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.

Everyone I knew that could help was gone and I had no idea where to

grabbed my hand and looked me in the eye. "Ciana, look at me. Take a

said

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

did the same. Inhaled...exhaled.

other options. The only one that

his life until

more cleansing breaths and

at Brook, I squeezed her

blinked a few times rapidly.

minds," I chuckled, trying to lighten the mood a little. "Yes. I think I have an idea of where they

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

"Exactly."

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

News would

to hide Theo someplace where no one could have easy access. Somewhere no one even knows."

that is close enough for him to check on the situation

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

I snuck out of

in the night, and I'd been circling

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

there was no sign of a dungeon or basement. Maybe I should try again tomorrow,

felt a hand cover

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

"Shhh."

stopped fighting and the hand released me

was quite a small hand, and its owner had a small frame too.

Alexander.

Alexander," I whispered, "What are you

lips for me to be quiet and he

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

and patrols perfectly, and entered

A small library.

everything in

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

I allowed him to pull me down the darkened staircase that connected to a concrete walled passageway. The only thing illuminating it were the dim. orange light bulbs that were

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

called after him. "What

his wrists together like he was in shackles.

"A dungeon?"

He nodded.

"Theo is here?"

He nodded again.

either, do

a third time and then

let out a shaky breath

appreciated. As I approached the end of the narrow pathway, I heard the cracking

Theo!

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

large and small rocks

dingy cells in the far corner of the dent. Outside of the cells were two posts, where