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.

could help was gone and I

eye. "Ciana,

she said sounded

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

and did the same. Inhaled...exhaled.

at least, not now. With Justin and Maggie dead and Warren unconscious, Sabastian didn't have many other options. The only one that carried

would spare his life until he found someone or something

a few more cleansing breaths

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

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

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

Theo, he can point us to the right

"Exactly."

"Theo is the crowned prince and it would make the royal

"That's true. News would

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

that is close enough for him to check

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

I snuck out

the night, and I'd been circling around

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

was no sign of a dungeon or basement. Maybe I should try again tomorrow, or maybe I should go back and discuss with Brook to brainstorm some other approaches...

felt a hand

ground and I almost

"Shhh."

fighting and the hand released me

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

Alexander.

I whispered, "What are you doing here?"

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

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

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

A small library.

in it from the hallway, so how could it hold

books. When he pulled it forward, a staircase revealed

the darkened staircase that connected to a concrete walled passageway.

passageway. Then he let go of my hand and turned to leave.

called after him. "What is this place?”

together like he was in

"A dungeon?"

He nodded.

"Theo is here?"

He nodded again.

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

time and then turned on his heel to leave.

out a shaky breath and continued my way alone.

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

Theo!

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

formed dent, with large and small rocks scattering the ground, which would provide great cover

in the far corner of the dent. Outside of