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.

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

ordained the matebond and she was the one who blessed the unions of the pair that should be fated to each other. She was the only one who could grant me

Theo and I have been through to get to this point. The blood that was shed, the darkness that was defeated

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

had to be him. It could only be him. I couldn't even bring

with my plea until echoing footsteps drew my

my face

would be here at this

the elegant silhouette got closer, I was surprised

that she decided to stay where the Ortiz pack was, and hence

like I had, and I heard

closer and listened carefully to

his life and as a mother, that is all I could ever want for him. They love

the Moon

being close. Sometimes, I felt that both Theo

that didn't mean they

to the palace before my birthday, just to pray for her son-for us. That

last thing I wanted to happen was to be caught eavesdropping on Nita, therefore, with a smile on

fresh air sounded like a wonderful idea to

a sudden, I started to feel an indescribable chill coursing through my body. Something stirred within me. I felt her-my wolf. Swimming in the

my belly and felt the little flutters in my stomach. Baby could feel

eager to get up and

Was it almost time?

My walk turned into a brisk jog, and then before I knew it I

be okay. All the fear and

was going to do this.

pace. I had taken many runs before, but never one like this. I felt

in the clearing. The moon's rays beamed down on me and I felt it. Deep within my

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

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*Theo*

had been following

was no way that I could sleep through any of this. At midnight, we would finally find out if it was

I was nervous about the unknown. But tonight,

with for the rest of my life. She was my oxygen.

prayer that had been on my

half an hour from her birthday and my mind was running wild. I knew my decision. Mate or not, it wouldn't change who she was to

My mate sense was suppressed, and I had no intention to restore that,

had her

temple. Honestly, I didn't need to eavesdrop to know what she would

because I desired to be close to her and be the first person to meet

for a while now and I wondered how long she would be in there for, so I decided to take

found that

It was my mother.