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.

always on the go, tenacious, and

around the plane and the wonder

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

we broke this damned curse, I couldn't ask her to give up this

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

glowing. The light behind her from the plane window gave

wanted to see her glow like that,

to see her

the plane landed, Eliza and I got our bearings in

She rubbed her stomach.

I

didn't even have breakfast and then we did

let's get something to eat." I looked around the airport

too. And my back is a little sore from the plane

put our

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

with it. She booked us a

was a garden restaurant in the hotel, so we grabbed some lunch

Light, but it definitely agreed with Eliza. She just

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

What are you going to tell

you want me to tell them who you

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

I don't want them to think that I'm after something

and made the

how I was meeting my own aunt and uncle soon. Family had

hard enough to admit that I had an

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

she listened to Ciana on the

and my friend Jared. Just let me know where you

the phone and grinned at

the plan is in motion," I

ready to meet your aunt and

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

to meet my family, it still made me uneasy. Once Theo and Ciana found out who

were complicated enough without estranged

What if they didn't

felt this insecure about anything since I was

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

doing in there?" I

in the bathroom for a long

looked a little

you okay!?" I jumped

not feeling all that well," she admitted,

and helped her to the bed. “Come on, lie down.

her into the