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 for

and simply

I frowned.

on trying to negotiate with

wanted them to know that we were not

the body of the Naga on the floor, wondering if

came, bringing me

He walked towards me.

brushed my cheek with his forearm,

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

the answer.” I

deaths of so many on my hands, even if refusing to kill makes meseem weak." I was ready for him to tell me it was the duty of an Alpha to bear the burden,

face, forcing me to

isn’t so hard for

knew I should argue I didn't want him to kill

made my heart soar, my chest pounding as I

hope of ever being together

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

getting to me? His handsome face, even

coppery brown hair flicked in

slowly, forcing myself away from

don't think killing is the

Hunter sighed.

more beast than human.” We carried on walking,

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

it clear we were not to travel at night, no

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

land contained did not look pleasant,

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

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

and we all froze, making sure

peered out through the trees, only to spot

were barely older than

looked entirely human, save for their

They wore black shirts.

had long hair, and the other had short

think that they were not

is the way one starts to think

compassion, Nagas didn't need to become the

for werewolves? Why were

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

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 some

awakened at night, which

their strength far greater than

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

need to rest and find a place to lay low for

were far too many things in this forest

create a fog?”

frowned, glancing through the trees at the darkening

little, but do

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

gold as he stared

gleaming red eyes that were watching us through the trees

I warned, focusing on my siren

enough to show

the shimmery hue that my skin took up and the air

get him to go away, or not try to kill us.” Theon murmured, making

wanted to glare at him but I stayed staring

do you want here?"

see him, apart from his red eyes,

darkness.

fog lifted,

from Astalion, and I wish for an audience with your