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

34. Into Naran YILEYNA.
Four days had passed since we had ventured into the Nara Empire, the tightness of the trees and the humidity was suffocating,
and worse there was no water, nothing to drink, what we carried was almost finished but we still continued. Theon was injured
but still, he was far more bothered about me. Goddess, it hurt.
I didn’t understand what we were, but I decided there was no point in labelling us. We had somehow become one another’s
confidants... I felt like I was seeing the real Theon and it was only making me admire him. Sometimes it was hard to tell what
time of day it was, and although I was tempted to summon my powers, Hunter warned me not to. I looked at the huge snakeskin
that dangled from a tree, and shuddered as Hunter pushed it aside as we walked through. “Is that a Naga skin?” I asked,
disgusted. Sure we had seen other snake skins, but this was the largest I had seen. “Most likely...” Hunter murmured. “We are
getting closer to the other side.” I could tell, the trees weren’t as thick, and the dark, dreary feeling was growing. “Drink.” Theon
held out his water bottle, and I frowned as Hunter smirked. “Ah, sweet.” He taunted. 1 “Theon.” I growled.
I had snapped at Theon twice already for trying to save his water and give it to me, which he denied, saying he simply wasn’t
thirsty. “I don’t want your water.”
He cocked a brow. “Why not? Only my lips have been on this. You’ve tasted everyth-”
I slapped my hand over his mouth, but Hunter was already smirking, as if this was amusing. “I said; I don’t want it.” I growled.
“Seriously, do you two need to fuck it out of your system? Because if that’s the case, I could give you two some space and go
keep watch?” . “Eww, no! Have you seen where we are?” I asked shuddering.
“Ah yeah, not the ideal location... but you didn’t oppose the idea of fucking.” . I didn’t miss the small smirk that crossed Theon’s
face as I gave both men a cold glare.
“No one is fucking, and no one is going anywhere.” I retorted. “Well my girl’s not here anyway.” Hunter said making me smile.
“Missing your beautiful Luna?” “Of course, but I’m happy she’s not here.” He replied, serious once more. “I know you want to
protect Yileyna, Theon, but from the three of us, she’s the safest here. Naga fear sirens and Yileyna’s blood won’t be affected by
their poison as fast. Keep your energy up and drink, she’s smaller than us and needs less.”
“I don’t need anyone’s advice.” Theon replied icily, it was obvious he didn’t want to talk about it.
We continued in silence until we stopped, reaching a dangerously steep cliff edge.
“Down there?” I asked.

Hunter nodded, and my heart skipped a beat when Theon took hold of my hand. Our eyes met before Hunter led the way. We
had our cloaks on that blended in with our surroundings a little, so I put my hood up too, following Theon down the narrow edge.
The view was dizzying.
Down below, it was far too dark to even see what was there. The sky looked murky and dark and there was just no wind.
Strange... “Be careful of your footing.” Hunter said quietly as we began making our way down...
—-
A few hours had passed and there had been a few dangerous slippery moments. I did end up using the wind to stop Hunter from
going tumbling down the side when the rock gave way beneath his feet. Even summoning my abilities felt harder here.
Something about the entire place gave me a bad feeling. “The path is narrower ahead.” Hunter murmured, coming to a stop.
“Shall we try climbing down?” I asked. “We have daggers?” “We may have to.” Hunter replied, frowning.
“Then let’s get going whilst it’s still daylight.” Theon said, letting go of my wrist.
Naga eyesight was better in the dark... I looked at Theon, knowing it would strain his injuries. “I could create a ledge of ice
maybe...” I suggested looking down at the narrow paths. “We don’t want anyone to notice us. Climbing makes more sense.”
Theon said.” Be careful.”
–
I nodded and our eyes met, he raised his hand and for a moment I thought he was going to touch me, but instead he dropped it
again and turned away. I could feel Hunter’s eyes on us, but I was grateful that he didn’t speak, as we continued our descent.
Two hours later we reached the bottom, and my heart was thumping. The strong smell of blood filled my nose, overriding
Theon’s own intoxicating scent. The moment he grabbed me by my waist and lifted me down into the murky swamp, I turned to
him sharply, not caring that we were ankle-deep in the gunk beneath our feet.
“Your injuries.” I stated, reaching for his shirt, only for him to move back.
“They’re fine.”
“Theon, are you hurt?” Hunter asked, his eyes sharp.
“Not really.” Theon denied coldly.

