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

12. Distrust

THEON

“How could you lose her?!” Dad roared at Arabella, who had her head bowed, almost as if wanting to flinch, but she remained in her position, her head down. “Both of you!”

His orange eyes turned on me, but I remained indifferent. I had been dragged back from the coast, but even now the panic that was consuming me was outweighing the fact that I had rejected her.

I felt empty, but it was ok. I had been emotionless, simply a shell for vengeance until she had made a place inside of me. Maybe I was just not meant for anything more than this. 1

I just hope she was safe. 1

I wish I had dived into the water, but I was fucking useless, unable to even swim because a siren‘s injury was far more dangerous and powerful than an ordinary injury, and my Little Storm had fucking dug deep. I deserved it though; I had hurt her far more than these mere injuries. She could do this ten times over and it would never be enough... 2

The bruises that covered her body, the lashes on her back... Anger blistered within me, and only when Dad shouted did I snap out of my dark thoughts.

“GET OUT!” Dad thundered at Arabella, she bowed her head before she left the room. “Fucking useless!”

He slammed his fist into the ice that was now melting away, creating large cracks through it.

I remembered the question between him and Arabella, the way she had addressed him as Master and the way he had called me a fool… Things like that were not something that I was just going to forget.

“Calm down, I‘ll bring her back.” I replied coldly, knowing I needed to keep up the facade, as if I didn‘t know what he had called me.

He looked at me keenly.

“How did she escape? Where did she go?” He asked.

Was he hinting at the ocean?

“Into the water, but I‘ll find her… I saw what she partially became before she attacked me.” I said, forcing as much disgust into my voice as possible.

He tensed before nodding.

“Ah yes, of course, I wanted to discuss this with you.”

Oh really? I heard you say to keep it from me.

“I know how much you hate sirens, as do I, after all it‘s because of them that we lost your sister and Nathalia.” He growled.

I nodded, “Then let‘s find her and kill her as we promised. All sirens must die.” I said, crossing my arms despite the agony in my chest at that simple move.

I heard the faint change in his heartbeat before he calmed it almost instantly.

“You learned she was your mate… Are you willing to kill her?” He asked me sharply.

“Of course, she‘s nothing to me.” I scoffed resentfully.

She was fucking everything to me, but I didn‘t have the right to be possessive of her anymore. ,

Dad frowned, watching me for a moment, but I remained indifferent and came over, sighing in relief.

“I’m olad… For a moment I thought you would bend because she was your mate.” He patted my shoulder, and I resisted the urge to speak my mind.

He was right, I had changed in two years. All my adolescent years I had trained to hide my emotions, so when the time came, I would be able to deal with Andres. It was something I had mastered skilfully. Now. I would use the same on him,

Mom was killed by one, do you really

bond does things to us, it can blind us and deter us from our

loved

say

crazy but I was beginning to question even the things I had witnessed and known

I am going to find her and bring her back. We need her,

thing to do… You aren‘t healed and you are my son, don‘t want anything to happen

have an issue sending

to where we are today. We need the heart

sparked with a fire of approval,

of her, I was beginning to worry that

a beat at his statement, but I

that. I will

and she took on the partial form of a

but we need her

so hell–bent on having her, when I thought he hated sirens more than me and

Do we really need

wasn‘t sure, but there was a flicker of unease there in his

mate! I have a plan, Theon, a plan that will kill them all.” He hissed, gripping

Just imagine it, I will be the most powerful Alpha alive. If the packs of this kingdom wish to live, they will have to rely on me and submit

think I should have

time now, have we? But do you remember you asked me why I wasn‘t scouring the

better

him sharply. I had begun to think that he really didn‘t care, but he had a

other way

cold smirk crossed his

than she ever should have. I don‘t just want to kill the one who did it, but all

hadn‘t seemed so bothered the last time

are the sirens

reside in the oceans and

what if we poison those seas with something that

looked at him sharply, my heart

down there

“How is it possible?”

He smirked.

it... There are certain elements we still need, but don‘t you see Theon, I have been working extremely hard on this. To get revenge for your mother.” He said

head around it. Something wasn‘t right, I just couldn‘t believe that he had kept this all

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your plan and you can execute it, then I want to make sure

heart. It possesses the ability of the land and sea. She is the only one who will be able to drive the poison deep into the farthest depths

with it make Yileyna claim the lives of thousands... I remembered her sadness for the siren girl in Bellmead. There is no way Yileyna would be able to do it. Back then she hated sirens and still felt sorry for her, how would she feel killing them all, children and

able to live with the blood

get her back, but how do you plan to

I know just the thought repulses you, this is for the greater good. When you mark her, your bond will strengthen, and she will succumb to your will. You can manipulate her to our bidding.” He responded, smirking coldly. “We were meant for this. That was why you were mated to her, and with

but me seeking revenge and manipulating someone else to

plan was to find that siren, kill her, and then I would have let it go…

to find out what Hunter had

Dad, placing a confident smirk on my face. “I‘ll

don‘t need to go Theon, I have sent my men