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.

was suspecting they were yours. But they look to be around six or seven years old, and you’ve only been gone for three.” He turned back to me, his eyes sharp and calculating. “There’s no way they could be

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

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

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

let out a quiet sigh of relief.

room,” he said, turning toward the door

quickly. I saw the way his shoulders tensed before he turned his head to look at

my voice to steady. “I mean… I thought we would be talking in

and something far more dangerous. He then turned around and took a deliberate step forward.

came out. I couldn’t deny the truth behind his words. I didn’t want to

in his room.

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Chapter 157

I didn’t

trust myself.

wrapped around me like a drug, 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. “If this is a discussion about

icy blue eyes darkening with something unreadable. Then, after

back at last, though the smirk

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

know…” His fingers lightly grazed my arm, sending an unwelcome shiver down my spine. “There’s no place in here that can keep you safe from me. If I wanted to, I could take

from his proximity, my body betraying me in ways I didn’t want to acknowledge. Instead, I forced myself to lift my chin, meeting his gaze with