Betrayed by an Alpha claimed by a Lycan King (Sage and Titus) novel Chapter 144
Chapter 144
Chapter 144
SAGE
A week had slipped by faster than I expected, each day dragging my worries along with it. My chest ached with the gnawing concern for my twins. They must be wondering where I was by now. If only there was some way to talk to them, to let them know I was okay–if only just for a moment.
Standing by the gate, I watched people come and go, my heart heavy with longing. I pressed my palm against the invisible barrier, feeling the hum of magic pulse against my skin like a taunting reminder of my imprisonment. I bit my lip in frustration, my breath shaky.
“Still at it, my lady?” came the familiar voice of Pantene, the young maid assigned to look after me.
“I have to keep trying, Pantene. I can’t just stand around and do nothing.” I said with firm determination.
She gave me a sympathetic smile. “I admire your perseverance, my lady. But you know His Majesty controls where you can go, right?”
I groaned dramatically, rolling my eyes toward the sky. “You don’t have to remind me,” I huffed, exasperated.
Pantene chuckled, the sound light and genuine. In the short time I’d been here, she’d become my only friend. Maybe it was her warm nature, or maybe it was because she reminded me of someone dear to my heart. Either way, I was grateful for her presence, even when she pointed out the obvious.
“Does this place have a library?” I muttered, more to myself than to her. “Maybe there’s something in there that can help me get rid of this thing.”
Pantene’s expression shifted, her smile fading into a more serious look. “I’m sorry, my lady, but there’s nothing in the library that can help with that charm, she said gently. “I know for a fact it was crafted by a powerful sorceress.”
I frowned, frustration bubbling inside me. “There has to be something. Even powerful magic has loopholes,” I insisted stubbornly.
Pantene’s eyes softened, though doubt flickered in her gaze. “You’re determined,” she said with admiration. “But please be careful. His Majesty isn’t known for taking defiance lightly.”
“Let him try,” I muttered under my breath. “I’ve already survived worse.”
As I paced near the gate, my thoughts tangled in endless loops of questions. Why were we still here? I was expecting him to leave this place as soon as he found me and go back to the palace, but he didn’t. It seems like he was taking care of something in this place.
I exhaled slowly, biting my lip in thought. Part of me was grateful for that small mercy. Staying in this place meant I was still close to my twins, even if I couldn’t see or speak to them. Knowing they were just beyond these cursed walls gave me a flicker of hope I clung to fiercely.
“Lost in thought again, my lady?” Pantene’s gentle voice pulled me from my spiraling worries.
I blinked, forcing a smile. “Just wondering why we haven’t left yet.”
She hesitated, glancing around before lowering her voice. “His Majesty hasn’t said anything about moving. But there’s been a lot of talk lately. People coming in and out.”
1 frowned, my curiosity deepening. “Do you know what they’re talking about?”
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Before I could press her further, the familiar sound of heavy boots echoed through the courtyard. My heart lurched involuntarily as Titus strode toward us, his commanding presence impossible to ignore.
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Pantene stiffened and quickly curtsied before stepping aside, leaving me standing alone as he approached. His dark eyes locked onto mine, unreadable yet intense.
“Enjoying the fresh air?” he drawled, his voice smooth but laced with an edge I couldn’t quite place.
“Trying to,” I replied, refusing to shrink under his gaze. “Why are we still here, Titus?”
The guards‘ eyes standing behind him widened in shock.
He tilted his head, a smirk ghosting across his lips. “Excited to go
back?”
I crossed my arms, standing my ground. “We both know that if it was for me, I will never go back to that awful place.”
His smile faded, replaced by a flicker of something more serious. “We’ll leave as soon as I settled the problem here.”
“Problem?” I pressed, narrowing my eyes. “What kind of problem?”
“Problem that don’t concern you,” he said dismissively.
“Everything about this concerns me,” I shot back, frustration flaring in my chest. “If you think I’ll just stand around and wait for whatever game you’re playing, you’re wrong.”
Titus stepped closer, his voice low and dangerous. “Careful, kitten. You’re treading on thin ice.”
I lifted my chin defiantly. “Let it crack.”
The tension between us was palpable, like a coiled spring ready to snap. Neither of us moved, locked in a silent battle of wills. The weight of unspoken truths hung heavily in the air, each breath charged with a challenge neither of us was willing to back down from.
