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.

the Dark Realm. It was wild and

peace in the Dark Realm. She was always on the

and

and ease of life in the Realm of Light and

couldn't ask her to give up

could

The light behind her from the plane window gave her a beautiful halo, framing

to see her glow like that,

to see her glow like that,

plane landed, Eliza and I got our bearings

She rubbed her stomach.

I asked, touching her

even have breakfast and then we did

get something to eat." I looked around the airport

from the plane ride.

we can put

were several large hotels. Right away, I noticed they were all a lot

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

we grabbed some

in the Realm of Light,

Theo and Ciana's contact information. I'm going to give them a call and

you

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

sweet, imploring

I'd rather meet them first. I don't want them

nodded and made the

I was meeting my own aunt and uncle soon. Family had always been a murky

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

yeah, it is good to talk to you, too. I was wondering if you and Theo had some time to meet with me and a

as she listened to Ciana

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

the phone and

is in motion," I

ready to meet your aunt and

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

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

enough without estranged

they rejected me? What

much? I hadn't felt this insecure about anything

It was late and we'd traveled all day. Eliza and I needed to rest in order to

are you doing in there?" I called to

the bathroom for

in the doorway. She looked a little pale, her

I jumped out

all that well,"

back and helped her to the bed. “Come on, lie down. Did you get

helped her into