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

of blankets from a shelf and handing them to Rowan, who was standing with me in the upstairs hallway. He shrugged, tucking the blankets under his arm as he followed

housekeeper, home hours ago. I was surprised by Ethan's quick return from Red Lakes. I was even more shocked when he

a beautiful young woman compared to the shy, quiet girl

my heart had nearly 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 shadow behind Rowan, her hand tucked

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

feel them in

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, so innocent, was battling an

happened after dinner," Rowan admitted, helping me fit a new sheet over the mattress, "She always came to us soaking

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quietly, racking my brain for some semblance of understanding. We made the bed in silence, my eyes grazing over Rowan' sface, his mouth

much,

mate." "He also said your bond with her is weakened by -whatever force is-" "By her dreams. Yes, I believe you're right." There was an edge

in a few hours with Ethan and a handful of 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

however. She would have gotten herself to safety. She

grounded to Winter Forest, some kind of pull that was heightened by Hanna's

is where I was supposed to

talking

"What Mom?"

"Your father, he's excited.

dropping into a war zone?" "Because it's been a long, long time since we've seen conflict. I know that sounds • insane. He's been a

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

with a gentle touch, his rough edges smoothing to a fine finish as he spent his days with

he was still Ethan.

was going to see just

or Ernest. Ethan had sent word to Georgia and Talon, but chances were likely they wouldn't know about the

to Rowan as he stepped off the stairs. He was facing towards the living room, but

going to wait for Dad. I'm

fine, Rowan, Everything will

turned towards the living room,

heavily, letting my shoulders droop as I made 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,

a lot. I was only slightly disappointed that she hadn't been Rowan's mate, but I couldn't be too upset. Hanna was a nice girl as well, just strange. I'd get to the bottom of it eventually "Thank you." Kacidra

I tilted my head towards the hallway, motioning

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