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...

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 he just laughed and walked away. That day, I vowed I would destroy

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

imposter can fool me? Anna is dead!" Luther snapped, glaring at

pounce if he even

Sebastian spared her and brought her

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

Cousin?

the first time I'd heard it. However,

the Ortiz pack Alpha's daughter, I just didn't expect that she had a nephew because she'd never

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

at me

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

impossible," Luther muttered, but his anger had died

so hard that tears streaked down his cheeks.

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

idea what

deserves to die!'

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 began

of them even switched sides on the battlefield and joined

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

at anyone close

into his pocket and pulled something out

him

I asked. I charged toward Luther realizing that he held something that could very likely destroy the world

a dark, crimson glow

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

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

and crimson on high, the shadow reunites with the light. From silver to red the world will dim. Open the gates

at Luther, 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 at him from

shield around him, wrapping him and his confidants in the

me, panicking. "Theo, he

my efforts

seemed to split the sky open. I stopped trying to attack Luther and stared at the crack in the cloud.

almost taste it in my mouth and nose. Everyone's bones trembled as the terrifying, all-consuming

no idea what that darkness was but I knew I had to 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 supposed

world was about to be devoured, yet other than watching our death float down to us,

gloves off. The sudden movement snapped me out of my

"What-"

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

moment as a weak female voice called