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.

to do then? Everyone I knew that could help was gone and

eye. "Ciana, look at me. Take a

she said sounded

a smile on her face, and said, "That's what you taught me on our first day

followed her and did the same. Inhaled...exhaled.

didn't have many other options. The only one that carried the royal bloodline was young

and at least would spare his life until he found someone or something to replace him.

more cleansing breaths and felt much

I squeezed her hands. "Brook, you're amazing. Thank you!"

rapidly. "It seems that you have some

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

we find Prince Theo, he can point us to the right direction where others might be, even if they're not

"Exactly."

connected to Theo's suite. "Theo is the crowned prince and it would make the royal

News

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

"Somewhere that is close enough for him to check on the situation easily and frequently."

of sight, okay? The king just got betrayed by the woman he desires and the heir to the

and I snuck out of the

deep in the night, and I'd been circling around the

was even harder to navigate without

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

felt a hand cover my mouth.

me! My heart plummeted to the ground and I almost screamed

"Shhh."

stopped fighting and the hand released me slowly.

hand, and its owner

Alexander.

I whispered, "What

against his lips for me to be quiet and he grabbed my hand.

the brightly lit hallway. He wasn't going to get me

was astonished to find that somehow he avoided all the guards and patrols perfectly, and entered a room I had passed many times but

A small library.

everything in it from the

bookcase and rearranged a few books. When he

concrete walled passageway. The only thing illuminating it were the dim. orange

complete stop at the end of the passageway. Then he let go of my hand

him. "What

put his wrists together like

"A dungeon?"

He nodded.

"Theo is here?"

He nodded again.

want him to die either,

then turned on his heel to leave.

shaky breath and continued my way

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

Theo!

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

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

hid behind a large rock and saw two dingy cells in the far corner of the dent. Outside of the