Sold as the Alpha King’s Breeder

Chapter 149: That's My Daughter

*Soren*

Hugging my unconscious Ciana tightly, I picked her up, trying to steady her trembling body. Her eyes were closed, a look of extreme pain on her face. It was pouring rain, the wind howling, whipping through the trees of the forest, soaking all of us.

The king's Beta, Jake, along with six others had arrived almost the same time as us. From the way they moved, all top warriors.

The young king uttered. “Thank you, Alpha and Luna Black."

“Let's find someplace dry,“ my wife suggested. I nodded.

'We can use the secret tunnel that Ciana and I found when we were here last time.

Jake, lead the way, I'll tell you where to go." Theo's voice was weak, but just enough for us to hear him through the downpour.

He was in obvious pain and his face twisted slightly. As he spoke, his body was weakened by the loss of blood. I could see the stark white of his shirt, now stained a deep red by the stab wound in his chest. I was worried that if we didn’t get him medical attention soon, he might not make it.

Jake quickly called for one of Theo's warriors, who shifted into his wolf form. The Beta gently helped his king up and got him onto the warrior's back. I followed behind with my daughter in my arms and my wife by my side as we made our way through the pouring rain.

Ciana's face seemed to be turning more pale by the moment.

'She is going to be okay," I assured my wife, who was almost as pale as our daughter.

She nodded and whispered, "Yes, she’ll be okay," as if she was sending positive thoughts and prayers for our baby girl to the universe.

I knew the tunnel Theo spoke of. It would provide us with the shelter we desperately needed. On my many travels looking to open the portal between the Realm of Shadow and the Realm of Light, I'd discovered just about every secret this kingdom had to offer, but I hadn't realized it was so close.

It didn't take us too long to get there, but when we did, Theo had also passed out.

The tunnel was narrow and dark, its walls slick with moisture. The air was musty and damp, and I could hear the sound of dripping water echoing off the stone walls. A few other wolves followed us at a distance, their panting breaths and soft footsteps blending together in the darkness. Since Jake didn't seem to be concerned, I had to assume that these were also Theo’s men.

At one of the intersections that lead to four different directions, Jake hesitated. It was obvious that he hadn't been here before and Theo wasn’t there to direct him.

'This way," I told the group. Jake was a little surprised, but he respected my privacy and didn't ask why I was so confident about a secret tunnel within the Ortiz pack.

Everyone else followed without questioning as well.

and I led the group turning and twisting through the endless underground

almost there,'

like an eternity, we came to a small alcove, where we could rest for a few moments. I carefully laid Ciana down, assessing her wounds. I

mind,' my wife shook her head and said quietly. 'If this is a curse, I'm afraid there's not much we can

mindlink before he passed out,' Jake said while he tended to Theo, doing his best to stop

stabbed him. Knowing her, she would never have done such a thing had she been in her right mind. It was almost like someone had not only modified her memory, but also forced their emotions and wishes on her. Something that may be done

sank.

eye on her back home. If I had, none of

I looked at my wife, and clenched my fists, "I'm so sorry, honey, I should’ve protected our little girl better! Damn it, what the fuck was I thinking

and squeezed it. "Honey, self-blaming is not going to

needed to find a way to get her help, but now that Ciana was not in immediate danger, all of

the king?" I asked Jake, not wanting to tear my eyes away from my daughter but I needed to check on her victim, and potentially her love. "What can we

replied, and then he showed us something stuck at the

alive. It was difficult for

is that thing?" I asked, gesturing at the object he was holding in

Had it not been there, I don’t

my wife said a

ask something, but I bit my tongue. I didn't want to sound rude to the king, especially when his almost-fatal injury

the hell would wear a lapel pin

closely, I saw that it looked like something a child would make, with strange objects adorning the front. Maybe it was a gift

pin was a gift from Ciana," Jake explained to

having such critical thoughts of the craft now. Now that I took a second look at it, it didn't look all that bad. It just

admittedly, making trinkets and knick-knacks

Majesty has been wearing it whenever Ciana isn’t around him. It’s like solace for him. That way he always has something

a loss for words for

court Ciana. I told him I would need to think about it, but perhaps Theo did truly love her. It

Alpha, much like the dark prince, but Rosalie had found a way to melt his icy

that only I could hear, "Your Majesty, when

did you say?”

hoped that it at least would give him something

in mine and whispered, ’Ciana, my darling girl. I’m so sorry that you have to go through all of this. But I promise

watching over her as she rested, praying that she would wake up