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.

looked so at peace in the Dark Realm. She was always on the

around the plane and the wonder of technology

ease of life in the Realm

couldn't ask her to give up this

softly. I could only hear the song in her voice now. and that

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

her glow like that,

to see her glow like

and I got our bearings

She rubbed her stomach.

I asked,

We didn't even have breakfast and then

eat." I looked around the airport for a possible

I'm pretty tired, too. And my back is a little sore from the plane ride. Maybe we should get

we can put

hotels. Right away, I noticed they were all a lot nicer than

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

in the hotel, so we grabbed some lunch and sat

of Light,

give them a call and schedule a meeting."

What are you going

looking for Mila. Do you want me to tell them who

Eliza's sweet, imploring eyes.

first. I don't want them to think that I'm

nodded and made

aunt and uncle soon. Family had always been a murky

enough to admit that I had an extended family, let alone that I'd

“Yeah, yeah, it is good to talk to you, too. I was wondering if you and Theo had some

was a pause as she listened to Ciana

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

hung up the phone and grinned

is in motion,"

ready to meet

smiled and nodded but my smile felt tight and strained. Eliza didn't seem to notice

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

complicated enough

me? What if they didn't

I hadn't felt this insecure about anything

boxers, and slipped into bed. It was late and we'd traveled all day. Eliza and I needed to rest in order to get ready for

are you doing in there?"

in the bathroom for

in the doorway. She looked a little

okay!?" I jumped

that

my arm around her back and helped her to the

helped her