My Alpha’s Betrayal: Burning In The Flames Of His Vengeance

80. The King's Rage ANDRES | looked at Grayson as he stood there, arms clasped behind his back. He turned and bowed his head toas | approached.

“Do you know why you are here?” | asked seriously, my footsteps echoing in the silence.

This was a grave matter, not only had | trusted this man, | had dined with him, a man who had cheated with my woman behind my back...

“No Alpha.” He replied solemnly.

“I know of your affair with Soleil.” | was unable to keep the rage from my shaking voice. “Givea reason not to tear you to shreds right now.” A frown flitted across his face, and he sighed heavily. It was not the reaction | was expecting. “Good. It is a burden | was tired of carrying.” He said quietly.

| frowned.

“That's all you have to say? After everything you have done?” | growled. “I was blackmailed, | had no choice.” “Blackmailed?” | asked sharply. “I want the truth.” My alpha command rolled offin waves and he submitted, lowering his head in response. “Tellthe truth! The entire truth!” He took a deep breath.

“The Luna had always been infatuated with me, but she toldthat if | did not yield to her demands then she would make sure that | was ruined... | still refused, yet somehow she managed to getin bed. When | awoke the following day, | was ready to tell you everything, but she toldthat no one would believeand she would accuseof raping her. We all know the King’s Luna’s word in the matter would hold more power over a simple gamma’s...” | couldn’t begin to comprehend the torrent of emotions that hit me.

Was Soleil really this... conniving? She always appeared prim, proper, and supportive. Always there for me...

“From there, she toldthat | better agree or she would tell Zoe and ruin my life, and that of my young pup’s.

She used to give you a sleeping potion so you wouldn't even notice her missing.” And that was how | never felt her cheating, she hadunconscious... 1 My anger was growing and all | wanted to do was end the woman who was meant to be my true mate. | could not, | had marked her, her death meant my death.

How had she had the audacity to use and blackmail one of my own men? “And how long did it last?” | asked, feeling angry that this man was Charlene’s father.

She was my daughter; | had raised her and watched her grow. What irritatedwas that Charlene had always preferred Grayson and William overgrowing up. Grayson was a quiet man, but he always took the tto greet her. Was it the unknowing bond of father and daughter? “A few months, she suddenly decided | was of no use anymore.” He said frowning.

When she becpregnant... This was all Soleil's doing... “Forgivemy king, | am ready for any punishment you deem worthy. | only ask you do not tell my mate.” He lowered his head and | frowned deeply. “You will be let out at dawn, | will say | had a tip-off and | had to question you for the safety of the kingdom,” | said, turning away. “Alpha...” | paused, waiting for him to continue. “May | ask how it was revealed now?” He asked hesitantly.

| tensed, how do | answer that... when | make the announcement tomorrow that Yileyna is my daughter... would he piece the puzzle together? “I myself had an affair, and in her rage, she toldthat she too had committed the ssin. “I replied simply, before | left the cells.

| had been here far too often in the last few days, and | did not wish to chere again for a while.

It was late. Although | didn’t want to return to my quarters, | needed to face Soleil. There was much | needed to ask her.

How dare she..

YILEYNA I looked at Luna Soleil, who stood at the door to Charlene’s room. 1 She looked distraught, her face was make-up-free and her hair was a mess. Her eyes were red from obvious crying. “What | do with my life has nothing to do with you, Luna, especially callinga whore when | think that would be more befitting for you, don’t you think?” 2 The words had left my lips before | had been able to stop myself.

Shit.

Her eyes flashed as she strode over to me, her fists clenched as she glared at me.

“Don’t you dare! It was your mother who was a whore! Seducing my king and then giving birth to you... | always knew there was something about you that | just never liked.” She grabbed hold of my jaw, squeezing it painfully.

“I don’t know much about her, but | also know having an affair when you are mated is worse thanwhoring around when I'm unmated.” | said icily, pushing her hand off of me. 1 “If you had any shame, you would pack your bags and leave silently.” She said with contempt.

