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

here?” | couldn’t stop the

“Is something the matter?”

of his voice startled me. I looked up in shock, my mouth

just happened?” I asked

at me. In it was a beautiful Sun Blos som flower in full bloom,

handing the flower

the flower.

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

shouted, wishing I knew

reach out to grab him, and that was when I no ticed

of my pants, and the smell of it, rusty with

was coming from

“Are you all right?

see the whites of the eyes behind his mask, but in that stare, I saw

had stopped, but the blood continued to

dead and that the darkness was about to consume

my chest as my eyes flew open and the blackness

over my face, I sat up in bed and looked at the fig ures

Right. The palace.

to what had happened yesterday in the prince’s office. It was no wonder

a glance at the clock told me that it was still quite early. It was unlikely that anyone else would be up,

couldn’t go back

of bed and decided to head to the gar den for a bit of fresh air. Being outside always lifted my spir

so I inhaled deeply, feeling more optimistic and peaceful with every

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

and they smelled divine. I paused to breathe them in, looking at the glorious

going to be all right. I just knew it. Peace fulness settled around me, and I

my attention and

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

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

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

upper hand, I decided it would be best to get back

Shoot!

hide myself,

ended shortly. Just then, I heard a familiar

choice but to show myself. But as one last at tempt at self-preservation, I grabbed some dirt and smeared it on my face, messing up my hair and

want to look at me. That way, he wouldn’t recognize me as the sole survivor of the bloody event in his office

My eyes immediately went to

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

make it on time. Are you okay?” The footsteps finished in quick succession as Jake, the Beta, stopped next to the prince, but Prince Theo raised

Instead of replying to his Be ta, Theo questioned

Your Highness,”

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

hard, I tried to come up with an excuse he might like for being outside. “Yes, that’s true. I was… on my way to the

woman who has tried to approach me since last night.” His voice was a low rumble, and with every syllable, a new tremor of fear passed over me. “Let me make this clear. Leave me alone un less

remind him, “But the

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

Beta Jake glanced at me and dared not to say

I felt fear coursing through my body. He took a step closer to me, and I

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