Betrayed by an alpha claimed by a lycan king

Chapter 149

Chapter 149

TITUS

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I tried to focus on the mission at hand, but my thoughts kept drifting back to Sage. I could still feel the lingering connection of our mind link, the faint echoes of her pain reaching me like a whisper in the dark. She was probably writhing in agony, the bracelet on her thigh doing exactly what it was meant to do.

Damn stubborn, that woman.

If only she would just listen instead of constantly defying me. She should know by now that running was useless. No matter where she went, ‘I would always find her. I always have.

A muscle in my jaw twitched as I clenched my fists. She thought she could leave me behind like I was nothing? Disappear and expect me to just let her go?

Not a chance.

I wasn’t finished with her.

Not until she understood the consequences of her betrayal.

Not until she felt the weight of what she had done.

Not until she learned that no matter how far she ran… she was mine.

“This is the last on the list of illegal activities of the syndicate that we’ve managed to bring down over the past few years,” Beta Scott reported. His voice pulled me out of my reverie.

I shook my head as I gave him a curt nod, my gaze fixed on the crumbling warehouse ahead. The air was thick with the scent of rust and decay, mingled with the cold bite of the night breeze. We’ve spent years dismantling the underground network of human trafficking, magical creature smuggling, and illegal trading. This was the last nest of filth in this city, the final stronghold of those who preyed on the innocent.

Once we clear this place out, we can finally go home and regroup.

“Is everyone in position?” I asked, my tone sharp. “We need to be precise. I victims will have to sacrifice their lives for this.”

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casualties on our side, and no innocent

“Yes, Alpha. Everyone is in place. They’re only waiting for your signal,” Scott replied, his hand resting on the earpiece as he communicated with our pack members surrounding the warehouse.

I took a deep breath, muscles coiled tight with anticipation. “Good. Let’s get this over with.”

sound pricked at my heightened senses. I stilled,

and laced with

I’m going to

together.

voice, this one belonging to a boy, his

looked intently through the shadows, my wolf senses sharpening. There, near the rear of the

They were trying to bring those children inside the

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around her face. The boy, though smaller and less steady, still threw punches

chest tightened as recognition slammed into me. Those two troublemakers. The scoundrels I’d met at

were they doing

you little rats!” The man barked, his rough hands squeezing the girl’s arm, making

her small voice laced with a courage that belied the fear evident in her trembling frame. Her tiny fists were balled up, knuckles white as she clung to her brother, who was equally defiant despite the dirt smudged on

primal and raw. It vibrated through my bones, clawing at the edges of my control.

here, caught in the clutches of these monsters. But none of that mattered. All I saw was the terror etched on their faces, the way their small bodies

need to protect, to destroy anyone who dared lay a

dangerously close to the surface, my control hanging by a thread. It would take only

those bastards had given me more

the earpiece, laced with concern.

human side to the forefront. “Proceed to the initial plan with

slipped into the warehouse, each of them knowing exactly what to do. Every step they took was sharp and deadly, like a well–practiced dance. I could hear the muffled sounds of fighting and the sickening crunch of bones breaking, but I didn’t pause to watch. My mind was set on one thing–getting those

swing and slashed him across the chest with my claws. He dropped to the ground, and I didn’t waste a second looking back. I had to keep moving, pushing deeper into the maze of crates and clutter.

voices, small but

little girl shouted, her voice

be sorry! Our dad’s going to get you!” The boy added,

in his voice.

taunting the kids to notice me creeping up on them. My wolf stirred inside me, a low

of the men grabbed the girl’s arm, his fingers digging into

him in a flash. My claws tore into his shoulder, and he let out a

they saw my furious expression. One of them pulled out a knife, but his hand was shaking so hard the blade

I growled, my voice low and dangerous.

the ground as they turned and ran, their footsteps

kids. They looked up at me, their eyes wide with fear, holding onto each other so tight their knuckles turned white.

crouched down, trying to make myself seem less

like she wanted to say something, but she was too scared. The boy, braver

filled with rage that I didn’t think about what they would feel when they saw me in my lycan form. I was lost for words. I don’t know how to explain to them what they saw. I was about to open

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out a soft chuckle, trying to ease the fear I saw in their eyes. “Yes, I am,” I

he looked, held my gaze. “Can you take us