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.

was nothing like planes in the Dark

the Dark Realm. She was always on

plane and the wonder

up the luxury and ease of life in the Realm of Light and come back to the

broke this damned curse, I couldn't ask her to give up this technology and luxury. I couldn't ask her

closed, humming the song to herself softly. I could only hear the

practically glowing. The light behind her from the plane window gave her a beautiful halo, framing her curls

to see her glow

to see her glow

I got our

She rubbed her stomach.

something wrong?" I asked, touching

have breakfast and then we did

around the airport for a

sore from the plane

we can put our

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

one of the hotels, apparently familiar with it. She booked us a room

restaurant in the hotel, so we grabbed some lunch and sat out in the

Light, but it definitely agreed with Eliza. She just

information. I'm going to give them a call and

are you going

are looking for Mila. Do you want me to tell

top and I looked into Eliza's sweet, imploring eyes. I knew she'd do whatever I

I'd rather meet them first. I don't want them to think that I'm after

nodded and

own aunt and uncle

admit that I had an extended family, let alone that

good to talk to you, too. I was wondering if you

listened to Ciana on the other

and my friend Jared. Just let me know where you want to meet. We can get to

the phone and grinned

is in motion," I

to meet your aunt and

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

made me uneasy. Once Theo and Ciana found out who I was, they might think I was trying to extort something from the royal

enough

me? What if they didn't like

too much? I hadn't felt this insecure about anything since I was

boxers, and slipped into bed. It was late and we'd traveled all day. Eliza and

you doing in there?"

bathroom for a

in the doorway. She looked a little

I jumped out of

that well," she admitted, touching her

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

her into the