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 where to

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

she said

me on our first day here, remember?" Then she took a deep inhale and let out a long breath.

and did

least, not now. With Justin and Maggie dead and Warren unconscious, Sabastian didn't have many other options. The only one that carried the royal bloodline was young Prince Alexander, but he was too young to be sent to battlefields like

needed Theo, and at least would spare his life until

more cleansing breaths and

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

She blinked a few times rapidly. "It seems that you have

trying to lighten the mood a little. "Yes. I think I have an idea

Theo, he can 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

News would spread quickly."

I would need to hide Theo someplace where no one could have easy access. Somewhere no one even knows."

of thought. "Somewhere that is close enough for him to

stay out of 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. Watch out for

and I

in the night, and I'd been circling around the king' s wing for a while now.

even harder to

basement. Maybe I should try again

felt a hand cover my mouth.

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

"Shhh."

the hand released me

small hand, and its owner had

Alexander.

whispered, "What are you

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

him through the garden and down to the brightly lit hallway. He wasn't

avoided all the guards and patrols perfectly, and entered a room I had passed many times

A small library.

in it from the hallway, so

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

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

complete stop at the end of the passageway. Then he let go of my hand and turned

after him. "What is this

put his wrists together like he

"A dungeon?"

He nodded.

"Theo is here?"

He nodded again.

want him to die either,

nodded a third time and then turned

let out a shaky breath

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

Theo!

along the shadows. Soon, I got to

like a naturally formed dent, with large and small rocks scattering the ground, which would

cells in the far corner of the dent. Outside of the cells were two posts, where