Betrayed by an alpha claimed by a lycan king

Chapter 158

SAGE

I can feel his domineering presence behind me as we walked towards the library. I’ve been here once, so I still remember the way to his library. But his presence looming behind me caused turmoil in my head that I was mindlessly walking without direction.

Not only when I felt his strong arms pulling me at the waist did I realize I was going in a different direction.

“Are you lost, kitten?”

I quickly pushed him and put a distance between us as the warmth of his body ignited a fire within me.

1 casually straightened my shirt and squared my shoulders, pretending as if his touch doesn’t bother me at all.

“I thought I saw something there. I was just going to check,” I lied. I cleared my throat before turning my back and proceeding towards the library, which was only a few feet away from where we were standing.

I pushed the door open as if I owned the room in my desperate attempt to keep my distance away from him.

I jumped at the slight click of the door closing, sealing the both of us in this confined room.

I turned to face him, but I was startled by how close he had gotten. His gaze darkened as he studied me, his expression unreadable.

“You’re tense,” he murmured. “Are you nervous, Sage?”

I swallowed hard, keeping my voice steady. “No. I just don’t appreciate you always being this close. Do you even know the word “personal space?”

He smirked, “Funny, I don’t remember you minding it before.”

My breath caught for a second, but I refused to react. “That was before,” I repeated for emphasis.

The scent of old books and burning firewood wrapped around me, calming my nerves. I walked toward a chair, keeping the large desk between us. Titus strolled in at a lazy pace, his every move controlled, like a predator toying with its prey.

Leaning against the desk, he crossed his arms over his broad chest, amusement flickering in his eyes. Then, a smile broke from his lips. A smile that could melt any woman’s heart, including mine.

I scowled. “What’s so funny?” I asked, irritation lacing my tone.

“You,” he replied without hesitation.

glare before rolling my eyes. “Glad

smirked, the amusement in his gaze making my irritation

were amusing when you’re trying to act unaffected,” he mused. “But I can see right through you, Sage.”

the document in my hands, pretending his words didn’t

a shiver down my spine. “Maybe,” he admitted. “But I’ve never been wrong about you

those piercing eyes

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handed him the contract once I’m done checking it. “I already encircled the parts I wanted

to negotiate, kitten,” he murmured, his voice dangerously soft. “But I’m feeling

I echoed, arching a brow. “Please, excuse me if I find it hard to believe.”

he found my challenge amusing. He lazily walked around the table, going to the other side where I was standing. He was running his fingers along the edge of the table as he slowly took the

doing? Stay on your side,” I uttered,

Do you really think this table can protect you from

to talk,” I insisted. “So, I appreciate it

his voice velvety smooth. “Are you trying to remind yourself of the rules,

acknowledge the heat pooling in

slightly, studying me like a puzzle he was piecing together. Then, with a slow, deliberate

my skin. The space between us had all but disappeared, the heat of his body pressing

rules you want,” he murmured, his lips so close that I swore I could feel them ghosting over mine. “But we both know rules have

hitched as I felt the warmth of his minty breath against my face, a cruel contrast to the fire licking at my insides. His gaze burned into me, piercing

papers, Sage,” he ordered, his voice

my head. “I told you, I

papers, Sage!” His voice cracked like a whip, sharp and commanding. This time, the heat in his tone

weren’t an alpha command, yet my body responded as if they were. My fingers twitched before reaching for the pen on the table. My movements were

was the Titus I shouldn’t test.

between us thickened, crackling like an impending storm. I could feel him, his presence, the sheer dominance that radiated off him

I leaned forward, placing my hands flat against the smooth wood of the table. The papers lay before me, the ink waiting to seal my fate. My fingers tightened around the pen as I hovered

of the pen touched the paper, I became fully aware of something else,

shudder ran

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