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.

shot him a glare before rolling my eyes.

amusement in his gaze making my irritation

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

in my hands, pretending his words didn’t make my pulse quicken.

spine. “Maybe,” he admitted. “But

look up, afraid that if I did, I’d get lost in those piercing eyes of his. Instead, I focused on the contract in front

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1. blurred slightly as my

done checking it. “I already encircled the parts

much room to negotiate, kitten,” he murmured,

head slightly, finally meeting his gaze. “Kind?” I echoed, arching a brow.

challenge amusing. He lazily walked around the table, going to the other side where I was standing. He was running

Stay on your side,” I uttered, panic

don’t? Do you really think this table can protect you

appreciate it if you maintain your distance, Your

the sound vibrating through the air between us. “So formal,” he mused, his voice velvety smooth. “Are

refusing to react, refusing to acknowledge the heat pooling in my stomach

tilted his head slightly, studying me like a puzzle he was piecing together. Then, with a slow,

space between us had all but disappeared, the heat of his body pressing into mine, making it impossible to think straight. His scent–woodsy and

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

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

Sage,” he ordered, his voice smooth but edged with

jaw, shaking my head. “I told you, I will not sign—”

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

command, yet my body responded as if they were. My fingers twitched before reaching for the pen on the

the Titus

back to him. The air between us thickened, crackling like an impending storm. I could feel him,

ink waiting to seal my fate. My fingers tightened around the pen as I

I became fully aware of something else, his growing

ran through me.

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