Betrayed by an alpha claimed by a lycan king

Chapter 63 SAGE +5

It's been two hours since the maid left. Beta Scott had also been standing outside my chamber for two hours, waiting for me to come out.

I couldn't help but smile as I watched Elara pacing back and forth while biting her nails as she kept on glancing at the door. She kept on flinching at every faint noise coming from outside of the room. "Will you please sit down, Elara?" I told her."

"How can you be so calm, Sage? You are making His Majesty wait! Why don't you just ask him to put our heads on the guillotine?" she snapped at me.

"If he's going to kill us, we'd be in prison cell rather than this room, right?"

"You can't be sure of that! What if he finally lost his patience and realized how you're such a pain in the a** huh?"

If it weren't for Elara, I would have stayed here longer. But I want to put her out of her misery. I was afraid that if I continue to stay here, she'll soon suffer a heart attack. Besides, it's already midnight. He's probably fast asleep by now. "Fine. I'm going," I announced.

Her eyes widened in glee. She even clapped her hands in excitement. "Finally!" she exclaimed. She excitedly opened the door to inform the people waiting outside.

As I stepped out into the dimly lit hallway, the waiting s**ts and guards snapped to attention, bowing respectfully. I caught sight of Beta Scott, standing at the far end of the corridor. He looked completely unbothered, no sign of irritation on his face, despite the fact that I'd made him wait outside for over two hours.

A pang of guilt shot through me. It wasn't Scott or the others I was trying to frustrate-it was Titus. Yet, they were the ones who had been left standing around, waiting for my stubbornness to run its course.

I let out a soft sigh, feeling a twinge of regret. "I didn't mean to keep all of you waiting for so long," I murmured, more to myself than anyone else. But Scott heard me.

He gave a slight nod, his expression calm, as if he understood. "It's no trouble, my lady. We're only here to assist you when you're ready."

I was going to face

him just a little too far. occasional curious glance

against the marble echoed through the silent hallway, and I could feel the weight of every eye on me -s**ts, guards, even the Elara

him wait that long, after pushing him to the limit, that made the

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raised an eyebrow, glancing at him. "He's still awake?" I asked, half-expecting

cause.

"He is, my lady. I'm sure he'll be

I muttered under my breath, scoffing.

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the door, he gave subtle nod to the guards, who stepped aside to allow me passage. Elara shot me one last hopeful look before disappearing down the hall, leaving me to

before reaching for the handle. My hand hovered over it, hesitation blooming in my chest. For all my bravado, for all the games I played with Titus, this

chamber coming into view. The warm glow of candlelight flickered across the room, casting long shadows

that used to be on that right corner of the room was gone. I was thinking about sleeping on that when things didn't go according g to my plan. But it seems like even plan B isn't sn't going to work. He still hasn't lifted his eyes from his laptop. The silence between us stretched, thick and unspoken, before I finally

He

I stepped

close mirk tugged at!

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onto