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.

to be around six or seven years

tightly behind me to keep from trembling. “Y–You’re right,” I said, my voice carefully measured. “There’s no way they’re my children. I’m just fond of them. That’s why I wanted to comfort them

watching his expression for any sign of doubt. But to my relief, I saw his suspicion ease slightly, the tension in

as if dismissing the thought. “Fine,” he muttered, “but keep them out of my

a quiet

room,” he said, turning toward

“No,” I blurted out, perhaps too quickly. I saw the way his shoulders

“I mean…

then turned around and took a deliberate step forward. He stopped just

opened my mouth to respond, but no words came out. I couldn’t deny the truth behind his words. I didn’t want to be

him in

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I didn’t trust

trust myself.

when his scent wrapped around me like a drug, not when the heat of his body made

the remnants of my composure. “Library,” I repeated, my tone firmer this time. “If this is a discussion about legal matters, then it’s only appropriate

unreadable. Then, after what felt like an

at last, though the

in my chest, but it didn’t. Not when he leaned in again, his breath warm against my ear, his voice dropping into a dark,

place in here that can keep you safe from me. If I wanted to, I could take you in every corner of

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.