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.

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

the plan was to sneak in and simply search for it,

I frowned.

was planning on trying to negotiate with

know that we were

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

Theon’s voice came, bringing me from my

He walked towards me.

cheek with

into his eyes, unable to hide the pain I

the answer.”

to kill makes meseem weak." I was ready for him to tell me it was the duty of an Alpha to bear the burden, but it didn't

my face, forcing me to look up

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 into mine

want him to

made my heart soar, my chest

ever

showing me the you that 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

was his actions that were getting

coppery brown hair flicked

forcing myself away from him and looking at

killing is the answer."

Hunter sighed.

more beast than human.” We carried

I argue with that when I knew that already, but then why did it still feel sowrong? ----- Hours passed and darkness was

tension was clear, and I knew that he knew far more than I about the dangers that

had made it clear we were not to travel at

we hadn’t

contained did not look pleasant, and I wondered how theland and its

they devoured the raw meat of the

they had been far too engrossed to even

us to stop and we all froze, making sure to keep our

peered out through the trees, only

were barely

entirely human, save

They wore black shirts.

and the

made me think that they were not

one starts to

Nagas didn't need to become the hostile monsters

of the enemy? Was it the hatred for werewolves? Why were they as they are? I couldn’t

chased each other unknowingly, the way they chattered

Everyone deserved a chance.

way for us to move 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

their strength far greater than that of

path around the denser trees, and we

rest and find a place

many things

a fog?”

glancing through the

help a little, but do it gradually." He

think we'll be resting tonight..." Theon added, both Hunter and

glowing gold as he stared far

pair of gleaming red

focusing on my siren

to show him who

saw the tips of my hair change, the shimmery hue that my skin took up and the

prettier isn't going to get him to go away, or not try to kill us.” Theon murmured, making Hunter

at him

what do you want here?"

apart from his red

darkness.

with my fog lifted, I

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