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

35. A Futile Attempt YILEYNA My eyes flashed and it was almost as if we moved as one. Both Theon and I raised our hands,Theon's glow swirling around his sword as I raised a wall of ice.

The Naga slammed into it, before the ice was cracked by Theon’s sword slamming through and into the Naga’s stomach.

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My heart thumped.

His move shocking me.

Sure, the barrier was not the same ice that I encased the castle with, but for him to breakit so easily...

He was strong, and it confirmed that he held back during our training too…

I shook my head, looking for a way to get closer.

If I could encase his body in ice…

"Yileyna!" Hunter shouted just as the Naga's tail slammed into me.

I went flying as Theon sliced its tail off and I flipped in the air, landingon my feet.

I touched the sludgy water with my hand, sending ice through it and letting it wrap around the Naga’s tail, he hissed shoving Theon off him.

He was injured but it wasn’t fatal.

"Stop." I commanded, raising my hand and creating a shield of ice.

"We are not here to kill." I wasn't sure it'd work, Hunter and Theon were both holding their swords ready, their eyes flaming and theirauras blazing around them.

"You do not venture into the lands of Naran, where you are not welcome.” The Naga hissed.

It was the first time I had heard one speak.

His voice was deep and raspy, and his cold, sinister glare was trained upon me as he struggled against the ice that encased the tip ofhis tail and spread upwards.

"We would not have if we had any other choice." I replied firmly.

His lips curled maliciously.

"Then you will die here!" "They hold no compassion; they are more monster than human.” Hunter warned coldly.

The Naga smiled and turned his attention to him.

"We like the kill..." His voice was darker and more sinister, and then he suddenly lunged at me.

"Don't!" I said to the men, raising a barrier that the Naga smashed into.

“You will die!” He hissed, slithering around the barrier.

I stepped back as he stretched to his limits, his lower body frozen in the ice as he thrashedaround.

He roared, venom dripping from his fangs as he lunged at me once more, not caring about the damage to his tail.

I was ready for him.

He ripped free from the ice, his body bloodied, but before he even reached me, Hunterand Theon attacked, decapitating his head and piercing his heart.

I closed my eyes as his deep greenish blood splashed across my face.

"Do you men think killing is the only option? I was trying to talk to him!” I said as the Naga’s body dropped into the sludgewith a thick splash.

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“He isn’t one we could have talked to.

Look at the mark on his neck? He has been deemed a criminal by the empire itself.”Hunter said quietly.

I sighed, wiping my face and staring at the green blood.

I was trying…

I exhaled but said nothing.

everyone's issues? "You don't plan to ask the Naga Emperor for this pearl, doyou, Yileyna?

to sneak in and simply search for it, right?”

I frowned.

on trying

them to know that we were not all

looked at the body of the Naga on the floor, wondering if he

voice came, bringing me from my

He walked towards me.

hand, he brushed my cheek with his forearm, removing some more

looked into his eyes, unable to hide the pain I was

the

to kill makes meseem weak." I was ready for him to tell me it was the duty of an Alpha to bear

face, forcing me

and carry that burden, which really isn’t so hard for me.” His voice was quiet, his eyesemotionless as they stared into mine

didn't want him to kill anyone

my chest pounding as I leaned into his

hope of ever being together was

see? “It’s only one Naga,don't feel bad." He said quietly, staring down at me, his fingers

was his actions that were getting to me? His

his coppery brown hair

away from him and

killing is the answer."

Hunter sighed.

you mean, but Naga are a cursed species, one that is more beast than human.”

when I knew that already, but then

and I knew that he knew far more than I about the dangers

were not to travel at night, no matter

we hadn’t

look

afar as they devoured the raw meat of

slowly edged away, lucky that they had been far too engrossed

now signalled us to stop and we all froze,

sound of laughter reached me, and I peered out through the trees, only to spot two young Naga females, giggling and chattering as they

barely

up they looked entirely human,

They wore black shirts.

had long hair, and the other had

that made me think that they were not

one starts to think that makes one

can still teach love and compassion, Nagas didn't need to become the

werewolves? Why were they as they are?

each other unknowingly, the way they chattered and tumbled onto the ground, it remindedme of Charlene and me from long

Everyone deserved a chance.

for us to move on unless they left, but they didn’t seem to plan on going anywhere and instead settled down toeat

and awakened at night, which meant the moment darkness falls,this place would be crawling

their poison fatal, and their strength far greater than that of

us to follow, spotting a narrow path around the denser trees, and we did, slipping through the trees only to hear soundsfrom

did need to rest and find a place to lay low

far too many things in this forest

I create a

the

but

be resting tonight..." Theon added, both Hunter and I looked at himsharply, but he

eyes were glowing gold as he stared

silent pair of gleaming red eyes

my siren side,

show

hue that my skin took up and

to go away, or not try to kill us.” Theon murmured, making Hunter snicker

I wanted to glare at him

are you and what do you want here?" His

from his red eyes, there was

darkness.

with my fog lifted, I couldn’t see

am from Astalion, and I wish for an audience with your Emperor.” I stated, holding