Sold as the Alpha King’s Breeder

Chapter 34: Share His Room

*Ciana*

The ride back to the castle was quiet and long. For hours and hours, I sat in a seat across from Theo, but like on the way here, we didn’t speak much-except this time, I wasn’t upset with him. I was upset with myself.

I’d gone to a whole lot of trouble for absolutely no reason. While I had figured out that there were multiple problems brewing in my pack, I had solved exactly none of them. And even worse, my good friend and mentor had been killed in order to frame me for her murder.

Every time I thought about her, I felt overwhelmed by suffocating sadness and white-hot anger. The pain growing within my chest was too raw and too fresh for me to even accept that it was real, and I longed to be out of the range of the prince’s watchful eye so I could let my emotions out.

Theo had only briefly mentioned that we needed to be back to the palace by Full Moon, which was only a couple of days away from now, but he didn’t tell me anything else- even if he had, I probably wouldn’t pay much attention.

As the car approached the palace, I could feel the dread that washed over me. Looking at Theo’s face, I saw a similar expression there and thought perhaps I didn’t know him that well after all.

The door was opened for me, and I got out. We had arrived late in the evening, and I was exhausted.

As we walked up the steps to the palace, I suddenly remembered that I was supposed to be his prisoner before I’d left the palace. What would he do to me then? Would I be returning to my generous accommodations in the dungeon?

But when Jake asked where he should place me, Theo replied, “The room next to mine will do. Also, get Dottie.”.

My eyebrows raised, and for a moment, I thought he was being a civilized human being for once. But then I remembered why we were here-the dreamberry, and the fact that I was the source of the blood he needed.

‘That’s right. Theo doesn’t want me for me. He just wants my blood,’ I reminded myself.

Luckily, I was able to recover quite fast.

“No major concerns regarding Miss Black,” Dottie assured Theo, and then she turned to me and said, “Dear, make sure you get lots of rest and you’ll be fine!”

I sat up, thinking maybe some reading before bed would help me fall asleep easier when the door between my room and Theo’s opened.

“You should be asleep by now,” Theo said.

I had forgotten that he had extraordinarily sharp hearing. “Did I bother you? Sorry, I couldn’t sleep,” I said.

He came over to the foot of the bed, and in the light of the almost-full moon, I could see that he was concerned.

see such an expression on

visitor will do you some good,”

he was talking about, but a moment later, there was a light rapping on the door, and I had to wonder if he had summoned someone with

pulled the door open, and standing there in her

face as she bowed to the prince and then bounded across the room, throwing her arms around me. I looked over her shoulder to see Theo standing there with what could only be described as a faint smile on

I

only shrugged and then

out on quite a

her, though it wasn’t

I feel so terrible, Ciana! If I had never allowed myself to be kidnapped by

her. “Believe me, Brook, I’ve managed to get myself into plenty of trouble on my own, thank you

giggle. “How are things in

“Not good,” I admitted.

everything I told her and become even more upset about the situation than I

So I didn’t.

had some trouble with a man who wants to be Alpha,” I said with a simple shrug of my shoulders.

he brought you back here!” she added, a glint of mischief in her eyes. I knew she was implying

his own reasoning for that,” I said, implying that it wasn’t at all what she thought it was. Again, the details

the other girls are saying he took you with him even during his

had been thrown in the dungeon, and when they didn’t see either Theo

me, that is not the case at all. Prince Theo doesn’t love anyone as far as I can tell.” I meant the statement as a blow to His Royal Pain in the Butt, but when I said it, the words only

gone on in the castle, but I could tell Brook was extremely tired, and I decided I should

it seemed forced, and I began to wonder if something else was

already moving off of the bed. She kissed my

back onto my pillows, I was greeted with the same view that had not allowed

didn’t want to be

her and see if maybe she might want to sleep in my room with me. Throwing back the covers, I put

my head out, I looked down the hallway. To my surprise, Brook

But she was busy.

of my room to observe what was going