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."

both from me catching him up on the important

voice was tight and

he may have tried to harass me, a little bit," I blurted out. "But he was drunk and he had two broken arms so he wasn't really that much of a

darkened. "I need to have a word with

my mind. In a situation like this,

and grabbed his arm. "No need to.

"Tallis?"

we aren't talking about Hawke. We are talking

Warren's face. My heart immediately dropped and I felt all

to elope with

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

But it's just...I feel like I'm

smile slipped from my face.

I told her I loved her too and told her I wanted to spend the rest of my life with her. What kind of man

on his chest right above his heart. I could feel the strong thumping on my palm. It

If anything, all of this was

What you are doing for me is a service that I will never be able to repay you for. However, please don't feel guilty

gaze on me, waiting

fully innocent. She has taken my identity and is trying to take over

I want that for

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 away from people that she

could tell Warren's

She might feel bad once she finds out you don't really love her, but by then, at least she would have the freedom to carry on her own life, and that's

that fanned my face. His scent of pine and morning grass

a small smile. "How do

"Do what?"

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

throat trying to make light of the situation. "I'm just stating the fact."

stepped away from

nodded and we walked away from

ceremony would be in two days. That was when we would have the elopement

for the alliance to go through, both Luther and Ciana would need to present. If Ciana suddenly went missing due to her recent nuptials, then no alliance would be formed. Raymond would be powerless without her

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

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

had been going over everything for the past two

her tonight?" I

to keep up

table. "We can convene again

out a little light hearted

funny. I don't have to go, you know that

have joked about

forgiven," he smiled.

needs to believe you two are madly in love, though. Unfortunately, for the sake of our plan, it would be better

He sighed, "Okay."

said our goodbyes and went our separate ways.

board really did take a lot of the pressure off my back. He made

decided to take a walk.

flipped yet again. But like my father had always taught me, I would brave the storm. Because that was exactly what us Blacks did. We moved with tides and rolled with punches.

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255