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.

to do then? 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.

she said

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

her and did the same.

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

his life until he found someone or something to replace

cleansing breaths and

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

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

"Yes. I think I have an idea of where

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

"Exactly."

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

"That's true. News would

someplace where no one could have easy access.

thought. "Somewhere that is close enough for him to check on the

betrayed by the woman he desires and the heir to the throne. He's going to be even more paranoid. Watch out for yourself and stay away from him."

nodded her head and I snuck out

circling around the king' s wing for

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

for a while, but there was no sign of a dungeon or basement. Maybe I should try again tomorrow, or maybe I should go

hand cover my

ground and I

"Shhh."

the hand

a small hand, and its

Alexander.

Alexander," I whispered, "What

me to be quiet and he

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

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

A small library.

see everything in it from the hallway, so

When

concrete walled passageway. The only thing illuminating it were the dim. orange light bulbs that were mounted to the

the end of the passageway. Then he let go of my

him. "What is this place?”

put his wrists together like he was

"A dungeon?"

He nodded.

"Theo is here?"

He nodded again.

either, do you? You care

and then turned on

out a shaky breath and continued my way alone.

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

Theo!

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

small rocks scattering the ground, which

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 to one.