After what felt like an eternity, Titus’s jaw clenched, and he was the first to break the suffocating silence. “Kindly escort the lady back to her chamber,” he ordered, his voice cold and unyielding.
The guards stepped forward, their hands outstretched to grab my arm, but I moved before they could touch me.
“Don’t bother,” I said sharply, turning on my heel. My heart hammered against my ribs, but I forced my steps to remain steady. My dignity was the only thing I had left, and I wouldn’t let Titus or his lackeys strip that from me.
The sound of my boots echoed through the corridor as I walked away, back straight and head held high, even though every part of me burned with unresolved fury.
I never planned to pry on Titus‘ business, but fate had a strange way of messing with me. And now, here I was, learning things I never expected to know.
Eavesdropping wasn’t exactly my finest skill, but desperate times called for desperate actions. So when I caught bits of conversation between Titus and his men, I followed the trail like a curious shadow.
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Is it finished?...
...i mean...you had the perfect ending...why keep going?? ugh...i feel like author is going to continue with twists and turns [-_-]...
Don't mean to be rude but half the chapters are missing. As in your only publishing Half the chapter. Not all of it...
Would love more chapters...
ok just as a recap because i'm getting confused with this plot: sage (the daughter of the ex-alpha who was killed for betraying his pack) is contracted to marry the lycan king bc the present alpha doesn't want to give his own daughter to the king. sage sleeps with someone before the wedding (turns out to be the king). there's a caper at the palace where the king doesn't let her look at him bc he wants to keep her guessing for some reason but eventually she finds out that man she slept with is her husband now. there are other concubines and a queen but for some reason titus still doesn't have an heir despite being like thousands of years old. there is a prophecy that a red wolf will destroy the evil inside the king and when it comes to pass titus looks like he dies. sage runs away (she is the red wolf) bc shes scared of being called a killer. when she comes back titus has been manipulated to believe her "sister" is his mate. there's an intermission where sage runs away with her handmaiden to new york and they start a life for themselves. until titus buys out the company bc he's filthy rich and drags her back. the sister gets punished and jailed to be killed, but sage's intervention (due to her previous feelings for the brother) prevents her death. there's a point when the royal elders storm the castle and titus is jailed and almost at the point of death. taking the beta and her handmaiden they rescue titus and restore him to health. while sage was in new york, titus had somehow found his dead wife again (anna?) and she's very childlike and annoying. all the times sage saves titus doesn't matter because he's been deposed as king and brainwashed by his dead wife to believe she's everything to him. titus dissolves the bond between he and sage (bc of pressure from previous wife) but still has feelings for her and still sleeps with her while trying to reclaim his throne by making alliances with other werewolf packs. a bounty hunter offers his help but demands sage as the price. titus says no, but sage goes behind his back anyway and makes the deal. thinking titus is blinded by sage's presence that prevents him from forming alliance with a pack and having that alpha's daughter as his queen, she runs way with the bounty hunter and he puts her up for sale (she's an idiot for doing this). finding out she's pregnant with an accelerated pregnancy (due to blood moon sex?) she runs away from the auction house and is rescued by a couple who never had kids miles away from where she ran away. 3 years or so pass and she is happy with her chosen family until the bounty hunter finds her again and she goes with him to keep him away from her kids only to be rescued by titus at the auction house. he also finds her kids (bc they obvy would run away to find her) but she for some reason convinces them to lie and say they're not her kids. reunited again, they come across rogue wolves who hurt titus, but they somehow all fit into the helicopter that comes at the right time to save them all. titus while being gravely ill still saves sage from being sentenced to death, but now her kids are in danger....
ok now im reinvested! I hope the kids will be ok! titus now would be a good time to wake up!...
If possible, kindly change the title of the book too because Sage is suppose to be happy with Titus but this back and forth is making the book boring...
Please this has to stop , Titus is suppose to be her savior but she's going through too much...
This book really started good. And for whatever reason, the author keeps on adding boring and nonsensical twist to the story. I'm just skipping through chapters and story still the same.repeating issues and conflict and convo. So tiring. I'm just checking in hoping I can read the ending. Lolz...
We need an end soon. It getting boting and is so boring. Also people is missing. Were is her former maid and scott used to be her friend now he treat her like a stranger...