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 gone and I had no idea where to

eye. "Ciana,

she said sounded familiar...

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

and did the same. Inhaled...exhaled.

now. With Justin and Maggie dead and Warren unconscious, Sabastian didn't have many other options. The

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

few more cleansing breaths and felt

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

welcome. I learnt from the best." She blinked a few times rapidly. "It seems that you

little. "Yes. I think I have an idea of where they

point us to the right direction where

"Exactly."

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

News would spread quickly."

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

is close enough for him to check on the situation

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

and I snuck

and I'd been circling around the

patrol was more frequent, and it was even harder to navigate without being discovered compared to our last unsuccessful visit.

a while, but there was no sign of a dungeon or basement. Maybe I should

I felt a hand cover my mouth.

heart plummeted to the ground and I almost screamed

"Shhh."

stopped fighting and the hand released me slowly.

its owner had a small

Alexander.

I whispered, "What

his finger against his lips for me to be quiet and

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

that somehow he avoided all the guards and patrols perfectly, and entered a

A small library.

for this room. Anyone could see everything in it from the hallway, so how could

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

to say anything, 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 mounted to the walls.

came to a complete stop at the end of the passageway. Then he let go of my hand and

called after him. "What is

his wrists together like

"A dungeon?"

He nodded.

"Theo is here?"

He nodded again.

want him to die either, do you? You

nodded a third time and then turned

breath

the end of the narrow

Theo!

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

small rocks scattering the ground, which would provide

behind a large rock and saw two dingy cells in the far corner of the dent. Outside of the cells were two posts, where Theo and Jake were each tied