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.

Dark Realm. It was

Dark Realm. She was always on

the plane and the wonder

the luxury and ease of life in the

give up this technology and luxury. I

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

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

wanted to see her glow like that,

see her glow like

Eliza and I got our

She rubbed her stomach.

wrong?" I

didn't even have breakfast and then we did all that traveling,"

looked around the airport for

little sore from the plane ride. Maybe we should get a

can put

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

hotels, apparently familiar with it. She booked us a

restaurant in the hotel, so we grabbed some lunch

used to in the Realm of Light, but it definitely agreed with

information. I'm going to give them

are you going

that we are looking for Mila. Do you want me to tell

my finger on the table top and I looked into Eliza's sweet, imploring eyes.

first. I don't want them to think that

and made

own aunt and

admit that I had an

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

listened to

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

the phone and

the plan is in motion," I

you ready to meet

Eliza didn't seem to notice because our food was brought to us at

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

complicated enough

What if they didn't

hadn't felt this insecure about anything

bed. It was late and we'd traveled all day. Eliza and I

are you doing in there?"

been in the bathroom for

doorway. She looked a little pale, her legs

jumped out

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

arm around her back and helped her to the bed. “Come

helped her