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.

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

and looked me in the eye. "Ciana, look at

she said sounded

what you taught me on our first day here, remember?" Then

her and did

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 Prince Alexander, but he was

and at least would spare his life until he

cleansing breaths and

her hands. "Brook, you're amazing. Thank

few times rapidly. "It seems that you have some clue

you could read minds," I chuckled, trying to lighten the mood a little. "Yes. I think I

Prince Theo, he can point us to the right direction where

"Exactly."

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

"That's true. News would spread quickly."

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

of thought. "Somewhere that is close enough for him to check on the

just got betrayed by the woman he desires and the heir to the throne. He's going to be even more paranoid.

her head and I

been circling

place was guarded heavier. The patrol was more frequent, and it was even harder to navigate without being discovered compared

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

I felt a hand cover

Sabastian found me! My heart plummeted to the ground and I almost screamed and flailed my arms about.

"Shhh."

stopped fighting and the hand released me slowly.

and its owner had a small frame

Alexander.

whispered, "What are you doing

finger against his lips for me

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

patrols perfectly, and entered a room I had passed many times but didn't pay much

A small library.

Anyone could see everything in it from the hallway, so

When he pulled it forward,

staircase that connected to a concrete walled passageway. The only thing illuminating it were the dim. orange light bulbs that were mounted to

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

after him.

put his wrists together like he was in

"A dungeon?"

He nodded.

"Theo is here?"

He nodded again.

to die either, do you?

and then turned

breath and continued

the end of the

Theo!

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

small rocks scattering the ground, which would provide great

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