Page 178 of Rogue Alpha Prince

“What the fuck?” I hiss.

They exchange another look, and my blood boils.

“You know the prophecy, don’t you? What is it about?”

“We know the Rogue King can alpha command you. So, the less you know, the better,” Beta states while Cain looks at me unfazed.

I won’t have any of that. Not when I know how to manipulate my answers while alpha-commanded, and I don’t see the King that often anyway… Wait. Is that why Cain always makes sure I won’t be in the presence of his father? He doesn’t really care for me. He just doesn’t want me to spill his secrets!

“Can someone tell me what the fuck is going on here? You act fucking suspicious, and I’m not in the mood to pretend I can’t see any of it!”

“I don’t trust you,” says Cain. “Not with this.”

That hurts more than I would like to admit to myself. I clear my throat.

“So why was I dragged here then?” I try to look indifferent, but I’m not.

Cain takes a step forward. I take a step back so he can’t reach me. Beta snorts with annoyance.

Cain growlsat me, but doesn’t comment any further.

“Oh, I’m so sorry I offended you,” my voice drips with sarcasm.

“Little Wolf,” his warning tone contrasts with the endearing nickname.

“What? Am I only good for fucking and taking you to my Kingdom so you could, I don’t know, stab me in my back and do whatever you planned to do before we even met? Butyoudon’t trustme.”

I catch Beta's sight; he looks like I was on point with that accusation. He doesn’t even try to hide it.

“I only meant…” Cain stops mid-sentence and closes his eyes, trying to compose himself. “When I said I don’t trust you, I only meant with not killing me. It’s one of your goals, after all.”

“It’s not anymore! I—" I stop myself before yelling in the middle of the temple that Ilovehim.

I do, don’t I? Fuck.

It’s just lust, I try to tell myself for the hundredth time.

He scoffs. “So, I was right. You did plan to kill me. Really planned. What was that other goal? Becoming the King? Did you plan to kill me to secure the throne for yourself?”

“Not in that particular order, but those were my goals, and I won’t apologize for doing fucking everything I could to accomplish them before you cockblocked my plans—I mean all disrespect, and here we are!”

Cain strides towards me with fury in his eyes, but Beta blocks him, putting a hand on his chest, “Alpha.”

My own alpha blood is boiling with fury, but I am talking to Rogue Alpha Prince, so I know I need to suck it up. And I do.

“I’m sorry,” I say and step to Cain reluctantly, but he leaves the temple, and I’m left alone with his Beta and immediate regret.

And a longing I try to ignore because it’s only caused by our true mate bond.

“Fuck.”

“Why are you madthis time?” Beta scrunches his face at me.

“I… I don’t want to be left on that note. We are married, and I have to spend my life with him, and it’s just not it. I don’t even remember why I was mad at him before, but it was not worth it. I don’t want to fight. It was stupid. I was stupid. Of course, he doesn’t trust me, and he has his reasons, and the way I just acted….” I shrugged my shoulders, not knowing how to dress all of my feelings in words.

I notice Beta glancing behind my shoulder, so I turn around.

Cain is nonchalantly leaning in the frame of the exit doors. He must have heard everything I said.

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