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 seven years

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

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

exhaling slowly, as if dismissing the thought.

let out a

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

the way his shoulders tensed before he turned his head to

forcing my voice to steady. “I mean…

out a low chuckle, the sound rich with amusement and something far more dangerous. He then turned around and took a deliberate step

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

him in

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that I didn’t trust

trust

around me like a drug, not when the heat of his body made my own yearn for things I

took a careful step back, gathering 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 we handle it in

darkening with something unreadable. Then, after what felt like an eternity,

back at last,

settled in my chest, but it didn’t. Not when he leaned in again, his breath warm

unwelcome shiver down my spine. “There’s no place in here that can keep you safe from me. If I wanted to, I could

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. Instead, I forced myself to lift my chin, meeting his gaze with a defiance I wasn’t entirely