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

pull a stack of blankets from a shelf and handing them to Rowan, who was standing with me in the upstairs

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

first, since she had grown into a beautiful young woman compared to the shy, quiet girl she had been when her family visited over ten

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 into

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

feel them

damp and water began to soak

dinner," Rowan admitted, helping me fit a new sheet

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Right Path "Ah, I see." I said quietly, racking my brain for some semblance of understanding. We made the bed in silence, my eyes grazing over Rowan' sface, his

talk to you much, sweetheart?" I asked,

"No, not really. A few words here and there." "Dad says she's your 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

for Valoria 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 Forest about the invasion only an hour before Ethan's plane touched down

She would have gotten herself to safety.

to Winter Forest, some kind of

I was supposed

the hallway. He was standing in the living room, talking to the warriors he was bringing on his

"What Mom?"

"Your father, he's excited.

it's been a long, 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

had the faintest of memories burst to the surface of my consciousness as I spoke, remembering Ethan when I first laid eyes on him the day I woke 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

demeanor had softened over our years together. He leaned into fatherhood with a gentle touch, his

still Ethan. He

was going to see just what Ethan was

sent word to Georgia and Talon, but chances were likely they wouldn't know

stepped off the stairs. He was facing towards the

to wait

going to be fine, Rowan, Everything will be

on the cheek before he turned towards the living room, slipping inside and leaning against a far wall as he

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,

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

you for a moment? Somewhere private?" I

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