Sold as the Alpha King’s Breeder

Chapter 415

Chapter 73: Faking Love

I watched his back as he was leaving, and pondered what he just said.

'I was just passing by.'

That was a lie.

Tallis was hiding something, I knew he was. There was a familiarity about him that I just couldn't shake. It was this air of calm and cold that he carried. I had felt it once before and only with one other person.

But could it be?

I had asked him numerous times and each time he refuted my claims. He was not the somber prince I knew.

So why did they both carry the same aura?

I shook my head thinking I had lost my damn mind. First the fake Ciana and now this. My problems and questions kept piling up with each passing day.

It didn't matter now though. I had more important matters to attend to.

My mind was turning fast. Fake Ciana had professed her undying love to Warren. This was what I had been hoping for. Phase one of the plan was complete and now it was time to move onto phase two.

Whoever Tallis was, he could wait.

I turned on my heel ready to walk back to where fake Ciana and Warren had been, but I slammed into a warm wall.

I stumbled a few steps back before a pair of strong arms came out and caught me.

"You okay there, Ciana?"

Warren helped me to steady myself.

"Yeah," I looked up at him. "Where is the other Ciana? What happened? I had to leave because..."

My voice trailed off as the words got stuck in my throat. I didn' t want to worry Warren. He had a tendency to somehow shift blame of every bad thing that happens onto himself, especially when it regarded me.

I often thought that he had too much honor at times. I wished he would be a little less chivalrous.

"Because?" He pressed.

"It's nothing. Now tell me what's going on with her?"

Warren stepped closer, crossing into that imaginary bubble l had around me.

"What happened, Ciana?" His eyes held mine.

"I told you nothing."

"It doesn't sound like nothing. Your heart's racing, you have that little nervous nose twitch you do when you're hiding something. So spill it."

I stood still for a moment in complete shock. "How do you know about the twitch?"

He rolled his eyes. "I notice everything about you, Black. Now spill it."

I let out a sigh and bit down on my lip. "Hawke came by."

few times, both from me catching him up on

voice was tight and tense.

me, a little bit," I blurted out. "But he was

eyes darkened. "I need to have

In a situation like this, if it was

my hand out and grabbed his arm. "No need to. And besides, Tallis took care

"Tallis?"

we aren't talking about Hawke. We are talking about you and fake me. What did she

Warren's face. My heart immediately dropped and

agreed to elope

my body and I bounced on the balls of my feet. "This is great news! You are the best! But... I could tell

happy for the progress. But it's just...I feel like I'm going against my moral code."

my face.

actually loves me for real and I just lied to her. I told her I loved her too and told her I wanted to spend the

the strong thumping on my palm. It was racing and I didn't know whether it was from guilt or nerves. But whatever it was, I wanted it to calm down.

no business feeling guilty for this. If anything, all of this was my burden to bear.

this many times before and now I will tell you again. What you are doing for me is a service

on me, waiting for me to

this girl is not fully innocent. She has taken my identity and is trying to take over my home. This is wrong,

want that for you."

The most important thing is that she didn't want this life. I could tell. No one would want to be someone else for the rest of their lives. So you're helping her. You're helping her to get out of here and get

Warren's expression was softer.

helping me and her. She might feel bad once she finds out you don't really love her, but by then, at

long breath that fanned my face. His scent of pine and morning

a small smile. "How do you do

"Do what?"

what to say and when to say it." He tucked away a stray piece of hair that

my throat trying to make light of the situation.

away from him. "Shall we?"

walked away from the

be in two days. That

Ciana would need to present. If Ciana suddenly went missing due to her recent nuptials, then no alliance would

was stage one of the plan. The other stage was a little trickier.

to steal the sacred artifact. Well, was it really stealing if it belonged to my parents? Depends on which angle

the past two hours. We made sure there were no

still meet her

to keep up appearances,

I stood from my seat at the table. "We can convene again tomorrow.

a little light hearted but he didn't take it

don't have to go, you know that right? I can tell her

about

he

in love, though. Unfortunately, for the sake of our plan, it would be

He sighed, "Okay."

goodbyes and went

of the pressure off my back. He made this serious situation

decided to take a

sent to the royal palace, and now returning home my world had flipped yet again. But like my father

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