Sold as the Alpha King’s Breeder

Chapter 2: Was That Him?

“What? The prince’s Luna?!”

“Prince Theo is the King’s favorite son, and it’s most likely he’ll be the next king.”

“Then that makes his wife…”

The crowd buzzed with excitement at Beta Xavier’s words. The girls seemed overjoyed to think of themselves living in the palace as nobles, maybe even as a Luna Queen someday.

Some of them were so excited that they started clapping their hands.

Sophia glanced at them and sneered. “Foolish! They think they even have a chance!”

“Of course not! Miss Chambers, they are nothing compared to you!” Sophia’s followers flattered her, which brought a proud smile to her face.

“What if the prince doesn’t need our… our service?” one of the more composed voices asked Beta Xavier.

“Oh, yes, an important question,” he said, raising a finger in the air. Everyone quieted to hear him. “Those of you who are not successful in securing the prince’s favor will return to your packs after three years, with your payment of riches beyond measure.”

As he clapped his hands together, the girls cheered once

again.

Doubt rolled over me as I looked at Beta Xavier’s face. I didn’t believe him. People couldn’t just come and go from the royal palace. In fact, many rumors had arisen over the years regarding the disappearance of palace visitors… or their untimely deaths.

I was sure the truth wasn’t as glamorous as he was trying to make it sound.

As expected, he added, “However, His Majesty, our King Sebastian, would love to see you all try your very best, or-” He smirked, and the glee in his tone suddenly was replaced by an ominous warning. “Not only will you be thrown in prison for your negligence, but also you’ll bring shame and disgrace to your pack!”

My eyes widened. Beta Xavier was threatening us with our own packs! He was implying that if we failed to please the royals, we would bring destruction to our packs!

simply glad that they weren’t

my reaction locked

“Let us go meet the man

move again. I exchanged a look with Brook. We had no choice but to follow

door, we were greeted with the fragrance of flowers. Oohs and aahs serenaded me as we took in the

decorated every few steps of

since Beta Xavier’s announcement, the crowd had been much more lighthearted. Being away

courtyard certainly eased most of the

about how grand it would be to stay here, and their conversations carried onto the subject of Prince

winner again. “No one else is nearly

around to know she was talking about me, but i’d decided

morning sunshine coated the royal garden in gold, which made the palace seem warm and welcoming, but I

Beta had made it sound, the palace was nothing more

was absolutely the last thing I wanted to do with

only that-but now we were required to get

had to come

to me and

know, Brook,” was

sure whether it would be good or

us and reminded the crowd, “We‘re about to enter the courtyard next to the living quarters. Make sure you are on your best behavior.

nodded in unison. At this point, I

died down as we stepped into a smaller garden. It was

and expensive plants, I was paying attention to the layout of my surroundings. The importance of knowing all of my options where I was, and what obstacles I might confront-was ingrained in my mind as a small child by my adventurous

cautious father.

the tall walls in the distance, and I tried to see if there was a gate nearby. At that moment,

corner of my eye, I saw a vicious smirk on Sophia’s face.

I anticipated the sharp pain I’d feel hitting my nose on the ground. However, that wasn’t my worst problem. My biggest fear was

brain had already started to come up with a

pain I’d