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.

turned unnervingly silent, and I started to get

| couldn’t stop the trembling in

“Is something the matter?”

I looked up in shock, my mouth agape as

happened?” I asked

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

he said, handing the flower to me. “So

the flower.

all around me again until it was nearly pitch black. I

shouted, wishing I knew

to reach out to grab him, and that

everywhere, dripping from my hand, sinking into the fabric of my pants, and

blood was coming from

shouted. “Are you all right?

behind his mask, but in that stare, I saw

stopped, but the

realized he was dead and that the darkness was about to

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

I sat up in bed and looked at the fig ures of the

Right. The palace.

in the prince’s office. It was no wonder i’d

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

back to sleep. Not after

I got out of bed and decided to head to the gar den for a bit of

was crisp so I inhaled deeply,

about being here would be easy. I wished that my father were here so he could give me advice about how to proceed. Luckily, his

beautiful rosebush. The blooms were a soft pink with traces of white, and they smelled divine.

was going to be all right. I just knew it. Peace fulness settled around me, and I found a measure of content ment

my attention and they quickly ushered my resolve

something crashing hard to the pavement echoed through the rose bushes, and then I heard what I

shapes of two people fighting one another, and I immediately recognized one of them. He was

being attacked… again. Really, how hated was he that

gaining an upper hand, I decided it would be best to get back inside. But as I began to move, I stepped on some dry

Shoot!

myself, praying neither of

then, I heard a familiar voice order, “Come

as one 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 walked to the opening, where he was already

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

and his white shirt was open about halfway. My eyes immediately went to his chest, but then I dropped my head

behind him gave me a bit of hope that maybe someone would come along and spare me from certain

sorry I couldn’t make it on time. Are you okay?” The footsteps finished in quick succession as Jake, the Beta, stopped next to the prince, but

you doing here?” Instead of replying

Highness,” I said in a

Obviously, he didn’t buy it. “You may look

might like for being outside. “Yes, that’s true. I was… on my way to the kitchen… to learn how

rumble, and with every syllable, a new tremor of fear passed

to remind him, “But the king’s

she caused him to get away?” | as sumed he was referring to

Jake glanced at me and dared not to

again. I felt fear coursing through 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

time you interrupt me, I will end you. Do you hear me?” His words were as cold as ice