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

1. A Fact to Hide

MY ALPHA’S RETRIBUTION: Rising from the Ashes of his Vengeance.

YILEYNA

Numb… It was how I felt.

I was bound in silver with some sort of spell upon me, down in the cells. My eyes were covered with a piece of cloth whilst my mouth and neck were bound with rope. I could barely breathe with how tight the rope was wrapped around my neck.

It was somehow… over.

The future looked dark, but despite the agony within me, I refused to give up.

Theon was my mate.

My fated mate… How had the Goddess paired us? What was I being punished for? The moment I had realised it, something had struck the back of my head, I remembered the white hot pain erupting in my head, then I woke up and I was here. 1 How things had changed overnight…

The mind link, no one knew I had it, and even the silver didn’t stop the voices pouring into my head, but I kept silent.

For now, I didn’t want anyone to know I had the link, and I could hear some of the pack members through it. They were mostly of women, or those who weren’t warriors.

The Silver Storm warriors were all in the cells around me, I had heard them earlier when I first came to. My sense of smell and hearing was far more sensitive than before as well. I don’t know how I acquired the mind link without shifting… did this mean I had no wolf? No… That couldn’t be true.

I felt a faint presence within my mind, like an extra set of emotions… But it made no sense that I was able to feel the mate bond or get the link before a shift. Was it because I was a hybrid? Either way, I wouldn’t complain, I would use this mind link to my benefit.

I needed to think of a way to protect our pack, this pack was my responsibility now. Who had we lost already? Was Charlene ok? Fear enveloped me at the very thought of something happening to my queen. The guards seemed to have signalled they had gotten away and I hadn’t seen them being brought back or even smelt them, so I hoped they had gotten far away. Wait! What if Raiden and the others were in range of the mind link? My heart skipped a beat when the thought crossed my mind. ‘Raiden… Charlene?’ I tried calling through the bond.

‘What the… Yileyna?’ Raiden’s voice came, it sounded weak and hoarse.

My stomach did a somersault in relief. ‘Thank the goddess…! ‘You shifted?’ He asked softly. ‘No, but I broke the seal on my abilities. How are Charlene, Ryan, Gamma Grayson and Rhys?” I asked quickly ‘Charlene and Ryan are still unconscious, Gamma Grayson is fine and Rhys is ok too, but how are you?’

My heart squeezed at the concern in his voice, but I was extremely happy to hear they were ok. I didn’t want to worry them… I needed to make a plan.

‘I’m fine, just in the cells, but completely fine, they won’t hurt me… When Charlene awakens, tell her to link me, she will fill you all in on everything. Are you all safe?’

‘Yes, we are at-‘

‘Don’t tell me, it’s not safe, just take care of yourselves. The Obsidian Shadow Pack killed the Alpha and Luna… let Charlene know.’

Silence followed before Raiden spoke once more. ‘I will… Theon… he betrayed us.’

A flare of anger and pain rushed through me.

Obsidian Shadow Pack are innocent in all this, but that’s far from true. He saw what his father did out there… Theoden Hale is a monster.’ I shuddered remembering how he devoured

night of our engagement…’I began before I quickly filled Raiden in on everything Theon had told

in his voice. The fact he was Theoden’s

was used on Theon… This man has access to some powerful magic Raiden, Theon’s aura… you should have felt it… the power that he’s suppressed…’ ‘We need to get you out of there. You and

need to derive-‘ The sound of footsteps echoing reached my ears and the delicious intoxicating scent that belonged to Theon approaching filled my nose. ‘I got to go.’ I cut the link, not waiting for a reply as I tried to calm my thundering heartbeat. I heard the scrape of metal against metal before the door was

me, was it just me or was his heart beating faster than it should? I felt him reach behind me and undo the rope that had

weakness in his presence. I could feel his anger radiating off him, but I remained silent. If he was angry at me, I didn’t care. If he was here to speak, he could, but

ghost along my stinging skin where the ropes had cut into my cheeks and the corner of my mouth. Letting off intense sparks

“Yileyna…”

bitterness and the despair

fact that he was

didn’t respond and he exhaled

speak to you, I’m advising you to stay

bitterly, glad he hadn’t removed the blindfold, I don’t know how I’d cope

kills me right.” I scoffed, feeling the

than death, don’t push him, Yileyna.”

in all of this. If he was a good person, why would you need to

you the truth, yet you didn’t care to listen.” He

amber ones and I wondered how such a warm colour even managed

his version too, did your father ever tell you that Andres protected your mother in battle against the Dark Ones? I’m not saying the king was right, but there’s always more than one version of a story, but it doesn’t matter right? Anyway, congratulations Theon Hale, I hope you’re proud of your

away. “Andres is dead, his word doesn’t really count anymore, now does

I hoped he saw the anger

I almost fell forward, he caught me around the waist and I gasped, jerking away from his touch at the sparks that coursed through me. If I thought touching Theon before was mind-blowing… these

marks the silver was making. “Silver doesn’t affect you as badly as it does werewolves…” He muttered. I pulled free, giving him a contemptuous glare. Whatever they had done to me was weighing

asked coldly as he took me by my arm, leading me

don’t have magic that

so if I tried, I could

we made our way through the dungeons, I almost laughed at the fact the ice still coated the walls and floor. “Nice castle, don’t feel too cold do you?”

need to worry about

them later… but I had a feeling they would

sake, don’t anger him.” He

Like you care anyway.

sitting upon the King’s throne, one leg draped over the arm, a cigar in hand and a young woman was leaning at his feet holding a bowl of

eyes turned upon us as we entered, and he watched like a predator would watch its prey. His eyes didn’t move until we stopped before him. “So, this is the heart of our world.” He said, motioning for

down in respect, glaring coldly at him. “She’s a feisty one, and clearly she doesn’t know how to submit. I

“Yeah.” Theon said emotionlessly.

her being a hybrid, there’s still a chance she could shift.” Theoden said, his deep cold voice echoing in the silent room. “And we don’t know what type of hybrid she is either, do we?” 1 Theoden