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.

in the Dark Realm. It was wild and far

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

I looked around the plane and

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

broke this damned curse, I couldn't ask her to give up this technology and luxury. I couldn't ask

humming the song to herself softly. I could only

so relaxed that she was practically glowing. The light behind her from the plane

see her glow like

wanted to see her glow like that,

Eliza and I

She rubbed her stomach.

something wrong?" I asked, touching

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

to eat." I looked around the airport for a possible place to

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

we can put

I noticed they were all a lot nicer than any

hotels, apparently familiar with it. She booked

in the hotel, so we grabbed some lunch and sat

to in the Realm of Light, but it definitely agreed with Eliza. She just

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

are you

Mila. Do you want me to tell them

sweet, imploring eyes. I knew she'd do whatever I asked of her

want them to think that I'm after something

and

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

that I had an extended family, let alone that I'd be

Ciana, it's Eliza," I heard Eliza say into the phone. “Yeah, yeah, it is good to talk to you, too. I was wondering if you and Theo had some time to meet with

was a pause as she listened to Ciana

with me and my friend Jared. Just let me know

hung up the phone and

plan is in motion," I

Are you ready to meet your aunt and

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

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

were complicated enough without

they rejected me? What

hadn't felt this insecure

took off my shirt and 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

are you doing in

in the bathroom for

She looked

I jumped

feeling all that well," she admitted,

her to the bed. “Come

her into the