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.

ask the Naga Emperor for this pearl, doyou, Yileyna? It

was to sneak in and simply search for

I frowned.

planning on trying to

that we were not all

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

bringing me from

He walked towards me.

cheek with his forearm, removing some more

on, let's go." I looked into his eyes, unable to hide

isn’t the answer.”

hands, even if refusing to kill makes meseem weak." I was ready for

cupped my face, forcing me

isn’t so hard for me.” His voice was quiet, his eyesemotionless

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

made my heart soar, my chest pounding

the hope of ever being

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

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

few strands of his coppery brown hair flicked in front of his

slowly, forcing myself away from him

still don't think killing

Hunter sighed.

species, one that is more beast than human.” We carried on walking, and I didn’t know how to

but then why did it

knew that he knew far more than I about the

not to travel at night, no

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

did not look pleasant, and I wondered how theland and

devoured the raw

away, lucky that they had been far too engrossed to

all

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

were barely

looked entirely human,

They wore black shirts.

had long hair, and the other

that made me think that

one starts to

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

the enemy? Was it the hatred for werewolves? Why

the way they chattered and tumbled onto the ground, it remindedme of

Everyone deserved a chance.

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

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

their poison fatal, and their strength far greater than

trees, and we did, slipping through the trees only to hear soundsfrom the other

and find a place to lay low

far too many

I create a fog?”

through the trees at the

a little, but do it gradually." He replied

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

were glowing gold as

spotting the silent pair of gleaming red eyes that were watching us through the trees metres

warned, focusing on my siren

enough to show him who

change, the shimmery hue that my

looking prettier isn't going to get him to go away, or not try to kill

wanted to glare at him

do you

his red eyes, there was nothing more,

darkness.

lifted, I couldn’t

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