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.

was nothing like planes in the Dark Realm.

Dark Realm. She was always on the go, tenacious, and pushing forward. Was that because she was

and

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

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

the song to herself softly. I could only hear the song in her voice now.

so relaxed that she was practically glowing. The light behind her from the plane window gave her a beautiful halo, framing her curls and her soft

wanted to see her

see her glow like

and I got our bearings in

She rubbed her stomach.

I asked,

We didn't even have breakfast and then we did

around the airport for

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

put our

noticed they were all a lot nicer than any place we'd stayed

it. She

garden restaurant in the hotel, so we grabbed some lunch and sat out in the

the Realm of Light, but it definitely agreed with

information. I'm going to give them a call and schedule

are you going to

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

I looked into Eliza's sweet, imploring eyes. I knew

want them to think

nodded and made

was meeting my own aunt and uncle

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

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 me

listened to

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

hung up the phone and grinned at

the plan is in motion,"

ready to meet your aunt and

smile felt tight and strained. Eliza didn't seem to notice because our

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

were complicated enough without estranged

me? What if they

too much? I hadn't felt this

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 ready for

in there?" I called

been in the bathroom for a

appeared in the doorway. She looked a little pale, her

jumped out of the

that well," she admitted, touching her

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

her into the