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.

he was intentionally trying to make me jealous, but that didn’t make any sense to me at

how to respond to her absurd comments. But

you want me to do, Sophia? And why would you want

to try and win Prince Theo over, get him to admit he has feelings for you, so that Prince Warren gives up on you and doesn’t try to pursue you.

do that?” I already knew the answer to my own question, of course, but I had to ask anyway. I wanted to hear it from her own

truth

already like Prince Theo, isn’t he? Why would you want to torture a good man like that?”

tell me the truth or else

of here to

and shook

aloof. I can’t get him to open up to me no matter how hard I try.

let his walls down for anyone, whereas Warren was an open book. He was always

one another.

response from her. “So why does it matter to you that the two brothers are

Warren to give up

get this 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

me, and I thought I was about to get a taste of the

firmly in the eye. “Yes, I like Warren,” she

would’ve thought Sophia was the type to

front of someone she never got along

that’s true. But from the moment I first laid eyes on

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

that I’d gotten to know him, however, he wasn’t quite the

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

I couldn’t understand till this day, he didn’t 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

me on this, Ciana, then we’ll both get

use the word “please“, this was the first time I’d actually had a normal conversation

but I couldn’t help but smile at her at the end of the sentence. She hung her head a little bit, like she

was too proud to ask for help. In the past, she only

give the orders, and someone would just get it done for her. Anyhow, I’d stopped packing. Maybe I shouldn’t do any more for a little

of

question mark hanging over her

knew to be fact. “No, you don’t have to worry about that.” I saw the breath

room.

you have had to say about Theo is true or not, but I

asks you to stay here and be his

“No, I won’t