Sold as the Alpha King’s Breeder

Chapter 112: Do You Love Me?

*Ciana*

Theo was moved to his room and I went with him. Dottie, the healer, was summoned to check him over. I stood back and watched as she did her job.

She sighed a few times. My heart raced every time and I held my breath.

"Prince Theo is fine," she said. "He just needs a little time to recover."

"Are you sure that he is going to be okay?" I wanted to be assured.

"Yes, Miss. If you're worried, stay with him. You can look after him," she suggested..

"Yeah, I'll do that." I went to the bedside and tucked the covers closer to Theo. Slowly, I smoothed some wrinkles out of his comforter.

He looked peaceful, like he was just asleep instead of unconscious. There was a slight thinness to his face, probably from being starved in the dungeons.

Nita stood at his bedside, opposite of me. She looked at Theo' s sleeping face with a strange expression of mixed emotions.

"He's going to be okay, Lady Nita," Dottje smiled at Theo's mother, but looked puzzled-relieved, but puzzled.

"You can just call me Nita. The king's dead, and I'm no longer a royal concubine."

Dottie nodded. "It was a miracle! He didn't kill you. Actually, you look... better than you did a few hours ago. What a relief!"

"I'm not sure what happened but I suddenly felt a lot of my strength return." Nita then absently lifted her eyes to me. "But there is a more urgent matter to discuss."

Why was she looking at me like that?

"You're immune to Theo's powers. Why?" she asked, fixing me with a hardened, suspicious stare.

I shook my head. Being immune to Theo's power was as much a shock to me as everyone else. At that point, I didn't even think too much. All I knew was that I had to do something so that Theo wouldn't kill his mother.

He'd already suffered too much from Maggie and Warren.

Based on what Jake said, there had been no other survivors when Theo's power was activated in the past. Now that things calmed down, I had the chance to sort through the details of the past incidents.

Perhaps the reason Theo's deadly impact skipped Warren was because I happened to be there to break their physical connection.

As for why it didn't impact me... I shrugged at Nita. "I don't know. Maybe it is just fate."

Nita murmured, as if she was talking to herself. "As far as I know, even the mates of the Dark Kings weren't immune to this power. That was why the descendants of the Dark Kings had to be really careful when they were around their loved ones."

I grinned, "Whatever it is, it's a good thing, right? I'm just glad I was able to help!"

Nita looked at me for a long moment, and her sharp look softened. She turned on her heel and walked towards the door. "It seems like Theo is in good hands. I'll come back once he is awake."

"Don't worry, we'll let you know as soon as he is up!"

Nita walked out of the room with a gentle sigh, but she didn't say anything else.

I stayed with Theo most of the day. His breathing was steady and his color was returning. Dottie had left a few things that would help revitalize him once he woke up. I wasn't worried about him anymore. He was strong and I knew he'd pull through.

When I left his room to grab myself a snack, the palace was in complete chaos. I'd never seen so many people running around! It was like no one knew where they were supposed to be or what they were supposed to be doing.

I dodged around a frantic servant and dashed away from a couple of well-dressed maids that were urgently discussing Warren and Theo's condition in rapid, short sentences.

A familiar face popped out in the crowd and I went over.

"Jake, what is going on? Why is everything..." I got cut off by a

by as he

I rubbed

you should be back with Theo. He needs you more," Jake said, dismissively. He looked like

help,"

People are panicking. They have no idea what is going on and there is a lot of fear about who is going

see," I

anything I could do to help. I wasn't a member of the royal family. Jake was Theo's Beta and he was having a hard enough

called down the corridor.

a long, exasperated

an unusually large smile on her

awake," Sophia panted. She tried and failed

How?" I blurted out, knowing that Warren couldn't wake

other guards that Sebastian attacked have woken up as well. They are all disoriented," Sophia

is that true?" Jake asked.

them all and they are all well

said, sighing again.

it had to be replaced, otherwise, the person would never wake up," I said,

I thought, as well," Dottie admitted, her smile

care what is going on. Warren is awake, and I need to be by his side." Sophia turned on her heel and ran down

thoughts went to Nita. I was still amazed at how fast she'd recovered. She'd been unconscious and seriously aged, but just now, she looked a lot younger

same thing was happening to Warren and the other

to get answers. There is one person that knew Sebastian's

jumped in.

three of us went to a private infirmary room where Dottie had set Xavier up. He was pretty badly wounded but

hand down on the bedside

He sat bolt upright and clutched his side where he was covered in bandages. Xavier lifted wide, scared eyes to Jake. Then, his

hurt me. Prince Theo said he would spare

the one to determine whether you will live or

him I died. I just want to go back to my home pack and live out the rest of my life," he begged, looking at us

to me and answer my questions, I will put in a good word with the prince. Perhaps, he will agree to your request," Jake said, holding

like a sob. "Okay, what do

dirty laundry. We want to know it all," I jumped

Xavier adjusted his position, propping himself up on the pillows

I mean, Sebastian knew that his power was limited. He couldn't kill his enemies with it but he knew another way to use it to his advantage. He

gasped and covered my

snarled and shook his

her shoulders sagging. "That's

how youthful he looked? Or how he was never sick? Did you ever see how fast he recovered after getting wounded? That is because he was stealing life from everyone. Just enough

Jake asked, looking at Dottie,

was sneaky. He knew how to do it without anyone noticing," Xavier claimed. "He was always surrounded by so. many people, he could take a small portion from all of them and it would replenish him a hundred times. Then he'd go for another

shook my head, disgust coiling in my stomach like a snake. Sebastian was cruel and

he... could he steal the life force of anyone who stood

power only works when there is physical contact. People might feel exhausted at times, but no one really

I thought it was just... because she hated him so

life forces he stole have been returned to their original owner... well, if the original

stole from him was enough to restore what Theo took!" I blurted out. Quickly.

stole enough over the years, it would be enough to wake him now that Sebastian is dead and Warren's life force

came to that conclusion, solving the puzzle which probably had been hovering in her mind

out," Jake added. "If... if

years and then died right then, she might

Nita out of respect, probably because she was Theo's mother.

funny thing," Dottie muttered,

answer all your questions? Can I please leave now, forever?" Xavier asked.

gives you a clean bill of health, you can leave, but I don't want you coming back, ever!" Jake gave his final say. He knew Theo wouldn't care