My Alpha’s Betrayal: Burning In The Flames Of His Vengeance by Moonlight Muse

The Darkness In The World YILEYNA

What do I do? I mean, I needed to help her, but how? Doing a quick scan of the situation, I frowned, seven men… Two were mages, some werewolves, but most were fae. The fae are the one species who were immune to the siren’s song. One thing was clear, they were all dangerous … Each one of those men would kill me without a second thought but I can’t just let them do this.

“Make sure she feels the pain.” An eighth man hissed, making me shudder, there was something odd about him and I felt as if my entire body recoiled from his voice.

“Of course.” Another added.

How many of them were there? There was no way I’d win in a match against them all… I could count thirteen now.

This wasn’t Astalion where wolves stuck together… This was a place entirely different, with a mix of species working together, but I wouldn’t let it fool me, it was only for their own goals. I

almost gasped when I realised the raspy voice belonged to a Naga… My stomach churned.

If they discovered me, I’d be dead within minutes…

Think quick, Yileyna…

Maybe if I somehow caused a distraction I could

Suddenly a hand clamped over my mouth and a strong arm wrapped around my waist, lifting me off the ground as I was pulled away. I struggled, my heart was thundering in my ears, panic flaring inside of me. Did they see me?! “Calm down.” My captive whispered, his warm breath on my ear, making my stomach flip. I relaxed, relief flooding me. I slumped against his chest, my heart pounding hard. Oh, thank the goddess. “What the hell are you doing here?” He asked ever so quietly. I turned my head, looking up at him, trying not to focus on how good his body felt against mine.

Focus Yileyna! Why did he make my body go crazy like this? I tried to pull free from his hold, but he didn’t let go, only removing his hand from my mouth. His other hand still gripping my waist tightly. “I heart a girl cry for help, you saw them, they’re torturing her.” I whispered quietly, knowing even though he had moved us away we might still be overheard. His amber eyes narrowed calculatingly and he loosened his hold on me. Although I was unable to pull away, I was able to turn in his arms and look up at him, my chest crushed against his. “You do know that she’s a siren?” He murmured; his voice so quiet I could just about hear him.

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“A young one, she doesn’t deserve this.” I countered.

“She will grow to become a killer.”

“I know, but they are torturing her.”

“Don’t tell me you were about to go in there to protect one of the very monsters that have tried to kill our kind countless times?” He asked coldly.

“I… No, its…”

Yes, I was going to because I didn’t think, all I saw was a young girl being tortured.

“She’s not even in water, her body wouldn’t become foam if they had just killed her first… So why are they doing this?”

“Because monsters deserve to be punished.” He replied coldly, his eyes seemed to darken with hatred.

“Theon, she’s a child.” I whispered, glancing down the alley where I knew exactly what was happening

will become

proven guilty. She has

to do, Yileyna? We are only passing through; we can’t afford to put the rest of the pack or crew in danger.” He whispered coldly. We were so close. I don’t know when his hands went to my waist, or when he had drawn my lower body entirely against his, our face only inches apart and the urge to kiss him made my core knot. The only thing keeping me sane

torn. “Please Theon, let’s do something, she’s just a defenceless child

and he looked away, for a moment I actually

here.” He commanded, his eyes simmering

back.” His gaze raked over my

him was tempting, but I also didn’t want to piss him off. Was Theon actually going to help her? Maybe we could

and then Theon

he pulled me through an archway, until we were

his face emotionless as he uttered a single

“Dead.”

you respond to

felt as if the breath had been knocked out of me, a flashback of him telling me that my parents were dead hit me

“What…”

He said, his voice cold and normal, as if he had just told me

stared at him, unable to believe

He killed her…

he had just killed her, they were free to rob

He closed the gap between us, and I backed away. I wasn’t able to understand how killing children made us any different

from me.” I heard myself say. Like always, he didn’t listen. He gripped the back of my neck with both hands,

a life of torture. She would have been kept as a prize, sold to the highest bidder, or even simply held prisoner until she grew more scales. The cycle would repeat until she died.” His voice was low, yet his eyes bore intensely into mine. The sounds of the men had faded, clearly not wanting to risk

and

did?!” I hissed, “Well it’s fucking normal for you, isn’t it? You can never admit when you are wrong. All you do is

was at boiling point, and it was ready to burst. I slammed my hands against his chest trying to push him away, but he didn’t even budge. His

but for you, I put her out of her misery.” He growled, one hand tangling into my hair, making my bun come undone. Anger flashed in his eyes,

‘For me,’

he had done something good. I knew Theon, like most werewolves, hated sirens. He was right… no one else would have cared… I stopped struggling, fighting back

young.” I whispered looking down at his neck, staring at the tattoo that wrapped around

life ended the moment she was

her eyes

chest. I let him, my fists that had been

that was the child of a Naga… a Fae… a rogue …

only one

a memory from long ago flashing through my

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