Caught in My Evil Twin's Wicked Plot

The warriors hesitated, their eyes flicking between me and Tyler as uncertainty crept into their stances. I used that moment of hesitation to assert myself.

"Don’t touch me!" I growled, my voice hard, commanding, desperate to project strength, though inside I was shaking. My heart pounded in my chest, worry gnawing at my every thought. I had to protect my baby.

The room fell into an eerie silence. Tension crackled like electricity in the air as all eyes locked on me. Tyler stood across from me, his jaw clenched, disbelief and fury twisted across his face. It was clear he still thought I was Liana.

He scoffed, his lips curling into a sneer. “I never knew you could be such a bitch, Liana.” The venom in his voice sent a shiver down my spine. “And the King’s Beta is just as cheap as you, stealing someone else’s mate. You disgust me.” He spat the word like it was dirt in his mouth.

My blood boiled. How dare he insult Edwin!

“Take that back,” I growled, stepping forward, my hands clenched into fists at my sides. I felt the fury rising like a wave inside me, and it took everything in me not to lash out then and there.

Tyler’s eyes narrowed, filled with nothing but contempt. “Or what?” he challenged. His laugh was cold, mocking, as if I was nothing more than an annoyance in his life. “You think I’m scared of you? You’re nothing but a lying, two-timing whore. I don’t care what excuses you make. You abandoned this pack. You abandoned me, Liana.”

I felt my heart sink deeper into confusion. He was so convinced that I was Liana, that I had somehow betrayed him. How could he be so blind?

“Seize her,” he ordered, his voice sharp and cutting through the murmurs of the crowd. “Take her to the dungeon where she belongs.”

The warriors moved forward again, slowly this time, as if unsure whether they should follow through. Panic surged inside me, and I instinctively backed up, my mind racing. What was I supposed to do? I couldn’t fight them and put my baby at risk. But I couldn’t let them take me either.

My breath came in short, rapid bursts as I glanced around the room, my eyes searching for someone who could stop this madness. That was when I saw them—the old Alpha and Luna of Night Creek, standing near the back.

A flicker of hope sparked in my chest. Edwin had mentioned before that they were honorable people, and if I could just get them to listen to reason, maybe, just maybe, I could put an end to this nightmare.

I called out, my voice louder this time. “Alpha William, Luna Rowena, please! There’s been a mistake. I’m not who you think I am!”

The old Alpha’s eyes locked onto mine, but instead of the understanding I’d hoped for, I saw only cold disdain. “Don’t bother trying to deceive us any longer,” he said, his voice thick with disappointment. “We warned Tyler not to trust a rogue like you. We told him to be careful. But he wouldn’t listen. And now, look at what you’ve done.”

The words hit me like a physical blow. “No,” I said, shaking my head, the frustration and anger bubbling over. “I’m not a rogue. I’m not Liana. I’m Alicia, the King’s Beta’s mate!” I yelled, desperation coloring my words. “You’ve got the wrong person!”

But they weren’t listening. The Luna, standing beside her mate, shook her head, her lips curled into a sneer. “An ambitious liar is all you are. A whore who thought she could play two sides and come out clean.”

The insult struck hard, a stinging slap to my pride. But I had no time to defend myself because, at that moment, Tyler’s mother, the Luna of the pack, stepped forward. Her hand came down hard across my face, the sharp sting of the slap making my head whip to the side. The room gasped at the impact.

I froze, my cheek burning from the assault. My heart was pounding so hard it hurt. I came here with good intentions but what I received were insults and abuse. I couldn’t let them treat me like this anymore.

Slowly, I turned back to her, anger flashing through me like wildfire. I wasn’t a meek, timid girl they thought they could bully. Night Creek was far from the royal territory so they might not have known that before I became the Beta's wife, I was a top-ranking warrior in the King’s court.

Without thinking, I raised my hand and slapped her back, hard. The force sent her tumbling to the floor.

The room fell into stunned silence. I stood there, breathing heavily, my hand still raised. My heart hammered in my chest, but I refused to show weakness.

Tyler’s mother scrambled to her feet, her eyes wide with disbelief and fury. “You—” she started, but she didn’t finish. The shock of what I’d done was written across the faces of everyone in the room.

“I don’t care what you think of me,” I said, my voice low and steady. “But you will not lay a hand on me again. I am the wife of the King’s Beta, and if any of you touch me, you’ll have to answer to him.”

The tension in the room was suffocating, but I held my ground. I wasn’t Liana. And I wasn’t going to let them confuse me for her any longer.