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 no idea

looked me in the eye. "Ciana, look

she said sounded

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

did

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

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

a few more cleansing

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

rapidly.

could 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

Prince Theo, he can point us to the right

"Exactly."

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

true. News would spread

Theo someplace where no one

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

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

her head and I snuck out of

been circling around the king' s wing for a while

The patrol was more frequent, and it was even harder to

or basement. Maybe I should try again

felt a hand cover my

heart plummeted to the ground and I almost screamed and flailed

"Shhh."

stopped fighting and the hand released me

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

Alexander.

I whispered, "What are you doing here?"

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

through the garden and down to the brightly lit hallway. He

and patrols perfectly, and entered a room I had passed many times

A small library.

see everything in it from the hallway, so how could

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

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

to a complete stop at the end of the passageway. Then he let

called after him. "What

wrists together like

"A dungeon?"

He nodded.

"Theo is here?"

He nodded again.

either, do

a third time and then turned on his heel to leave.

out a shaky breath and continued my

end of the narrow pathway, I

Theo!

shadows.

with large and small rocks scattering the ground, which would

the far corner of the dent. Outside of the