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!

bothered by his latest comment and were simply glad that they weren’t sent to the

kept my reaction locked inside. Brook did

me!” Beta Xavier declared. “Let us

we all began to move again. I exchanged a look with Brook. We had no choice

were greeted with the fragrance of flowers. Oohs and aahs serenaded me as we took in the beautiful roses, gardenias, lilacs, hibiscus, and many other blooms

and ponds lined the walkway. Elegant sculptures decorated every few steps of the royal garden. It truly was a

had been much more lighthearted. Being away from that

the beautiful courtyard

onto the subject of Prince Theo. His ruthless reputation somehow seemed to be

Sophia behind me declaring herself the winner again. “No one else is nearly as qualified as I am. Especially not that mouthy

but i’d decided that she was the

which made the palace seem

the palace

last thing I wanted to

we were required to get

I had to come up

You’ve been so quiet.” Brook caught up to me and asked, “What do you think about the news? What

“I don’t know, Brook,” was

feeling like something was going to happen, but I wasn’t sure whether it would be good or bad. I didn’t want to make my already worried friend even more concerned, so I kept

Xavier stopped in front of us and reminded the crowd, “We‘re about to enter the courtyard next to the living quarters. Make sure you are

us a stern look, and we all nodded in unison. At this

stepped into a smaller garden. It was even more luxuriously

rare 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

cautious father.

if there was a gate nearby. At that moment, I felt a sharp shove in my back, and the next thing I knew, I lost my balance and

eye, I saw a vicious smirk on Sophia’s face. She’d pushed me! For Goddess’s sake,

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

brain had already started to come up with

I’d