Chapter 136. I Was Scared

Kael POV

I was scared. I was really scared.

Yesterday, before Lilith sent that note, I had locked myself in my study just to escape Seraphina’s rant. She had screamed that I hadn’t taken her side against Lilith, that I would drive her to break the bond and lose the child in her womb because I didn’t love her enough.

I had sat there with my hands covering my face, my body slouched, weighed down by exhaustion from Seraphina, guilt over Lilith, and anxiety about the Alphas.

I was on the brink of completely breaking down as I tried to pull myself together, my mind spiraling through endless thoughts about how things had come to this.

Was it when I accepted the beta position despite never truly wanting it? Was it when I discovered my sexuality? Or was it when I betrayed Lilith, the only pe