Sold as the Alpha King’s Breeder

Chapter 153: Bonus Story-ls Ciana My Mate?(Part 1)

*Ciana*

Laying in bed, Theo pulled me into him and gave my cheek a kiss from behind. My body molded into his perfectly. I sighed as he drew me in closer, rubbing his large hand over my belly.

I was almost six months along, and my baby bump had begun to show. I was always amazed when I looked at my body and how it morphed and changed to accommodate our child.

Being pregnant had been one of the most rewarding things on this earth for me. Theo and I had created something out of our love for one another.

'Good night, my love," he murmured against my skin. "Tomorrow is a big day for you."

I let out a heavy sigh and moved more into him. "Yes, it is."

Tomorrow would be my 21st birthday, which meant that I would finally be of age to shift and find my wolf, which also meant that I would be able to recognize whether or not Theo was my mate.

My heart told me he was but not everything was set in stone. All signs pointed to him but there was still that little doubt that played in my mind.

What if there was the slightest possibility that he wasn't?

Theo must have sensed my tenseness because he willed me to turn around so that I was now facing him. He ticked a stray of hair behind my ear and looked me dead in the eye.

"It will all work out, Ciana. We've got this. You're mine and I’m yours, okay?" He captured my lips in the sweetest of kisses and then leaned his forehead against mine.

Our baby wiggled in between us making herself known. We were both convinced that it was a girl and I just knew in my heart that she was.

"Baby girl seems to agree with her father," I giggled. "I still can't believe we made a little life!"

"I can." He rubbed my swelling belly. "I'm sure she is as beautiful and brave as her mother."

I placed my hand on top of his over my stomach. "And I hope that she has her father's courageous and resilient heart."

I placed my head on his chest and closed my eyes, willing sleep to come to me but I knew it was pointless. There was no way that I would be able to sleep tonight. Too much was going to happen tomorrow and my heart was unsettled.

I believed in our bond and the love we had, but that didn't lessen my anxiety of the unknown. No matter how hopeful we were, there still were possibilities that he wasn't my mate, and what if one day his true mate came into the picture? Would his love for me simply dissolve?

All my worries made my heart beat speed up. I was desperate to find a comfortable position to settle in, but I failed miserably. However, I tried my best to keep myself still so that I didn't bother Theo.

When I felt Theo's chest rise and fall slowly I knew that he was asleep. I carefully crawled out of the bed making sure not to wake him and put on a hoodie and a pair of sweats.

Making my way out of the room, all I could think about was tomorrow.

When I passed the grand clock in the long hallway, I saw the time and I had just under two hours before my 21 st birthday. There was no possible way I could wait in bed quietly and pretend to be asleep for the rest of the night!

I made it out of the back gardens and a little bit into the forest behind the palace. There sat the Moon Goddess temple.

The silver moonlight coated the praying hall. It wasn't an overbearingly grand building, but rather a mid-sized, simple, open square hall with twelve stone columns supporting a marble rooftop. Surrounding the temple was a garden that stretched out to vast open fields and into the forest.

The white marble statue of the Goddess stood closer to the east end of the hall, looking down on us.

The moment I stepped onto the white marble floors with my bare feet, I felt serenity and peace wash over me. I didn't come here often but when I did, I always felt my heart ease.

knee knelt on the floor, I closed my eyes and surrendered my heart to

unions of the pair that should be fated to

before you here as the daughter of an alpha and a mother. You witnessed the great endeavor Theo and I have been through to get to this point. The blood that was shed, the darkness that was defeated and the courage it took. We're

large lump lodged itself in my throat. "I love him, Goddess. I cannot imagine a life without him. Please let Theo be the one who is fated with me. Please bless us with the bond that will solidify our destinies

move and I chanted to myself in my heart that it had to be him.

echoing footsteps drew my attention. My eyes flew

my face and hid myself behind the closest

else would be here at

the elegant silhouette got closer, I was surprised

palace. Brook told me that she decided to stay where the Ortiz pack was, and hence I hadn't seen her, and I definitely wouldn't expect to see her

Goddess just like I had, and I heard my name mentioned.

carefully

Please bless their union, Goddess. She brought light to his life and as a mother, that is all I could ever want for him. They love each other. I can sense and I can

was praying to the Moon Goddess about

Sebastian's death, although Nita's attitude had softened toward Theo and me, we were still far from being close. Sometimes, I felt that both Theo and his mother had been keeping their distance from each other for so long that neither of

mean they didn't love each

to come back to the palace before my

a smile on my face, I slowly tiptoed away from the temple and made my way out to

the palace. Some fresh air sounded like a wonderful idea to me at this

apex. All of a sudden, I started to feel an indescribable chill coursing

and felt the little flutters

I was eager to get up and

Was it almost time?

instincts take over. My walk turned into a brisk jog, and then before I knew it I

have been worried about the baby but I just knew that she would be okay. All the fear and doubt melted from my body and all that remained was

this. It

before, but never one like this. I felt so... free. So at ease with myself

pushed myself even harder and came to a halt in the clearing. The moon's rays beamed down on me and I

myself to the ground. I focused my mind on the image of a wolf. The paws, the nose, the fangs. I focused on every single detail that made

was when I felt the first bone crack and

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*Theo*

been

asleep but there was no way that I could sleep through any of this. At midnight, we would

very few times in my life I was nervous about the

life without Ciana. She was all I ever desired and all I ever needed to share everything with for the rest of my life. She was my oxygen. Living without her would be no

gone to the Goddess temple to pray. A prayer that

and my mind was running wild. I knew my decision. Mate or not, it wouldn't change who she was to

was suppressed, and I had no intention to restore that, so

had

respect for her privacy, I didn't follow her into the temple. Honestly, I didn't need to eavesdrop to know what she would be

close to her and be the first person to meet

wondered how long she would be

I found that the person

It was my mother.