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.

was I going to do then? Everyone I knew that could help was

me in the eye. "Ciana, look at me. Take a deep breath."

she said

"That's what you taught me on our first day here, remember?" Then she took a deep inhale and let out

and did

and Warren unconscious, Sabastian didn't have many other options. The only one that

least would spare his life until he found someone or something

more cleansing breaths

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

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

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

we find Prince Theo, he can point us to the right direction where others might be,

"Exactly."

prince and it

"That's true. News

"If I were the king, I would need to hide Theo someplace where no one could have easy access. Somewhere

is close enough for him to check on

stay here and stay out of sight, okay? The king just got betrayed by the woman he desires and the heir to the throne.

and I snuck out

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

frequent, and it was even harder to navigate without being discovered

no sign of a dungeon or basement. Maybe I should try again tomorrow, or maybe I should go back and discuss

a hand cover

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

"Shhh."

the hand released

a small hand, and its owner had a small frame too. I stilled.

Alexander.

"What are

me

lit hallway. He

find that somehow he avoided all the guards and patrols perfectly, and

A small library.

in it from the hallway, so how could

walked us to a bookcase and rearranged a few books. When he pulled it

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

passageway. Then

called after him. "What

put his wrists together like he

"A dungeon?"

He nodded.

"Theo is here?"

He nodded again.

don't want him to die either, do you? You care

nodded a third time and then

a shaky breath and

appreciated. As I approached the end of the narrow

Theo!

my chest as I moved along the shadows. Soon,

large and small rocks scattering the ground, which would provide

two dingy cells in the far corner of the dent. Outside of the cells were two posts, where Theo and Jake were each tied to one.