The Betrayed Princess Rising (Lylah and Ezra) novel Chapter 136

Chapter 136

Lylah’s POV

Today’s lecture ended without any trouble.

As I stepped out of the classroom, a lightness settled across my shoulders. The crisp air of the academy grounds brushed against my face, carrying the distant hum of students scattered across the lawns.

Iris had just called, asking me to meet her for lunch. I was heading toward the courtyard where we usually met when-

Suddenly, a pair of strong hands clamped down on my arms.

Another covered my mouth.

‘No-”

My cry was swallowed before it could escape.

n one swift motion, my body was lifted from the path and dragged across the lawn toward the quiet corner beside one of the stone buildings. My mind snapped into alarm immediately.

Attack.

Selestine stirred beneath my skin, claws scraping against my nerves.

Who-

Only one name flashed across my mind.

Alexander Blackridge.

Rage surged through me. I twisted sharply, preparing to strike and see his face. But the moment I turned, my body froze.

…Rowan?” The name left my teeth in a tight hiss as disbelief washed over me, “You’re insane.”

His eyes burned as he stepped closer.

“Not nearly as insane as you, darling.”

In a blink, he closed the distance between us, forcing me backward until my spine hit the cold stone wall behind me.

My wolf growled low in my chest.

“This is academy ground,” I said coldly. “I don’t know if you’ve completely lost your sense of dignity, but I haven’t. I’m not about to let my friends see me trapped alone with you.”

My gaze hardened. “Step away, Rowan Blackfang… unless you want the entire building watching guards drag you out.”

His eyebrow lifted slowly.

“You can’t stand being near me,” he said. “Yet you had no problem sleeping with that bastard from Moonclaw… letting him touch you until your scent clung to him?”

“What…?” The words caught in my throat.

This man had truly lost his mind.

“What are you talking about-”

“Don’t play dumb!” Rowan roared.

The force of his voice carried a sharp edge of Alpha command, his wolf pushing dangerously close to the surface.

“All that time we were together, I never touched you!” he continued, his chest rising and falling rapidly. “I respected you I protected your purity. And yet with him–you gave it away! You gave your body to him!”

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