My Alpha's Betrayal: Burning In The Flames Of His Vengeance

69. His Strange Reaction

YILEYNA

Theon moved away smoothly, yet I didn’t miss how swiftly he had backed away from me. I almost smiled bitterly.

That was all I was to him, something to play with when night falls and darkness blankets the city… something to hide and use when he pleased. A plaything to enjoy and toss aside when he was done so the world never knew.

That is why I was done with him.

All he did was come and go as he pleased, but I couldn’t deal with it anymore. How many chances did one person deserve?

My gaze snapped to the ice on the ground, it glittered under the moonlight that seeped

through one of the tiny gaps in the walls. It was obvious it was spreading from beneath my feet

Goddess… How was I going to explain this? I turned my attention to the king, who now stepped into the cells, his hands clasped behind his back. Without his crown, he had lost his regal look, but he now looked even more menacing and dangerous. His glowing eyes were on me as if he was trying to look into my soul.

I held his gaze as he approached, but what unnerved me most was the look in them. An emotion that seemed familiar…

I could smell something mixed in with his usual scent when he stopped a foot away, and then it suddenly dawned upon me what it was.

Fear.

Why though?

The king didn’t care for me, nor did he care about Charlene’s attachment to me, so what did he fear? And it was obvious it wasn’t my abilities, as he had approached without care.

“If I say I’m not a traitor, you won’t believe me, will you?” I asked quietly.

He didn’t reply for a moment, before he tilted his head slightly.

“Leave us.” The king commanded Theon without turning towards him.

Theon narrowed his eyes, and I saw the distrust in them as he looked at the king.

it

loyal followers, his reaction made no sense to me. But then again, he only feared

I doubted that.

lust, hatred, love and so much more… The only person I was never able to read properly was Theon. His

a moment before his gaze flicked to me. calculating before he looked back at the king. His frown

with vengeance. What if

Please no…

racing as he glanced at me once again, as if seeing me for

he did

What was it?

looking at

walk away. He paused at the end of the hall, and my heart skipped a beat when

Theon…

I turned my attention

“Yileyna, where did you get that

worth. He sold it for a mere few gold coins. Once I had cleaned it I even took it to a jeweller to ask about its value! You can ask him if you want proof.” I

curtly staring at

into my face, as if he too were seeing me for the

he slowly looked at the ice that covered the

you discovered this…

were now cold when he looked back

long… since my eighteenth birthday. The cold became easier to bear as well, but you

He asked sharply, something flickering

to worry

didn’t want to

and so I sought out help.” 1 didn’t trust the king enough to tell him everything. “Tell me Yileyna, what kind of hybrid do you think you are?” My heart thumped, and a sliver of fear rippled through me at

don’t know, Alpha.”

dangerously. He reached out, taking a strand