Sold as the Alpha King’s Breeder

Chapter 5: Do You Want to Die?

I was in that dream again.

Grass wet with dew brushed against my bare legs as I glided quickly through the meadow, barely feeling the ground beneath my feet. My eyes were scanning for another glimpse of the majestic creature I’d just gained sight of a moment ago before it bound between two large pine trees.

I knew if I followed the gorgeous white pony further into the woods, I would run into him again.

“Don’t touch me!” He raised his voice, but he didn’t sit up, and his arms lay limp at his side. He wore a mask over his face. Only his onyx black eyes were visible to me.

“Do you want to die?” I retorted as I inspected his body for wounds.

“…I don’t care,” he replied quietly.

My hands paused. For some reason, his words broke my heart a little, even though he’d almost killed me just now.

I lifted my gaze to meet his. His eyes were so deep, so dark, like infinite wells, and I feared that if I spent too much time looking into them, I might not be able to extricate myself from their depths.

“Well, I do, okay?” I said. “My father would yell at me if he finds out I left someone bleeding to death in the wild! Relax. l’

m just going to bandage up these wounds.”

He grunted a bit when I lifted him off of the ground, but he didn’t fight back anymore.

Silence filled the air, and I felt I had to say something, so I started with the basic question. “What’s your name?”

He looked at me with those dark eyes and answered, “I don’t have one.”

“Really? That’s strange, because I don’t have one either.”

He cocked his head to the side and gave me a look that was a cross between confused and annoyed.

“It’s true. People just call me girl.”

“Girl?” he repeated.

“That’s right. Girl,” I gave him a big smile. My father had told me that smiles were one of the most effective ways to make friends.

But instead of returning a smile back to me, he almost seemed a bit uncomfortable and moved his gaze away from mine. “And what are you doing out here in the woods all alone?” he asked.

“Um…“ | tapped on my chin. “Have you heard of the Sun Blossom flower?”

His eyes widened slightly, and I could see that he had heard of it.

I continued, “You know, the flower that grows on the side of the mountains. I’ve heard they’re beautiful, and smell wonderful. That’s why I came. My friend was leading me there…”

“Your friend?” he glanced around immediately, his tone wary.

“Yes, my new friend. A little white pony…”

He let out a breath of relief, and then said matter-of-fact ly. “Those flowers, they’re not easy to get.”

“My mother also said it was a fool’s errand.” | rested my hands in my lap. “But I love flowers. Don’t you?”

He shrugged and looked down at the ground.

But then, the fire was suddenly extinguished. His whole body was taken by the blackness.

silent, and I started

here?” | couldn’t stop the trembling in

“Is something the matter?”

me. I looked up in shock, my mouth

happened?” I asked

Blos som flower in full bloom, its delicate purple petals speckled with gold flakes that sparkled in the

said you wanted one,” he said, handing the flower to me.

the

the darkness seemed to seep in all around me again until it was nearly pitch black. I

shouted, wishing I

and that was when I no

into the fabric of my

was

I shouted. “Are you

me. I could see the whites of the eyes behind his mask,

the blood

me-I realized he was dead and that the

out of my chest as my

a moment to remember where I was. Brushing my hand over my face, I sat up in bed and looked at the fig

Right. The palace.

had happened yesterday in the prince’s office. It was

the curtains, and a glance at the clock told me that it was still quite early. It was unlikely that anyone

back

to head to the gar den for a bit of fresh air. Being outside

so I inhaled deeply,

he could give me advice about how to proceed. Luckily, his lessons had been engraved in my heart. I would find a way to make it through this trial to get

soft pink with traces of white, and they smelled

right. I just knew it. Peace fulness settled around me, and I found a measure of content ment in the solace

caught my attention and they quickly

bushes, and then I heard what I thought were growls, followed by muttered curse words and grunts of

one another, and I immediately recognized one of them. He was the last person

again. Really, how hated was he that this kept

get back inside. But as I began to move, I stepped on some dry leaves that rustled

Shoot!

knees behind the bushes, I tried to hide myself, praying neither of them noticed me, but

by me and ended shortly. Just then, I heard a familiar voice order, “Come out now,

self-preservation, I grabbed some dirt and smeared it on my face, messing up my hair and putting leaves and sticks in it before I

that he wouldn’t want to look at me. That way, he wouldn’t

expression was hard. His dark eyes narrowed, and his white shirt was open about halfway. My eyes immediately went to his chest, but then I dropped my head so that I wasn’t

the path behind him gave me a bit of hope that maybe someone

on time. Are you okay?” The footsteps finished in quick succession as Jake, the

Instead of replying to his

was only passing by, Your Highness,”

“You may look a mess, but

true. I was… on my way to the kitchen… to learn how to cook for you… but I got lost…….” I lifted

voice was a low rumble, and with every syllable, a new tremor

tried to remind him, “But the

away?” | as sumed he was referring to the attacker just

glanced at me and dared not to say

my body. He took a step closer to me, and I cowered, but my feet remained planted for worry of what would hap pen if I backed away.

you interrupt me, I will end you. Do you hear me?” His words were