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 to get

are you still here?” | couldn’t stop the trembling

“Is something the matter?”

up in shock, my mouth agape as he stood in front of

just happened?” I asked

in full bloom, its delicate purple petals speckled with gold flakes that sparkled in

said you wanted one,” he said, handing the flower to me. “So I got one for

stared at the

seep in all around me again until it was nearly pitch black. I could barely

I shouted, wishing I knew his

to grab him, and

of my pants, and the smell of it, rusty with alu minum, filled

blood was coming from

I shouted. “Are you all right?

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

breathing had stopped, but the

from me-I realized he was dead and that the darkness was about to

were heaving and my heart was pounding out of my chest as my eyes flew open and the blackness

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

Right. The palace.

prince’s office. It was no wonder i’d had such a bloody version of my recurring

filtered in beneath the curtains, and a glance at the clock told me that it was still quite early. It was unlikely that anyone else would be up, except for the

couldn’t go back to

I got out of bed and decided to head to the gar den for a bit of fresh air. Being outside

air was crisp so I inhaled deeply, feeling more optimistic and

advice about how to proceed. Luckily, his lessons had been

traces of white, and they smelled divine.

just knew it. Peace fulness settled around me, and I found a measure

attention and they quickly ushered

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

shapes of two people fighting one another, and I immediately recognized one of

again. Really, how hated was he that this

was clearly gaining an upper hand, I decided it would be best to get back inside. But as I began to move,

Shoot!

myself, praying neither of them noticed me, but it was

ended shortly. Just then, I heard a

last at tempt at 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 stood and

way, he wouldn’t recognize me

Theo’s 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

of approaching footsteps on the path behind him gave me a bit of hope that maybe

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

are you doing here?” Instead of replying to his Be ta, Theo

Highness,” I said

he didn’t buy it. “You may look a

my way to the kitchen… to learn how to cook for you… but I got lost…….” I lifted my eyes only slightly to try to

interrupted me. “You’re the eighth woman who has tried to approach me since last night.” His voice was a low rumble, and with every syllable, a new

remind him,

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

Jake glanced at me

step closer to me, and I cowered, but my feet remained planted for worry of what would hap pen

hear me?” His words