Sold as the Alpha King’s Breeder

Chapter 104: An Unexpected Help
*Ciana•
The bathroom was locked from the inside. The shower ran full force, and cool mist came from under the door.
I took a few deep breaths to cool my mind down, but it wasn’t easy. What happened just now played in my head over and over, sending waves of heat through my body.
What was I thinking? Séducing a royal prince while he was drugged? What was wrong with me?
I covered my •ed.
Ever since our kiss at Warren’s summer home, we barely touched that topic. I felt I’d done enough to show him how I felt about him, and I thought he•cared about me. But even to this day, he’d never told me how he felt about me.
Thinking about what just occurred, my heart swelled with both bitterness and sweetness, and I just didn’t know which one I felt more.
I couldn’t bring myself to see hi suffer, and I was willing to do whatever I could to provide him relief. Yet, he’d rather bear his painful desire than be with me.
On the other hand, I felt respected and somewhat relieved that he chose not to take my vir inity simply to fulfill his
physical need.
I went to Theo’s bed and sat on the end of it, waiting for him to reemerge.
I had no idea how to face him again or what I should say when he came out, but I just couldn’t allow myself to leave without at least talking to him again—whatever the topic was.
In addition, I did recall why I was here in the first place.
He hadn’t told me anything about whether or not his father was going to help with Warren. I wasn’t going to leave until I knew the verdict.
Theo took a long, long time in the bathroom. Even after the shower stopped running, he didn’t come out right away.
I sat on my hands and waited patiently. Hopefully, he wasn’t expecting me to leave.
It took a while, but finally, he came out of his bathroom with a black towel wrapped around his waist. He looked exhausted, but it didn’t stop my eyes from traveling down his bare chest and solid abs, causing my face to heat up again.
He paused when he saw me. Ou gazes locked and I could tell his dark eyes were back to their usual calm and collected state.
Without saying a word, he moved past me and went straight to his walk-in closet. When he came out again, he was fully dressed.
“So…” I started.
“So…” he said the same word at the same time as me. Then he cleared his throat and gestured for me to go first.
“So… did the king agree to help Warren?” I asked, jumping to the safer and most important topic.

He looked very relieved at the subject I’d chosen. Then his eyes darkened and his brow creased.
“No, he’s not going to help,” he replied bitterly. Theo leaned against the wall with his arms crossed in front of him and scowled at nothing.
I clenched my fists and stood up, like that would make a difference. “Warren is his son and he’s not going to…”
I trailed off, shaking my head. How could Sebastian be that callous and cruel and just watch his own son die?
I thought even the most horrible man had something to care about. Based on what I’d seen in the Moonlit crystal, I thought there was a chance he’d help Warren. Then again, I had no idea how truthful the illusional world was compared to reality.
Theo confirmed it again by shaklng his head. Then he started to walk away, causing me to reach out to grab his arm.
“Wait, don’t leave yet. What are we going to do?”
Theo stiffened in my grasp and I quickly released him, stepping back. I looked down shyly. Apparently, we still weren’t past the awkwardness.
I thought he was about to leave me here by myself, but he stopped at his fridge and pulled out two bottles of water, handing one to me.
I took it robotically— did the Dar Prince just “serve” me? That thought made me snicker.
“To be honest, I didn’t go in with high expectations. I know him too well. Our best bet now is getting the scroll and unlocking its secrets ourselves.”
He took a sip of water. I watched the lump on his throat, and somehow, that made my heart speed up.
“I agree,” I tried to focus back on our task at hand. “How do we go about doing that?” I asked, raising an eyebrow and meeting Theo’s eyes again.
“The scroll is stored in a safe. So we’ll have to get the key and unlock the safe.”
“Err… you made it sound so simple, but we both know it’s easier said than done. We don’t even know where the safe is.”
Theo smirked lightly, “You don’t really think I went to my father’s chamber just to have an unpleasant conversation with him, do you?”
I jumped up, “You know where the safe is?”
“Yes. It isn’t difficult to guess. We’ve confirmed that he has a secret locked compartment in his chamber, and the scroll is stored there.”
“How did you figure this out?”
“When I told you I needed some time to think about our plan, I didn’t just sit there and do nothing.”
I froze for a second. I was sure when he said “our plan” just now, I was part of it. This simple finding just made my day.
“And the key to the safe is around his neck and he never takes it off,” I voiced my thoughts, “Yoår… The king is always cautious around people, not to mention, he has guards around him all the time.”
I refused to address Sebastian as Theo’s father ever since I learned what a psychopath he Was.
“That’s true.”
Groaning, I pressed my palm to my forehead. When I said it was easier said than done, I should have said it was impossible.
We stood there in silence for a moment. I tried to think of how to get the king parted from his key while Theo just stared at me. His gaze was almost gentle.
I felt my face begin to get warm To avoid any unnecessary distraction, I gave him a nudge, Aren’t you worried? How are we going to get the key then?”
He looked away and chucked the rest of the water. “Um, we could get him unconscious then the key would be in the room with the safe.”
“True!”l clapped my hands and added on to what he said. “And,we could get in, get the scroll, and get out without him even knowing. He’d wake up wit the safe locked and key still around his neck!”
However, I thought of another problem, “But doesn’t he normally have guards around him twenty-four seven?” “So?” he shrugged, “do you hav that little faith in my unbeatable reputation?”
Was he trying to lighten the mood for me? I froze for a second, and couldn’t decide whether I should shake or nod my head.
“I have faith in you, of course, it IS a good plan. But I’m worried that when the king is awake, he’ll find out from the guards what we’ve done. Stealing the symbols of power is an act of betrayal and treason.„”
“What are you planning that would lead to treason?” a familiar voice rang behind us, and I looked around to see Lady Nita coming through the door connected to the side chamber, my old room.
I forgot to lock the door again!
She was poised, elegant, and distant as usual, but her words were sharp and hard to swallow. “l thought you agreed to leave my son alone and never come back here.”
I opened my mouth, trying to come up with a quick explanation, but Theo jumped in, stepping between me and his mother.
“Ciana is helping me save Warren’s life.”
“What happened to Warren?”
Theo scoffed, “You don’t even care about your own son, why would you care about the son of your hated husband and his mistress?”
“Theo, is this how you should speak to your mother?” she
asked evenly.