Betrayed by an alpha claimed by a lycan king

Chapter SAGE

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"Oh, no!" My eyes widened in shock as I realized what I had just done. I stared at the bite mark I had left on His Majesty's neck. "I'm so sorry, Your Majesty!" I quickly lowered my head, my voice trembling with guilt. Titus chuckled softly, his warm breath tickling my skin. "What are you apologizing for?" he asked, pulling me closer to him as we lay on his massive bed. He began planting gentle kisses on my shoulder and neck, each touch sending shivers down my spine. Our bodies had barely separated, yet he was already covering me with soft kisses, making my heart race. I was torn between the warmth of his affection and the guilt gnawing at me. "I marked you. I wasn't supposed to do that. It's one of the rules they told us upon entering your palace. We aren't supposed to mark you or form a bond with you, as it will hinder you from fulfilling your duty to the other concubines," I explained, my voice filled with remorse. "Please, allow y me to break our bond," I offered, even though I had no idea what it might cost me.

He chuckled again before placing a tender kiss on my lips. "You don't have to do that. Marks have no effect on me," he said, his tone reassuring yet vague.

I frowned in confusion. "You've lost me, Your Majesty. What do you mean by marking doesn't work on you?"

Titus sighed, a hint of sadness flickering in his eyes. "Do you think you're the first woman who tried to mate with me during intercourse?" He said it casually. "I've been walking this earth for thousands of years, and never once have I met a mate or marked anyone. I have no mate, Sage. That's my curse." Reality

sank in quickly. Of course, he had other wives. I wasn't the first to try to mark him. The weight of his words pressed heavily on my chest.

"But... how is that possible?" I asked, my voice barely above a whisper.

It seems like he didn't hear what I just said. He turned to me with a frown on his forehead. "Wait a minute. You got your wolf?" he asked.

I held my breath upon him mentioning my wolf. "It seems that way, Your Majesty," I replied nervously.

He then looked me in the eye, as if he were searching for something. It took me by surprise when he suddenly grabbed my nape and smelled my neck.

I was holding my breath as I watched him. My heart constricts when I notice the disappointment in his

eyes.

wrong, Your Majesty?" I

coldly. The warmth that had been in his eyes

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Chapter 41

still resides in the castle," he

uptly changing the topic.

are? That's odd," I replied, taken aback by the sudden shift

What do

with them?" he asked,

by his question. "I don't

your secret in order to get rid of you. Don't you want revenge? Because I can give that to you," he said, his

charged. I stayed silent for a

The memories of

betrayal flashed through my mind. My father, cold and unfeeling, had sold me off without a second thought. My sister, filled with jealousy, had tried to expose my secret, hoping to see me ruined. The pain of their actions was

I

won't undo the pain." Titus studied me for a long moment, his expression unreadable. "You're too kind for this world, Sage. You have to realize that there are people who don't know when to stop until you show them how

within my heart. Titus had offered me the opportunity for revenge, a chance

actions would never harm me or anyone else again. "I just want nothing to do with them, Your Majesty," I confessed softly, my voice steady despite the tumult of emotions inside me. "Come to think of it, what they did eventually led me to where I am today. If it wasn't for them, I wouldn't have met you, Your Majesty Titus regarded me with a