Betrayed by an alpha claimed by a lycan king

Chapter 38

SAGE

Screaming, screeching of swords, burning bodies, and blood everywhere. I found myself standing amidst the chaos, watching everyone die in front of me. I had no idea what was happening. All I could see was people screaming for their lives. In the center of it all, I saw myself holding a dagger. My eyes were red, and so was my hair. A man stood before me. He looked like Titus, but different. His eyes were b**dy red, and his claws were black and sharp. What stood in front of me wasn't His Majesty-it was a monster. My feet were rooted a few feet away from them, as if I were watching the scene unfold right before my eyes.

"What's happening? Where am I?" I murmured, hoping someone could give me an answer. I gasped for air and covered my mouth when I saw the woman, who looked exactly like me, stab the man in front of her.

The world around me spun, the horrifying vision playing out in gruesome detail. The woman's eyes-my eyes-gleamed. with a sinister light as she drove the dagger deeper into the man's chest. Blood gushed out, staining the ground with dark, crimson pools. The man's face twisted in pain and fury, his monstrous features contorting grotesquely. Desperation and confusion clawed at my mind. I tried to move, but my body refused to obey. I felt trapped, and my were glued to the ground. The screams grew louder, and agony and despair pierced my very soul.

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"Why is this happening?" I whispered, tears streaming down my face. "What have I done?" I stared in horror at my hands, covered in blood. The man lying in front of me, Titus, was lifeless. "No, no, no. This can't be happening!" My knees buckled, voice breaking. and I collapsed to the ground, cradling his body. "This isn't true," I whispered, my

"It isn't," a mystical voice interrupted my sorrow. I looked up to see a red wolf standing before me. "Not yet," she added.

Selene,

I called out, recognizing my wolf. "What's happening?" I begged, desperate for answers

"This is the future, Sage, your future. This is what's bound to happen," she answered. "Now that your wolf has awakened, you have to prepare yourself."

I shook my head in disbelief, my grip tightening on Titus. "No, there's no way I'd kill him. I have no reason to do so."

The scene shifted, and I found myself standing over the bodies of the fallen. The stench of death hung heavy in the air. Flames licked at the edges of the battlefield, casting an eerie, flickering light over the carnage. I looked down at my hands, stained with blood. The dagger felt cold and heavy in my grip. "Titus holds a a great

danger inside him. And it's only a matter of time until his body collapses," Selene continued. "Once the vessel is destroyed, you have to do

"What do you mean?"

"His body has become a vessel for the past decades," Selene continued, her voice heavy with the weight of the truth she bore. "It has held the evil inside, preventing it from bringing chaos onto the earth. But even the strongest body can only bear so much for so long. Despite being a powerful lycan, he has his limits.

I stared at her, my mind reeling. "You mean His Majesty has been containing this evil all this time?"

"The burden he carries is immense, and it was deemed necessary to keep it a secret to protect everyone. But now, hist strength is waning. My appearance is one of the signs that the chaos is about to be unleashed."

world around me began to dissolve, the horrific imagery fading into darkness. I felt a strange pull,

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My senses returned slowly, and I found myself lying on the floor of my room, drenched in sweat, my heart pounding in my chest.

be true." I gasped, struggling to catch my breath. My mind raced, trying to make sense of the vision.

lay open beside me, its ancient pages filled with secrets and mysteries. The red wolf the prophecy, the bloodshed-it all doesn't make sense. I was glad that I

to myself. How will I manage to continue staying here, knowing that fact? Should I tell him so we can

was lost

my thoughts when the door to my room suddenly opened. My eyes widened in surprise as His Majesty

to act normal

have I been out?

"You

!

a few minutes later. "Your Majesty, I didn't know you were here," she said, a hint of nervousness in her

Yes,

I was going t to visit you right

to," His Majesty replied. "What brings you here?" he asked,

check on Lady Sage, she

asked sharply. Tve been informed that you ordered Lady Sage to be locked in her room without food or water. May I ask why?"

I was merely trying to protect the peace in the inner court. She deliberately disobeyed the protocols, and I was compelled to set her as precedent so the others

to believe that starving a

assure you- she began, but

"Enough," he he said,

voice like ice. "Lady Sage is under my protection now. You

fear. "Of course, Your

before curtseying and exiting the room; her

to me, his

you

Majesty. But how about you? Are you okay?" Tasked, my

still

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