Betrayed by an alpha claimed by a lycan king

Chapter 157

SAGE

Deep inside I was already panicking, but I can’t let him know that. I can’t feed his suspicion with my actions.

“Sage, what are they doing here?” he repeated.

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“What’s wrong with them being here? They were missing their mom. They’re sad, so I offered to comfort them by letting them sleep in my room,” I explained.

“You’re lying,” he said, which makes me hold my breath. “I know when you’re lying,” he added.

I laugh nervously, masking the fear creeping through my veins. “You always thought I’m lying,” I insisted. “I have no reason to lie, Your Majesty.”

He narrowed his eyes, taking a slow, deliberate step forward. “Is that so?” he murmured, his tone laced with suspicion. “Should I use our mind link to know the truth?”

I suddenly felt a lump in my throat, and I had a hard time swallowing. Can he really do that through our mind link? Or is he just bluffing?

“Go on, do that,” I called his bluff. I was holding my breath while waiting for his next move.

After what seems like forever, he finally broke the silence. “There’s no need for that.”

I subtly breathe out a sigh of relief upon hearing that.

He studied them intently before speaking again. “I was suspecting they were yours. But they look to be around six or seven years old,

keep from trembling. “Y–You’re right,” I said, my voice carefully measured. “There’s no way they’re my children.

any sign of doubt. But to my

as if dismissing the thought. “Fine,” he muttered, “but keep

subtly let out a

he said, turning toward the door without waiting for

the way his shoulders tensed

mean… I thought we

then turned around and took a deliberate step forward.

respond, but no words came out. I couldn’t deny the truth behind

him in his

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Chapter 157

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didn’t trust myself.

not when the heat of his body made my own yearn for things I had

of my composure. “Library,” I repeated, my tone firmer this time.

with something unreadable. Then, after what felt like an eternity, he

kitten,” he murmured, stepping back at last, though the smirk never

he leaned in again, his breath warm against my ear, his voice dropping into

lightly grazed my arm, sending an unwelcome shiver down my spine. “There’s no place in here that can keep you safe

breath hitched in my throat, but I refused to let him see how much his words affected me. My skin tingled from his proximity, my body betraying me in ways I didn’t want to acknowledge. Instead, I forced myself to lift my chin,