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.

were yours. But they look to be around

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 while they were missing their mother.”

But to my relief,

if dismissing the thought.

a quiet sigh

continue this conversation in my room,” he said, turning toward the

the way his shoulders tensed before he turned his head to look at me, one brow raised

mean… I thought we would be talking in the

He then turned around and took a deliberate step forward. He stopped just inches away, his warmth seeping into me despite the

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

him in his

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Chapter 157

I didn’t

didn’t trust

me like a drug, not when the heat of his body made my

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

me, his icy blue eyes darkening with something unreadable. Then,

kitten,” he murmured, stepping back at

again, his breath

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 you in every corner of that

me. My skin tingled from his proximity, my body betraying me in ways I didn’t want to acknowledge. Instead, I forced myself