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.

“I was suspecting they were yours. But they look to be around six or

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 my children. I’m just fond of them. That’s why I wanted to

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

look before exhaling slowly, as if dismissing the thought. “Fine,” he

subtly let out a quiet sigh of

room,” he said, turning toward the door

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

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

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

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

him in his

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I didn’t

didn’t trust

of his body made my own yearn for

“Library,” I repeated, my tone firmer this time. “If this is a discussion

with something unreadable. Then, after what

he murmured, stepping back at last, though

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

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

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