Sold as the Alpha King’s Breeder

Chapter 135: Sacrifice

My mind raced with the impossible decision I faced. Luther had put me between a rock and a hard place. Alexander was there as a distraction but how long would it last?

'Theo?

I blinked, my eyes snapping to Warren. He was connecting with me through the mindlink.

Theo, you focus on Luther. I'll get Maggie,' he said.

'Y-you kept the mindlink... why?' I was too startled to say anything more intelligent to solve the crisis ahead of us than to ask the low priority question.

If Warren kept the mindlink, that meant he still saw me as the Alpha of the royal pack and the Alpha King. I thought he had betrayed us and turned his back against me for all time. Why had he remained in the royal pack? Didn't both he and his sister hate me?

Warren’s mental voice took on a dry, humorless note. "I'm not a prince. My entire life has been a big joke. However, after everything, good or bad, you are the only one who has never lied to me. Anyway, we can talk about that later... right now, you need to kill Luther."

With a roar, Warren broke free from his guards. He jumped at the ones holding Maggie. However, the guards reacted quickly, and Warren missed his best chance to rescue Maggie.

Demarco blinked himself out of his shock and addressed his pack. “To the king! Fight for Warren and Maggie!"

His army shouted and snarled and readied for battle.

I respected that. Regardless of what Maggie did, Demarco still chose to save his mate.

Luther, on the other hand, was still staring at Alexander. Finally, when Demarco's army joined mine, he snapped out of his daze.

"You're not... you're not Anna! You're nothing but an imposter!" he shouted. "You little fiend! How dare you try and distract me?!"

"Give it up, Luther. We have a stronger force now. Your own allies are turning against you and we have greater numbers now," I shouted, motioning to the massive army that had assembled behind me.

“Never! Your father forced me to kill Anna, my eight-year-old sister. He forced me to kill her with my own hands, did you even know that? She was only eight, so small and innocent. She trusted me and I..."

"That was my father, not me," I reminded him. "Luther, it's all in the past now. Let's move forward."

"It doesn't matter! His tainted blood still runs in your veins! She didn't even know what was going to happen to her... I would have died instead of her, but Sebastian wouldn't let me. He promised my pack would be safe if I did that one thing..." Luther's eyes were wild with anger and hatred.

His voice carried over everyone gathered in the valley. I knew some might feel sorry for him but I also knew it would reveal his true motives for revenge, not peace. I let him tell the sad story because no one would ever believe his desire for peace now.

When Ciana proposed the plan, she kept it very simple and factual. I figured she didn't want me to feel too bad about my father's horrendous crime. Although, I knew what my father had made Luther do, hearing the truth from the very person himself made the truth a hundred times more horrendous and disturbing.

Luther's words settled uncomfortably in my stomach. These were some cruelties that even Sebastian hadn't wanted me to know about.

“I did what I had to in order to save my whole family. My plan was to leave the pack and live in exile for what I did... but in the end it didn't matter. Sebastian was a liar!' Luther shrieked, pointing at me like I was my father.

I'd always thought my father’s interest in turning me into a killer was because of my power. It turned out, he was just a fucking savage and wicked psycho, who got joy watching children suffer from pain...

the greater good and you know what Sebastian did? He went back on his word and killed my entire pack! My entire family was gone! I wanted him to kill me too, but

entire family," Ciana's voice called out. She stood behind Alexander, placing a hand on

me? Anna is dead!"

pounce if he even

Sebastian spared her and brought her to

And Theo... he's your cousin. If you kill Theo, then you would really destroy the rest of your

Cousin?

took me by surprise. This was the first time I'd heard it. However, for whatever reason she chose not to tell

beyond that. She was the Ortiz pack Alpha's daughter, I just didn't

sort this out. You can have part of your family back if you just stop this attack," Ciana

at me and

siblings, Maggie and Warren weren't blood related to me just a few months ago, and now

his

his cheeks. He doubled over and clutched his

herself out for status and luxury? She's no better than Sebastian. Nita should've died 25 years ago! Instead, she stayed married

have no idea what she went through!"

deserves to die!' Luther

everyone close to Luther. All his allies were starting to realize just how crazy he was and they didn't want to support his insane vendetta. They realized they weren't actually fighting for peace. Many of them

of them even switched sides on the battlefield and joined my army,

me will suffer the same fate as Theo. If the whole world abandons me, then I will destroy the

snarled, pointing at anyone close to

into his pocket and pulled something out that

Warren shouted, "Kill him now.

I charged toward Luther realizing that he held something that could very likely destroy

glow enveloped

moon showed through the dark clouds as they

of it, a red disk appeared, covering the silver moon completely in red. It was

dark spell. "By the light of the full moon, bright and crimson on high, the shadow reunites with the light. From silver to red the world will dim. Open the gates releasing the

ready to tear his throat out to stop the spell, but I couldn't get close. It was like the magic cast a protective barrier around him. I ran

like he had an invisible, magical shield around him, wrapping him and his

called on me, panicking. "Theo, he still

I muttered under my breath, but all my efforts to get closer

in the cloud. Behind them, a misty, swirling darkness poured down from the opening. Like a floating mist, it descended

thick that I could almost taste it in my mouth and nose.

seemed like it would devour the entire world, starting with us in the valley. But I couldn't get anywhere near Luther. What was I supposed to

be devoured, yet other than watching our death float down to us, there was nothing

grabbed mine and pulled my gloves off. The sudden movement snapped

"What-"

put my gloves back on, one soft hand slipped into mine and held on

stilled for a moment as a weak