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

and

I frowned.

was planning on trying to

to know that we were not

at the

Theon’s voice came, bringing

He walked towards me.

he brushed my cheek with his forearm, removing

into his eyes, unable to

isn’t the answer.” I

my hands, even if refusing to kill makes meseem weak." I was ready for him to tell me it was the duty of

me to

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

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

my heart soar, my chest pounding as I leaned into his

ever

you that I always wanted to see? “It’s only one Naga,don't feel bad." He

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

brown hair flicked

forcing myself away from him and looking at

don't think killing is the

Hunter sighed.

what you mean, but Naga are a cursed species, one that is more beast than human.” We carried on walking, and I didn’t know how to reply,

do I argue with that when I knew that already, but then why did it still feel sowrong? -----

and I knew that he knew

not to travel at night, no

we hadn’t come across any moreNagas, we had seen two feasting on

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

them from afar as they devoured the raw meat of the alligator made me

edged away, lucky that they had been far too engrossed to even notice

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

out through the trees, only to spot two young Naga females, giggling and chattering as they

barely older than

up they looked entirely human, save for their

They wore black shirts.

and the other had

me think that they were

one starts to think that

Nagas didn't need to

for werewolves? Why were they as they are? I couldn’t

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

Everyone deserved a chance.

for us to move on unless they left, but they didn’t seem to

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

their poison fatal, and their strength far greater

spotting a narrow path around the denser trees, and we did,

need to rest and find a place

were far too many things in this forest

create a fog?”

through the trees at the darkening

little, but do it gradually."

think we'll be resting tonight..." Theon added, both Hunter and I looked at himsharply, but

gold as he stared far

gleaming red eyes that were watching us through the

I warned, focusing on my

show him

hue that my skin took up and the air felt

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

wanted to glare at him but I stayed staring

and what do you want here?" His

from his red eyes, there was nothing

darkness.

with my fog lifted, I couldn’t see

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