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...

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,

voice called out. She stood behind Alexander,

think this little imposter can fool me? Anna is dead!" Luther snapped,

to pounce if he even took one step

Your aunt Nita. Sebastian spared her and

still have family. And Theo... he's your cousin. If you kill Theo, then you

Cousin?

This was the first time I'd heard it. However, for whatever

ever looked beyond that. She was the Ortiz pack Alpha's daughter,

part of your family back if you just stop this attack,"

glanced at me and I

and Warren weren't blood related to me just a few months ago, and now I discovered that

his anger had died

tears streaked down his cheeks. He doubled over and clutched

no better than Sebastian. Nita should've died 25 years ago! Instead, she stayed married to that hideous monster,

have no idea what she went through!"

to die!' Luther

fear in the eyes of everyone close to Luther. All his allies were starting to realize just how crazy he was and they

of them even switched sides on the battlefield and joined my

the same fate

at anyone

and pulled something out that I couldn't

him!" Warren shouted, "Kill him now. Don't let him

charged toward Luther realizing that he held something

a dark, crimson glow enveloped the valley. It was

of the silver moon showed through the dark clouds as they swirled around the

red disk appeared, covering the silver moon completely in red. It was the Moonlit Crystal

of the full moon, bright and crimson on high, the shadow reunites with the light. From silver to red the

to stop the spell, but I couldn't get close. It was like the magic cast a protective barrier around him.

had an invisible, magical shield around

me, panicking. "Theo, he still

my efforts to get closer to Luther

to attack Luther and stared at the crack in the cloud. Behind them, a misty, swirling darkness poured down from the opening.

that I could almost taste it in my mouth and nose. Everyone's bones trembled as the

stop it. It 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

yet other than watching our death float

gloves off. The sudden movement snapped me out

"What-"

hand slipped into mine and

a weak female voice