Sold as the Alpha King’s Breeder

Chapter 63: A Final Plea

*Ciana*

I didn’t have a response for Theo when he said I must want to marry Warren. His cold words had taken their toll on me, and I was done.

“You know what, Your Highness? It’s been a long day and you‘ re right, I should go.”

With that, I turned around and walked away from the three of them, even though Warren shouted my name for me to come back.

I was done playing this game with Theo. He continued to baffle and confuse me at every turn, and I just couldn’t take

much more.

I walked back to my room and my initial plan was to start packing–I needed to go check on the situation in my own pack anyway, but I found myself sitting on the edge of the bed, thinking about Theo.

A sharp knock on the door got my attention. It wouldn’t be Brook, because even her knock was gentle. I walked over and flung it open, not really wanting to put up with anyone else at the moment.

I was a little surprised to see Sophia standing there, but only because she had knocked. It seemed to be more like her to just barge in. “What do you want?” I asked her.

However, if I hadn’t heard it with my own ears, I would never have imagined those words were from her mouth in my wildest dreams.

“You should give Prince Theo another chance,” she blurted out. “I think he likes you.”

With my eyes bulging, all I could do was raise an eyebrow and stare at her for a second before a sarcastic laugh bubbled up and out of my lips.

“Why do you say that? Didn’t you just overhear what he said to me in the garden?” She was right there with us!

“Yes, I was there,” she admitted. I went back to my bed and pulled out my suitcase.

Sophia bringing up the situation from her perspective only made me feel more inclined to pack and leave. After all, Theo certainly wasn’t interested in me. He’d made himself clear more than once, and I was sick and tired of being his punching bag.

Sophia followed me into the room and stood at the foot of my bed while I threw my clothes into my bags.

“Listen, Ciana, it’s not what you think it is,” she said.

“What do you mean?”

“I mean… the only time he ever wants me around is when you‘ re there. He summons me whenever he knows you’re going to see the two of us together, and then he pretends like he might be interested in me. But the moment you’re gone, he discards me without a care in the world.”

I stared at Sophia for a long moment, not sure what to make of her statement. It didn’t seem to me like it could possibly be the truth. After all, this wasn’t the first time Theo chose her over me as his attendant anyway.

made it sound like he was intentionally trying to make me jealous, but that didn’t

clothes into my luggage, not knowing how to respond to her absurd comments. But

do, Sophia? And

Theo over, get him to admit he has feelings for you,

answer to my own question, of course, but I had to ask

so quick to tell me the truth

wasting his time on you if you already like Prince Theo, isn’t he? Why would

at her. “Sophia, tell me the

here to go back to my own pack.

shook her

open up to me no matter how hard I try. But Warren… Prince

what she was talking about, of course. Theo never let his walls down for anyone, whereas Warren was an open book. He was

one another.

still hadn’t gotten an adequate response from her. “So why

I want Prince Warren to give

straight.” I watched her eyes shift uncomfortably under my scrutiny. “You, Sophia, the girl who has everything, who barks orders at us right and left… you’re interested in the gentle and mild Prince Warren

at me, and I thought I was about to

looked me firmly in the eye. “Yes, I

I would’ve thought Sophia was the type to go after power, yet, here she

of someone she

ever been interested in, that’s true. But from the moment I first laid eyes on him, I’ve just thought… he was wonderful.”

a crush on Warren for years, from the time I only

him, however, he wasn’t

was sweet and kind hearted. He was thoughtful, patient, and caring. I couldn’t think of anything bad to say about Prince Warren

ignite a spark of intrigue in me. I started to think that there must be something wrong with me. How could any girl turn down a man

this, Ciana, then we’ll both get what we

first time I’d actually had a normal conversation with her. It was probably the best attitude I could get out of

her at the end

to ask for help.

someone would just get it done for her. Anyhow, I’d stopped packing. Maybe I shouldn’t do any more for

just go ahead and finish tossing my stuff into my suitcases and get out of here, cut my losses, and go back

question mark hanging over her head, “are you interested in Prince

don’t have to worry about that.” I saw the breath of relief she released as it practically stirred the curtains

room.

true or not, but I can promise you that I

if he asks you to stay here and be his woman, you won’t do it?”

shook my head again. “No, I won’t stay for Warren.”