Sold as the Alpha King’s Breeder

Chapter 402

Chapter 60: A Token of Affection

He didn’t. Instead, he totally ignored me and turned around. In his deep and soothing voice, he asked Sophia, “Only one of?”

Sophia blushed and lowered her head as if she was really shy, “Your Highness…

The whole scene caused a cold and hard knot in my stomach and I felt like a fool for ever making him anything.

It was clear now that all he’d ever wanted from me was help in getting his berry to grow. I fisted my hands, trying to fight back the bitterness.

I couldn’t understand why I was so upset. Yes, I might have considered myself a friend of his, and whoever that he chose to be with really wasn’t my business, right?

But that wasn’t working… I couldn’t help feeling betrayed, somehow, and it hurt, especially when I heard Sophia giggle.

Rounding the corner, I saw two other girls coming down the hallway. “Oh, look over there. It’s the has been,” one of them said, and then they laughed. I recognized them as being friends of Sophia.

Before they got far enough away from me that I couldn’t hear, the other one said, “Sophia is the one Prince Theo wants now. I’m so happy for her. Everyone should’ve known she would win. She is the most beautiful one here. Not that loser.”

I managed to keep my tears back until I heard the other one say, “Sophia will be Prince Theo’s Luna.”

I should’ve turned around and ran away when I had the chance, but it was too late.

“What the hell are you doing here?” Sophia’s sharp voice. echoed in the empty hallway.

“Don’t curse,” Theo reminded her quietly, his voice almost gentle. “It’s not becoming of a lady.”

“I’m so sorry, my Prince,” she said. “It’s only… I can’t believe the same girl you just told to leave the castle immediately is standing here staring at us with her mouth hanging open. Better close it before you swallow a fly.”

I wasn’t sure what to say to her, so I ended up saying nothing at all. I took a step backward, thinking now was as good a time as ever to leave, but now, Theo was also finally paying attention to me.

I fully expected to see rage in his eyes, but I didn’t. He just looked more indifferent than anything else.

“What are you doing here, Ciana?” he asked me. “I didn’t think I’d left things unclear before.”

“You were quite clear, sir,” I agreed with him, finding my voice despite the feeling that my heart was being squeezed. “I am leaving. I just… had something to give to you first.”

asked, sashaying

not for you.” I withdrew my hand, accidentally squeezing the metal of the

I

am the

to Theo. He didn’t make a move to stop her, so with a sigh, I opened my palm, noticing a bit of blood near the bandage I

picked up the lapel pin out of my hand and immediately

her quietly again. He rarely spoke to me in that tone,

He really was investing his time and effort in her if he

she said, placing the pin back into my hand. She crossed back to him.

on that gift, and even though it might not look like much to Sophia, it had meant a lot to

anything. I

a bit pathetic, though, don’t

pin?” His eyebrows arched, and

deeper than

had thought it would be something he could wear on special occasions when he had to wear a

that you could win over the heart of the prince the same way that Luna Jezebel won over the heart of Alpha King Titus two hundred years ago? Right?” Sophia asked, giving me an accusatory remark as she folded her arms beneath her

I could tell now by the expression on

that Jezebel was a poor woman who lived in the village. She saw King Titus from a distance and knew she had to do whatever she could to win

glared at me and continued, “On the day when the king traditionally met with people from the village, she

for your service to our pack.‘

was saying. I had never heard of it

have to have words with her when

smiled upon them. She rewarded the poor village woman who had gone to such great lengths to impress the king and made it so that he fell deeply in love with her. They were married, and she became the

head to the side and pursed her lips a moment before saying, “Such an original

didn’t know,” I stammered.

doubt that. Everyone in the palace knows that a gift of a lapel pin is a token of one’s love. But who do you think you are daring to give it to

came to mind in regards to an answer, so I just stood there, staring at both of them,

respond anyway. “Sophia,” he said, his tone rather bored, “leave Ciana alone.” For a moment, I thought perhaps he was going to

sounded scornful, notes of boredom still coming through

feel even worse.

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