Sold as the Alpha King’s Breeder

Chapter 348

Chapter 7: Prince Theo’s Challenge

“The king?” I repeated.

“Yes, the king! C’mon, let’s hurry.”

| stashed the flower Prince Warren had given me in a pocket in my dress and thought about what Brook was telling me.

The king was summoning all of the girls, and we were meant to make an appearance, and a good impression on him.

However, I was in no position to do that in my current state-not that it really mattered to me. If I had my way, I wouldn’t be interacting with any of them at all, except for maybe Prince Warren. I’d rather they didn’t notice I was there. Or not there, as the case may be.

“I don’t know whether I should go…” I murmured.

“You don’t know?” Brook repeated. “Ciana! It’s the king!”

I thought up some excuses. “But… I have to feed the ani mals. You see, I still needed to feed the tiger, and there were other chores that needed to be done for the animals. If I were to leave now, my work wouldn’t be completed, and this was a task the prince had assigned to me….”

“You do know that it’s important to make a good impres sion on the king whether or not you win Prince Theo’s hand, don’t you? I mean… he’s the king! He can just as easily decide the fate of our packs as the prince.”

“I know, I know. You go ahead,” | told her. “I’ll see what || can do.”

“But Ciana,” she pleaded.

“Brook, you shouldn’t be late on my account. Go! Take care of yourself and your pack, and make sure the king sees how wonderful you are. I’ll be there as soon as I can.”

She hesitated, but her eyes flashed between me and the palace, and I understood that she was struggling with the burden of trying to be a good friend while not disobeying the king and missing her opportunity. “Please hurry,” she urged me.

I gave her an encouraging smile. “Of course. Now, go! Don’t be late!”

“All right,” Brook said, and with a sigh, she turned and ran back toward the castle doors.

I couldn’t help but smile after her. She was such a kind hearted person to even come out here to tell me, and I felt very lucky to call her my friend.

But I didn’t intend to go. Knowing Brook, she should be able to navigate the scenario on her own.

Enough girls would doll themselves up and do their best to look beautiful and elegant in front of the king. I had inten tionally put myself in a position where anyone who looked at me would think I was a mess. It was the best way to stay out of the royals’ way and survive these three years so I could go home.

for entertaining dignitaries

girls bat their eyelashes, show off their gowns, and fluff their curls at His Majesty. I would be out here with those

tell them the prince had given me

the handle of the bucket holding the tiger’s food and headed back to the “zoo,” certain he’d be

meat to him. He was keeping his distance today, possibly because he was irritated that I was late. Once he’d nibbled on a few morsels of raw meat, he was up for some petting, and

bucket i’d been carrying and see

I said as he grew closer to me. “Now, what are

thought | saw a gleam in his

slither ing across my lap, letting me run

fellow.” I felt a blush creep into my cheeks just thinking about Prince Warren. “To think, here I am sharing my happy news with

lips and kissed the skin of my hand. I contin ued to

bracelet, which I had only caught a glimpse of. He seemed to have changed a bit since I’d given it to him.

asked the python. He looked

my dreams and my memories

that made me smile. Then, he gave me a little nudge, and

him. He glided over the ground but didn’t go far before he turned to look at

I was off with

others were with the

*Theo”

sigh leaked from my lips as I watched the remaining women line up before my father. I’d done

his time, as if he were admiring a work of art, and then, when he’d gotten a solid enough first

deep voice of

to sound believable when

repeated, and I realized immediately I’d offend ed him. “Only

him the impression / was overjoyed with this venture, who knew what he might pull

well-bred ladies in all

last thing I wanted to do was argue with him in public, but frustration was beginning to well up inside of me at his in trusion; the very fact that he’d decided to do this was

low, I repeated to him the same warning I had made when

you?” He had a gleam in his eye that told me he disagreed with my assessment. “Theo, I am ordering

“Seventy-three.” I corrected him.

understand my meaning. Turning back to me with an air of disbelief, he said, “Are you telling me seven of them are dead already?

head. “You shouldn’t be sur prised, Father. After all, I am related to you. Your

my comment amusing at all, and fury ignit ed within him. “I don’t care if it’s eighty, seventy-three, or a hundred and sixty! If these girls don’t work,

I heard several shocked gasps. I really didn’t want to have this conversation here, but since he was pressing the issue, I needed to

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