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.

again. “I 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

body to remain still, my hands clasped tightly behind me to keep from trembling. “Y–You’re right,” I said, my voice carefully measured. “There’s no way they’re

held my breath, watching his expression for any sign of doubt. But to my relief,

gave me one last hard look before exhaling slowly, as if dismissing the thought. “Fine,” he muttered, “but keep them out of

out a quiet sigh of relief.

conversation in my room,” he said, turning

out, perhaps too quickly. I saw the way his shoulders tensed before he turned his head to look at me,

cleared my throat, forcing my voice to steady. “I mean… I thought we would be talking in the library?”

then turned around and took a deliberate step forward. He stopped just inches away, his warmth seeping into me despite the space between us. “Are you afraid to be

couldn’t deny the truth behind his words. I didn’t want to be alone

him in his room.

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Chapter 157

I didn’t

didn’t trust myself.

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

back, gathering the remnants of my composure. “Library,” I repeated, my tone firmer this time. “If

darkening with something unreadable. Then,

back at last,

when he leaned in again, his breath

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

body betraying me in ways I didn’t want to acknowledge. Instead, I forced myself