Sold as the Alpha King’s Breeder

Chapter 58: It’s Time For Her to Go

*Ciana*

I went to check on Theo every single day after I woke up. I didn’t know what happened or what Theo had inadvertently done to me in the pavilion after eating the dreamberry.

I just knew that something was off the first time I went to find him and saw a pair of guards standing outside of his room. Rarely did he have anyone around him, so the fact that he had placed guards outside of his door told me he was quite serious about not being disturbed.

“I just want to make sure he is okay. Please, let me in.”

“Sorry, miss, but Alpha would rather not be disturbed.” That was all I could get from them.

They told me that no one was allowed in by the prince’s orders. So I considered knocking on the door between our rooms, but it seemed disrespectful for me to do such a thing when he clearly didn’t want anyone to bother him. The few times I tried, it was always locked.

A few days after I woke up, I heard Jake in there speaking to him. Their voices were serious and a bit heated, especially right before I heard Jake leave the room, but I couldn’t understand what they were saying. I wanted to rush out of the room right then and catch Jake in the hallway so that I could question him.

But I didn’t do it because I was afraid.

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I was afraid that maybe they had been talking about me. Maybe the reason Theo was so angry was because of something I had done or hadn’t done. Whatever it was, it could have caused him to react the way that he had in the pavilion.

I didn’t remember exactly what happened in the pavilion after Theo ate the berry. Everything seemed to be in a blur in my mind.

I just needed to understand exactly what happened, make sure everyone was all right, and then I could go home with peace of mind.

A couple of days after I heard Jake in his room speaking to him, I happened upon the Beta in the courtyard, visiting with Brook. The two of them were smiling at one another, clearly sharing pleasantries, so I thought now might be a good time. for me to approach Theo’s most trusted subordinate and ask him if it might be possible for me to get past those guards.

The moment Jake saw me, his countenance changed. “Ciana. You probably shouldn’t be out and about. You should be lying down,” he said, as if he wanted me to go back into hiding.

“I’m fine,” I assured him. “I was hoping I could speak to you, though.”

but Brook was too polite to help him with his lie.

how to braid her hair. I’ll see you later, Beta.” Brook dipped her head, and her cheeks turned a

said, “I was hoping you could help me obtain an audience with Prince Theo.”

and he said, “I’m afraid that’s out of the

the day–for several days. Sometimes, he sounded like he was

I explained. I just wanted to make sure he was all right, and I needed

are just another girl trying to make the prince your husband. He’s a very busy man, and he simply doesn’t have time for the likes of you. In fact, if I were you, I’d stay as far away from him as possible. I’d

to what he was saying. None of it made sense!

beg your pardon, sir,” I said as politely as I could, “but after all that we’ve been through, I think I should at least be granted a

there’s absolutely no reason in the world why you would need to stick around here any longer. You are of no value to His Highness anymore, so please

to the palace, wondering what

Had we ended up in another crazy realm

awoken from my coma

straight back to Theo’s door. If Jake was going to treat me like garbage, I could only assume the treatment I’d get from the Dark Prince would be even worse, but I needed to speak to him, and

pumping as I headed for the door in a sprint.

two of them looked at one another, and then, since I was so worked up, they took off to

would simply tell me to go away. He might even come over to the door to make sure I didn’t

wasn’t about to

from my bun, I stuck it into the lock and quickly got the mechanism to click. I had the door flung open before the prince

intruder. But when

the beginnings of a smile. However, it faded so quickly

my hair coming loose from the bun, he glared at me and quickly crossed from where he’d sat on

needed to see you,” I blurted out, hastily trying to repin my hair but failing miserably so that one lock fell over my left eye. Blowing it out of the way did no good, so I swiped it behind my ear. “I want to make sure

I’m well, as you can see. If you don’t have anything else to report, you may leave now,” he said, his tone nearly as mean

not able to easily accept

understand what was happening. “Why are

you,” he said with a shrug. “It just never crossed my

want to