Sold as the Alpha King’s Breeder

Chapter 107: I Was Their Only Hope

*Ciana*

My breath came out in low and shallow pants as I heard the protests from Nita and the roars from the king.

However, I couldn't see anything from here until I saw Theo and Nita being escorted out of the room. When Theo walked past the closet, I thought I saw him shift his eyeballs very subtly.

Yet I understood what he wanted from me.

Stay safe.

I had hoped for this plan to go smoothly but I should have known someone like Sebastian wouldn't be easy to trick.

It wasn't like I didn't consider bursting out of this closet and playing the hero, but that would've been flat-out stupid.

Theo had placed me here for a reason and I agreed with him on that. At this point, I was their only hope, and getting myself locked up with them really wouldn't do us any good:

When I was sure everyone had left the king's suite, I counted to 100 before slowly opening the closet door and peeking down the hallway.

Empty.

Perfect.

Keeping my steps as light as could be and sticking to the corners, I managed to get out without drawing any more unwanted attention.

Where would Jake be? I needed him. Now.

He would know what to do in times like this.

My legs took me back to Theo's wing. Jake had to be waiting there. However, as I got close, I stopped when I heard someone jogging over from a distance. My first instinct was to hide, but then I recognized the footsteps.

"Brook?"

"Ciana! Thank the Goddess you're here!"

A sense of foreboding rushed through me. "What happened?"

"They took him." She cried. The tears streamed down her face and her cries got harder with each passing second. "They put him in chains and took him away."

"Who, Brook? Who did they take?" I pulled out of her hold and grabbed her shoulders. "Jake?!"

"Yes!" she sniffed. "One moment he was at the library with me and the next these guards came barging into the door and put chains on him. They beat him into submission because he was trying to push me out of the way."

My heart sank.

"I came here to seek help for Prince Theo because Jake is his Beta." Brook probably noticed my face was as pale as ash. "Ciana, don't look at me like that. You're scaring me now..."

"They took everyone then." I stared at her solemnly. "Brook, we're in big trouble now,"

"Everyone?" She wiped away the last few stray tears.

I nodded. "Prince Theo and Lady Nita included."

"No..." Brook covered her mouth with her hands.

We looked at each other worriedly, and we both saw panic in each other's eyes.

help was gone and I

me in the eye.

she said sounded

face, and said, "That's what you taught me on our first day here, remember?" Then she

and did the same. Inhaled...exhaled.

Sebastian wouldn't kill Theo, at least, not now. With Justin and Maggie dead and Warren unconscious, Sabastian didn't have many other options. The only one that carried the royal bloodline was young

Theo, and at least would spare his life until

cleansing breaths and felt much better.

back at Brook, I squeezed her

I learnt from the best." She blinked a few times rapidly. "It seems that you have

didn't know you could read minds," I chuckled, trying to lighten the mood a little. "Yes. I

he can point us to the right direction where others might be, even if they're not with him."

"Exactly."

prince and it would make the royal court look bad to have the crowned prince in a

true. News

Theo someplace where no one could have easy access. Somewhere no one even

thought. "Somewhere that is close enough

he desires and the heir to the throne. He's

her head and I snuck

deep in the night, and I'd been circling

The patrol was more frequent, and it was even harder to navigate without being discovered compared to our last unsuccessful

I should try again tomorrow, or maybe I should go back and discuss with Brook to brainstorm some other

I felt a hand cover my

ground and I almost screamed and flailed my arms

"Shhh."

and the hand released me slowly.

and its owner had a

Alexander.

I whispered, "What

his finger against his lips for me to be quiet and he grabbed

through the garden and down to the brightly lit hallway. He wasn't going to get

astonished to find that somehow he avoided all the guards and patrols perfectly, and entered a room

A small library.

no door for this room. Anyone could see everything in it from the hallway,

a bookcase and rearranged a few books. When he pulled it forward, a staircase revealed behind it,

I allowed him to pull me down the darkened staircase that connected to a concrete walled passageway. The only

the end of the passageway. Then he let go of my hand and turned to

I called after him. "What is this

together like

"A dungeon?"

He nodded.

"Theo is here?"

He nodded again.

to die either, do

third time and then turned on his heel to

a shaky breath

end of the narrow pathway, I heard the cracking of whips every few seconds,

Theo!

hammered in my chest as I moved along the shadows. Soon, I

looked like a naturally formed dent, with large and small rocks scattering the ground, which would provide great cover for

corner of the dent. Outside of the cells were two posts, where Theo