Sold as the Alpha King’s Breeder

Chapter 84 : Glowing

*Jared*

We boarded the plane and I stopped dead, staring down the narrow tube that was supposed to fly us tens of thousands of feet in the air.

“What's wrong?" Eliza asked, turning to me.

“This… is very small."

Eliza shook her head and grabbed my hand. “Come on, it is perfectly safe."

She pulled me to our seats. Like an expert, she sat down and fastened her seatbelt.

I mimicked her. When the plane jolted, I grabbed the armrests and pressed myself into the back of the seat.

“Jared, we're not taking off yet. They'll make a big announcement, it is fine," she assured, taking my hand again and holding it in her lap.

She relaxed in her seat and closed her eyes.

Glancing around the plane, I noticed that everyone else was getting settled into their seats and they didn't seem at all concerned.

Sweat practically poured down the back of my neck. I breathed in and out repeatedly and looked around at the tiny tube that was somehow an acceptable form of transportation.

When everyone was on the plane, the announcement for takeoff was made.

The engines roared to life and the entire plane vibrated.

“And you've done this before?" I asked, leaning toward Eliza.

She smiled and nodded. “Yes. I promise, nothing will happen."

She squeezed my hand comfortingly.

I nodded but I wasn't entirely convinced. It was such an odd contraption. Sure, it beat walking all the way there, but my mind raced with all the things that could go wrong from a narrow, metal tube hurtling through the sky tens of thousands of feet above land.

I clenched my fists as the plane raced down the runway, squeezing Eliza's fingers. If it hurt her, she didn't show it.

My jaw tensed and I ground my teeth together, getting sucked back into the seat as the plane went faster and faster.

Suddenly, my stomach leapt into my throat and I felt like I was floating. I glanced out the window and saw that we weren't on the ground anymore. The plane was in the air, angled upward, and ascending quickly!

I looked over at Eliza and she was completely unconcerned.

Taking a deep breath, I forced myself to relax and try to enjoy this flight.

Eliza was humming the song from the locket. I looked over at her and saw her fiddling with the necklace.

She was doing that more and more, it seemed. Like the locket was somehow a reminder of what we needed to do.

There was something different about her. From the moment we stepped off the boat, I'd noticed it. She was lighter, happier, more relaxed.

Sitting on the plane, a piece of technology she'd been exposed to as a child, it seemed like it was an everyday activity.

in the Dark Realm. It was

looked so at peace in the Dark Realm. She was always on the go, tenacious, and pushing forward. Was that because

around the plane and the wonder of

could I expect her to give up the luxury and ease of life in the Realm of Light and come

ask her to give up this technology and

softly. I could only hear the song in her voice now. and that didn't bother

The light behind her from the

her

her glow like that,

plane landed, Eliza and I got our bearings in

She rubbed her stomach.

wrong?" I asked, touching

hungry. We didn't even have breakfast and then

to eat." I looked around the airport for a possible place

sore from the plane ride. Maybe we should get a hotel first

we can put

airport, there were several large hotels. Right away, I noticed they

it. She booked us a room and we dropped

hotel, so we grabbed some lunch

was a lot to get used to in the Realm of Light, but

going to give them

are you going to tell

are looking for Mila. Do you want me to tell

table top and I looked into Eliza's sweet, imploring eyes. I knew she'd do whatever I asked of her out of

meet them first. I don't want them to think

nodded and made

my own aunt and uncle soon. Family had always been a

had an extended family, let alone

Eliza," I heard Eliza say into the phone. “Yeah, yeah, it is good to talk to you, too. I was wondering if you and Theo had some time to meet

as she listened to Ciana on the other

and my friend Jared. Just let me know

hung up the phone

plan is

to meet your aunt and

nodded but my smile felt tight and strained. Eliza didn't seem to notice because our food was brought to

family, it still made me uneasy. Once Theo and Ciana found out who I was, they

enough without

if they rejected me? What if

this insecure

my shirt and pants, wearing just boxers, and slipped into bed. It was late and we'd

are you doing in there?" I

been in the bathroom

She looked a little pale, her

I jumped out of the

I'm not feeling all that well," she admitted, touching

my arm around her back and helped her to the bed. “Come on, lie

her into the