Betrayed by an alpha claimed by a lycan king

Chapter 142

SAGE

Think, Sage, think!

My mind raced as I paced the room, desperate to come up with a plan. The soft splash of water from the bathroom sent jolts of panic through me. Each sound reminded me that time was running out. He wouldn’t be in there forever, and when he came out, I had no idea what would happen next.

My eyes darted to the windows–sealed shut, reinforced with steel bars that glinted mockingly in the daylight. I tested the hinges on the heavy wooden door, but it was locked tight, the handle cold and unyielding beneath my grip.

Frustration gnawed at me, my breath coming in ragged gasps as I scanned every inch of the lavish room. Ornate furniture, thick silk curtains, polished floors–everything screamed opulence but offered no help in my quest for freedom.

I tugged at the curtains, hoping for some hidden latch or weak point in the glass, but found nothing. My hands trembled as I searched the room once more, knowing I was wasting precious time.

The water stopped.

I froze, my heart thundering in my chest. The silence from the bathroom was deafening, signaling that he was almost done. My pulse quickened as dread curled in my stomach.

No, no, I need more time!

But it was useless. No matter how hard I tried, there was no way out. My fingers curled into fists at my mingling with fear.

The door to the bathroom creaked open.

sides, frustration

I spun around, my breath catching as Titus stepped out, steam swirling around him like some dark, commanding force. His damp hair clung to his forehead, and water droplets glistened on his bare chest, highlighting every defined muscle. A towel hung loosely around his hips, but his piercing gaze was fixed solely on me.

“Looking for something, kitten?” he drawled, a knowing smirk tugging at his lips.

I swallowed hard, forcing myself to stand tall despite the trembling in my legs. “Just… admiring the room.”

His smirk widened as he stepped closer, the tension in the air thick enough to choke me. “Liar.”

instinct screamed at me to step back. Titus moved toward me with that unhurried confidence of someone who knew he held all the power in the room – because he did. My legs weakened as his scent drifted toward me, fresh from the shower, rich and masculine, stirring something inside me that I fought hard to ignore.

down his temple and along the ridges of his chiseled chest. My throat

at hiding your emotions,” Titus murmured, amusement curling at the edges of his words. His voice was smooth, with a dark undertone that made my skin prickle. He stopped just a breath away, his presence overwhelming, soaking up all the air in the room. “I

tried to step backwards, hoping to put a space between us but the back

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meet his gaze, determined to keep my expression neutral even though my heart was slamming against my ribs. “If I’m a caged animal, that makes you the one who put

chuckled softly, a dangerous, velvety sound that wrapped around me like a vice. “It is, indeed, I am. And what are you going to

jaw, trying to find some comeback, but I couldn’t find any. “I’ll do everything I can just to

the playful amusement in them giving way to something far more dangerous. For a

said quietly, his voice soft but laced with a threat that made my pulse spike.

swallowed hard, my breath shallow. He was playing with me, toying with my fear and defiance as though both were entertainment for him. But I

you’re man enough to handle it,” I taunted him, hoping my words can

lips curled into a predatory smirk. “Oh, kitten,” he murmured, stepping even closer, “you have no idea what I’m capable

what he might do to me after what I did. It also mean that

me, dangerous and intoxicating, and I hated that a part of me was drawn to it.

to stand my ground. “How long are you going to keep me here?” My voice wavered slightly, but I pushed

gleamed with a mixture of amusement and authority.

stay here. I need to go back,” I insisted,

sharpened at my defiant plea. “Go back where?” he asked, his curiosity evident as suspicion flickered in his eyes. I froze, my breath catching in my throat. Too late, I realized I had opened a door I wasn’t ready to walk through. My stomach twisted as his intense stare pinned me in place, waiting for an answer I wasn’t sure I could

to navigate the minefield I had stumbled into. Say nothing, Sage. Keep

softer but no less commanding. “You are hiding something.” His tone was deceptively calm, but the underlying threat was

“I–I have no idea what you’re talking about,” I denied it, hoping

my defenses and see the truth buried beneath. “Why do I find it hard to believe, huh?” he commented, his tone dripping with

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get it? I left because I don’t want to

chills down my spine. “Yet your body still reacts to my touch he whispered as his hand moved inside my skin before he slowly

prickling under the weight of his touch. Every nerve in my body screamed to resist, but my limbs betrayed me, trembling under the sheer intensity of his presence. I hated myself for reacting, despising the heat coursing through me even as every

skin with deliberate slowness. The air

breath warm against my ear. “Your body doesn’t lie as easily as your mouth