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 had no idea where to even

the eye. "Ciana, look at me. Take a

she said sounded

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

her and did the

The only one that carried the

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

a few more cleansing breaths and

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

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

a little. "Yes. I think I have an idea of where they might be,

we find Prince Theo, he can point us to the right direction where others might

"Exactly."

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

true. News would spread quickly."

I were the king, I would need to hide Theo someplace

"Somewhere that is close enough for

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

her head and I snuck out

in the night, and I'd been circling around the king'

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

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

felt a hand

ground and I almost

"Shhh."

the hand

hand, and its owner had a small

Alexander.

"What are you

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

to the brightly lit

guards and patrols perfectly, and entered a room I had passed many times but didn't pay much attention

A small library.

door for this room. Anyone could see everything in it from the hallway, so how could it hold any secrets?

and rearranged a few books. When he pulled it forward, a

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

of the passageway. Then

after him. "What is this place?”

put his wrists together like he

"A dungeon?"

He nodded.

"Theo is here?"

He nodded again.

him to die either, do you? You care about

a third time and then turned

breath and

of the

Theo!

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

large and small rocks scattering the ground, which would provide great cover for me.

of the dent. Outside of the cells were two posts, where Theo and Jake were each