to maintain appearances, at least until I could figure out my next move. With a deep breath, I began to undress and slipped into the warm bath, letting the water soothe my tense muscles. After a few a

out out of the bathroom. Elara reappeared, her expression

"Is

a my lady?" she asked, her