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.

doubts vanished when I felt a bump on my skin,

help me remove my robe when I

you okay, my lady?" she

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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,

mark in the mirror, I couldn't shake the feeling that it was different from the first one. The edges of the b were more defined, almost

felt more permanent, more binding. It was as if the mark had a life of its own, whispering

mirror, I suddenly saw my eyes turn red. And felt a power surge

I murmured

nice

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

are you? Are you real?" I asked, my

afraid, chosen one. I'm no pigment of your imagination Im as

was shocked to see a

herce and unblinking eyes seemed to bore into my soul.

stronger this time, but still ged

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her head Im Selene And I'm your wolf," she

is this possible? I thought. I thought it was too

eyes filled with understanding "It is unusual, but it happens. Your mark triggered something inside you, causing me to

back in my chamber? What's going on here?" I fired off my questions, desperation and confusion evident in my voice as I looked

answers. Sage. But I'm afraid

is the first time I've ever encountered

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stepped closer, her brow furrowed with worry. "I thought Theard you talking

"It's nothing, really. 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 be right

you." I replied, grateful for the distraction. I couldn't shake

was off

does she mean by that? Was it a warning, a sign of danger lurking ahead? I sighed, running a hand

echo of my own voice in the empty room. With a sigh, I turned away from

to undress and slipped into the warm bath, letting the water soothe my tense muscles. After a

bathroom. Elara reappeared, her

"Is

a my lady?" she asked, her