“He is.” I refuted. Stepping closer, I pulled Theon’s shirt up.
“Yileyna.” He growled, grabbing my arms and pushing me up against the rocky mountain, pinning my arms by the side of my
head.
“Theon, let me see.” I commanded, ignoring the jolt of pleasure that rushed to my core.
I wasn’t the only one who was getting side-tracked, as Theon’s gaze dropped to my breasts.
“No. I’m the one who gives orders.” He growled quietly, his eyes flashing.
“Only in the bedroom.” I whispered murderously, grabbing hold of his shirt once again. 1
Hunter cleared his throat, but I ignored him as I pulled his shirt up.
Hunter swore as I stared at Theon’s chest, lost for words. His bandages were
soaked in blood. The blood didn’t look as red either, it was dark and the skin around the bandages was dark and discoloured. 2
My heart pounded as Theon pulled away. “I said I’m fine.” He growled, opening his sack, and taking out some fresh bandages.
His anger was clear as he ripped the soaked bandages off. He hadn’t wanted us to see them.
“Let me do it.” I said trying to take the bandage from him, he glared at me, not letting go of it.
“I can manage.”
“How the hell did that happen? You’re fucking injured and you didn’t think to tell me before coming here?” Hunter hissed, his
voice full of anger. “I don’t need your shit, I’m not a fucking kid.” Theon shot back, as he began wrapping the bandage around
himself. “I don’t care if you are or not. You being injured could slow us down or worse, you could be fucking killed.”
My heart thumped, and I felt guilt wash over me. “I knew too, I should have said something too. I didn’t-” “I would have come
regardless of what the fuck you two thought, and Hunter don’t forget that I’m fucking stronger than you.” Theon interrupted me,
his eyes hard as he glared at his brother.
“You don’t hold the Alpha position yet, I think we are pretty much on par.” Hunter shot back, his eyes on Theon’s wound.

“Even injured I’m stronger, so fuck this and let’s move. I don’t need anyone to fucking save me, nor am I here to slow anyone
down.” His eyes were blazing, but I took the chance to take the bandage from him and finished wrapping it. This time he didn’t
argue, holding his shirt up for me. “Theon...” I whispered, looking up at him. His blazing eyes met mine and I felt his aura ease
up. “Both of you calm down, please. I think we are all nervous about being here, but if we argue amongst ourselves, it will only
impact us negatively. We are a team, let’s act like it.” I added, glancing at Hunter before tying the end of the bandage and
brushing my hand down his chest slowly. His skin was burning hot, and his chest was heaving. Our eyes met, and my fingers
lingered on his abs.
“Are you done?” He asked, raising an eyebrow. I tilted my head, pursing my lips. “Does it burn?” I asked.
He clenched his jaw, and I knew he was struggling to reply, before he looked at me as if he wasn’t bothered.
“Not much.”
That was a yes.
My brow creased in concentration, and I sent a gentle wave of cold through the bandage, frowning as I tried to make it hold. Just
the way the ice on the castle remained...
He sucked in a breath, and I looked at him. “Feel better?” I asked softly. “Thanks.” He said curtly, swallowing and dropping his
top as he moved away from my touch. I ignored Hunter’s smirk, thinking he was enjoying this immensely. “So shall we continue?”
He asked as Theon already begun leading the way. He ignored him, and I instead raised an eyebrow at Hunter. “I hope you don’t
tease My Queen as much as you do us?” I asked. “I do... She can get quite feisty, she’s a minx and she’s mine...” I smiled at the
look on his face, feeling happy for them. “She is a gem.” I agreed. “Quit talking.” Theon said quietly. “Is there an issue with talking
about My Luna?” “Theon is just jeal-” “Cut it out, I thought I heard something.” Theon muttered. We both froze, but I didn’t hear
anything. “I didn’t.” Hunter replied quietly.
We remained still for a few moments. The men had their hands on their weapons, and I was ready to create a shield if need be.
Theon frowned before we carried on trudging through the marshes. We all remained silent just in case there was
something out there...
LI
“This smells.” I murmured, the smell of something coppery and rotten filled my nose.
“It means we are making progress...” Hunter murmured.

“There’s nothing here... Not even the sound of an insect. Something is really wrong.” Theon said quietly, his voice barely audible,
and that’s when I heard it, the faint eerie hiss of something snake-like, yet not a snake...
My heart thumped, as I took a deep breath. I wasn’t the only one who had heard it, as both men stopped. Theon’s eyes flashed,
and he was beside me just as Hunter unsheathed his sword.
A sinister hiss filled the air and then I saw it, slithering down the rocky wall of the mountain, he was huge his tale a good twenty
feet long, his scale a mix of grey and green, his hair was to his shoulder and his reptile-like eyes were upon us as he hissed,
bearing his poisonous fangs. His torso was muscular with abs, his skin tinged green, and he had a dark green tattoo-like scar on
his neck. To my horror he launched himself in the air, coming right towards us. His yellow-green eyes were full of hatred as they
locked with mine, another loud hiss left his mouth as he came ever closer. 2
I raised my hand, it felt slow, I felt slow... he was fast... too fast...