Sold as the Alpha King’s Breeder

Chapter 262

Sold as the Alpha King's Breeder Chapter 262

Chapter 42: The Right Path

Hanna

The figure was in the distance. A woman. Her long, red-blonde hair was floating around her head like a halo as she drifted limply in the water.

She wasn't supposed to be here.

I moved towards her, looking up to see the surface of the water high above my head.

This wasn't right. I was far away from where I usually dreamed. The water was warm, the sun casting a sparkling glow across the surface as I moved through the stillness towards the woman, reaching out to grasp her by the arm.

I could feel life within her still, though the pulse beneath my fingers was slow and irregular. A rope was tied around her waist, the end of it floating several feet above her head.

Holding her by the arm I kicked my feet, moving towards the surface of the water. She was weightless, her hair falling over her face as we rose from the blue depths, our heads breaking through the surface into blinding sun.

A wave came, the water seeming to whisper to me as it took the woman away.

Had it thanked me?

I looked around, treading water in search of where the woman had gone.

But a grinding sound made me look over my shoulder. I blinked, my mouth dropping open in shock.

The white building in my dreams was before me, so close I could see the symbols etched into the stone. It was built into a rock striped with veins of granite, camouflaged from view unless you knew exactly what you were looking for.

A single wave could have brought me to it. I was that close.

But the grinding sound turned into screams of terror and agony. All around me the sky erupted into angry noise. People were yelling, voices lifted in desperation and despair. I reached up to cover my ears, shaking my head and closing my eyes.

No, no, no!

Suddenly, I was pulled beneath the water, the dream unraveling around me into nothingness.

Rosalie

the linen closet to pull a stack of blankets from a shelf and handing them to Rowan, who was standing with

our housekeeper, home hours ago. I was surprised by Ethan's quick return from Red Lakes. I was even more shocked when he climbed out of the seaplane with

into a beautiful young woman compared to the shy, quiet girl she had been

stopped when Hanna stepped off the plane, her dark hair pulled away from her face and her eyes shining in the sunlight. I thought it had been her mother standing on the dock at first. My heart beat rapidly against my chest as I watched Hanna move like a

powers even I couldn't fathom. But they were dark powers.

could feel them in Hanna,

she collapsed to the ground in the middle of the dining room, her body seemed to pull the water out of the air as her clothes became suddenly damp and water began to soak onto the rug beneath her. I knew something was amiss. This girl, so quiet,

admitted, helping me fit a new sheet over the mattress, "She always came to us soaking wet. Like she

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some semblance of understanding. We made the bed in silence, my eyes

to you much, sweetheart?" I asked, fluffing the

mate" "She is," he said abruptly, his eyes catching mine. "She is my mate." "He also said your bond with her is weakened by -whatever force is-" "By her dreams. Yes, I believe

warriors while I stayed behind. It had been my decision to stay, even though I was desperately worried about Maeve. Word had come to Winter Forest about the

however. She would have gotten

something in me was keeping me grounded to Winter Forest, some kind of pull that was

is where I was supposed to be.

into the hallway. He was standing in the living room, talking to the warriors he was bringing on his quest.l smiled softly to myself, shaking my head. Rowan arched

"What Mom?"

"Your father, he's excited.

long time since we've seen conflict. I know that sounds • insane. He's been a little bored, I think. Playing the diplomat for so long." I waved my hand in dismissal, passing him on the stairs before he could catch the soft blush rising on my

up in the hospital in what had been the original Drogomor territory. Everyone had been fearful of Ethan then, his gaze like knives as he scanned the room, focusing on me with intensity. I had been so young, so meek. And he

touch, his rough edges smoothing to a fine finish as

Ethan. He would always

Damian was going to see just what

chances were likely they wouldn't know about the invasion for another few days. All Ethan could do was

Rowan as he stepped off the stairs. He was facing towards the

going to wait for

to be fine, Rowan, Everything

once then leaned down to kiss me on the cheek before he turned towards the living room, slipping inside and leaning against a far wall as he waited for Ethan to finish

my way through the house to the den, where Hanna had been resting with Kacidra after her latest episode, Kacidra looked up over the sectional couch as I entered the room, smiling softly and tilting her head towards Hanna, who was curled up around a pillow on the other side of the

was only slightly disappointed that she hadn't been Rowan's mate, but I couldn't

a moment? Somewhere private?" I tilted my head towards the hallway,

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