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 Realm. It was wild

She was always on the go, tenacious, and pushing forward. Was

I looked around the plane and the wonder of technology that it

ease of life in the Realm of Light and

ask her to give up this technology and luxury. I couldn't

eyes closed, humming the song to herself softly. I could only hear the song in her voice now. and that didn't bother

her from the plane window gave her a beautiful

see her glow

to see her

plane landed, Eliza and I

She rubbed her stomach.

I asked,

hungry. We didn't even have breakfast and then we did all

around the airport for a possible

too. And my back is a little sore from the plane ride. Maybe we should get a hotel first and find food

put our bags

were several large hotels. Right away, I noticed they were all a lot nicer than any place we'd stayed

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

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

in the Realm of Light, but it definitely agreed

contact information. I'm going to give them a call and schedule a meeting." She pulled

What are you going

Do you want me to tell them

and I looked into Eliza's sweet, imploring eyes. I

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

nodded and

my own aunt and uncle soon. Family had always been

had an extended family,

to you, too. I was wondering if you and Theo had some time

was a pause as she listened to

sounds great. You'll be meeting with me and my friend Jared. Just let me know where you want to meet. We

the phone

plan is in

to meet your

Eliza didn't

who I was, they might think I was trying to extort something from the royal family, like

enough without

me? What if they didn't like

I hadn't felt this insecure about anything

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

doing in

bathroom for a long

in the doorway. She looked a little pale, her legs

jumped out of the

feeling all that well," she

my arm around her back and helped her to the

helped her into the