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.

knew that could help was gone and I had no idea where to even begin!

eye.

she said sounded

me on our first day here, remember?" Then she

her and did the

Justin and Maggie dead and Warren unconscious, Sabastian didn't have many other options. The only

Theo, and at least would spare his life until he found someone or something to

cleansing

squeezed her

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

read minds," I chuckled, trying to lighten the mood a little. "Yes. I think I have an idea of where they might be, well, at least where Theo might

to the right direction where others might be, even

"Exactly."

towards my side chamber which was connected to Theo's suite. "Theo is the crowned prince and it

nodded. "That's true. News

would need to hide Theo someplace where no one could have easy access.

following my train of thought. "Somewhere that is close enough for him to check on the situation easily

and the heir

and I

circling around

The patrol was more frequent, and it was even

for a while, but there was no sign of a dungeon or basement. Maybe I should try

hand

My heart plummeted to the ground and I

"Shhh."

stopped fighting and the hand released me

and its owner had a

Alexander.

"What

placed his finger against his lips for me

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

and entered a room I had passed many times but didn't pay much attention

A small library.

everything in it from the hallway, so how could it hold

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

pull me down the darkened staircase that connected to a concrete walled passageway. The

end of the passageway. Then

him. "What is this place?”

his wrists together like he was

"A dungeon?"

He nodded.

"Theo is here?"

He nodded again.

to die either, do you? You care

and then turned on his heel

shaky breath

the lighting was, which I appreciated. As I approached the end of the narrow pathway, I heard the cracking of whips every few seconds, mixed with hushed

Theo!

moved along the shadows. Soon, I got to the end, and

a naturally formed dent, with large and small rocks scattering the ground, which would

the far corner of the dent. Outside of the cells were two