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.

to everyone's issues? "You don't plan to ask the Naga Emperor

the plan was to sneak in and simply search for

I frowned.

on trying to negotiate with

know that we were

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

bringing me

He walked towards me.

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

go." I looked into his eyes, unable to hide the pain I

isn’t the

refusing to kill makes meseem weak." I was ready for him

my face, forcing me to look

have to, I'm here to do the killing and carry that burden, which really isn’t so hard for me.” His voice was quiet, his eyesemotionless as they stared

I knew I should argue I didn't want him to kill anyone either,

soar, my chest pounding as I

the hope of ever being together was

I always wanted to see? “It’s only one Naga,don't feel bad." He said quietly, staring down at me, his fingers gently caressing my

not realise it was his actions that were getting to me? His

few strands of his coppery brown

slowly, forcing myself away from him and looking at the dead

think killing is

Hunter sighed.

understand what you mean, but Naga are a cursed species, one that is more beast

I argue with that when I knew that already, but then why did it

and I knew that he knew

were not to travel at night, no matter

looking for a place to stay, and although we hadn’t

little water that the land contained did not look pleasant, and I wondered

the raw

edged away, lucky that they had been

to stop and we all froze, making

out through the trees, only to spot two young

were barely

up they looked entirely human, save

They wore black shirts.

hair, and

think

starts to think that

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

enemy? Was it the hatred for werewolves? Why

way they chattered and tumbled onto the ground, it

Everyone deserved a chance.

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

slept during the day and awakened at night, which meant the moment darkness falls,this place would be

keen, their poison fatal, and their

a narrow path around the denser trees, and we did, slipping through the trees only

need to rest and find a place to lay low for

were far too many

I create a

the trees at the

may help a little, but do it gradually." He replied

we'll be resting tonight..." Theon added, both Hunter and I looked at himsharply, but he wasn't

gold as

the silent pair of gleaming red eyes that were watching us

warned, focusing on my siren side, calling upon my

enough to show

hue that my skin took

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

at him but I

are you and what do you want here?" His dangerous

his red

darkness.

with my fog lifted, I couldn’t see

for an audience with your Emperor.” I