“Shame? What have | done that | should be ashamed of Luna?” | asked quietly. | had too much on my head to waste twith her. “Don’t think | don’t know what went on with you and Theon! This position, this title, all of this belongs to Charlene, and you think you can stroll into here and steal her clothes too?!” She spat, yanking the tunic | had taken from the drawer. “I always knew that Andrea was a whoring bitch!” “Don’t you dare insult my mother!” | hissed, feeling my anger rise.

She obviously didn’t know that my mother wasn’t my birth mother, but how dare she insult her? “Well, like mother like daughter, don’t you agree?” Soleil scoffed scornfully.

“My parents were the most in love couple | have seen, and it's something you could only ever hope to have. She would never cheat on father, how dare you dirty her name.” | shot back, my eyes flashing, and the windows rattled in the wind. Breath, Yileyna...

“In love? Yet she was able to spread her legs for her Alpha. What a good little slut-" “Enough!” The king thundered, making both of our gazes snap towards the door. My heart was thundering as | focused on my own emotions, until the rattling stopped. The king seemed to do a quick sweep of my soaking clothes. “Give her the dress, Soleil.” He growled commandingly.

The queen pressed her lips together before tossing it at me, her eyes flashing.

“Yileyna, go shower and change before you catch a cold. Did | not tell you, you cannot leave these quarters?” He asked coldly. “I went with Theon.” | replied, knowing the king couldn't fault that. He trusted Theon and had made him my bodyguard.

As predicted, he visibly relaxed.

“So | hope that tomorrow you agree to this union?” | frowned.

“I am capable of being Alpha without a man, if the Alpha king givesa chance to prove myself.” He shook his head dismissively.

“You know nothing of the truth of war. You need Theon, go bathe, Yileyna, now.” | nodded, walking over to the bathroom in Charlene’s room, feeling the king and queen watching me. The moment | was inside, | closed the door and stripped out of my nightdress. | turned the shower on and that’s when | heard the sound of angry talking from the room outside.

| paused, tempted to listen. Letting the shower water run, | slowly padded back to the door and pressed my ear to the keyhole.

“... everything Soleil, or by Selene, | will have you thrown into the cells!” The king hissed.

“You wouldn't dare...” “Don’t test me, answertruthfully. Did you blackmail and seduce Grayson to bed you?!” The king's alpha command was absolute, it bit into my bones, and | heard Soleil whimper at the full force of it. | peered through the keyhole and saw Soleil on her knees. Unable to resist the command, she bowed her head.

How strange... | was told that true mates were almost equal... That even an alpha’s command would not work on his true mate. 4 “I... Yes, yes | did.” She hissed.

“Why?!” The king growled murderously. She was struggling against it, until she clamped her hands to her head.

“Because... he is my true mate!” Soleil screeched, makinggasp as | jumped away from the door. 3 My heart pounding at the shocking revelation that | had just overheard. The king was silent, and | was sure neither heard my gasp being so consumed by their own argument. “What?” The king asked quietly, his voice devoid of all emotions. “You're my true mate...” “No... | called up an enchanter to make it seem like you were, I... | wanted to be Luna, n-not the mate of a mere Gamma! This is the life | deserve, and | proved to be the perfect luna, did | not?!” 1 “That's why you never knew | was cheating...” The king murmured. “Why givea sleeping potion if you knew | wouldn't feel you cheating?” “So he spoke...” She muttered bitterly. “I used to give you a potion every night to make sure you were unconscious when | went to Grayson!” “Did he know you were his true mate?” The king growled.

“Of course not, | made sure the spell was on him too. | am the Luna. | am meant to be Luna!” “No you're not, we aren't true mates Soleil, which means even if | have you killed, it would have no effect on me.” The king's cold, dangerous voice came, making my heart thud. | had never heard it sound so... sinister...

My head spun with everything | had learned, fear enveloping me. | needed to move away from this... | shouldn't have listened... but | was unable to move from my position. Would the king really kill the Luna for cheating on him? She was not a good person, but death? “What is my crime?” She hissed, as | watched through the keyhole, my chest heaving in fear. “Betraying your Alpha.” The king turned his head sharply towards the bathroom door, and | quickly moved away from the keyhole, clamping a hand over my mouth, praying he didn’t realise | had been eavesdropping... 3