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.

She was always on the

I looked around the plane and the wonder

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

up this technology and luxury. I couldn't

eyes closed, humming the song to herself softly. I could only hear the song in her voice now. and

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

see her glow like

see her

I got our

She rubbed her stomach.

something wrong?" I asked, touching her

breakfast and then we did all that

get something to eat." I looked around the airport for

a little sore from the plane ride.

we can put our bags

I noticed they were all a lot nicer than any place we'd stayed in the Dark

went right to one of the hotels, apparently familiar with it. She booked us a room and we dropped our

so we grabbed

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

information. I'm going to give them a call and schedule a meeting." She pulled her phone

What are you

are looking for Mila. Do you want me to tell

the table top and I looked into Eliza's sweet, imploring eyes. I

I don't want them to think that

nodded and

really thought about how I was meeting my own aunt

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

Eliza say into the phone. “Yeah, yeah, it is good to talk to

as she listened to Ciana

my friend Jared. Just let me know where you want to meet. We can get to any convenient

phone

is in motion," I

you ready to meet your aunt and

Eliza didn't seem to notice because our

who I was, they might think I was trying to

were complicated enough without estranged relatives showing

if they rejected me? What

felt this insecure about anything since

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

doing in there?" I called

been in the bathroom for a

the doorway. She looked a little pale,

you okay!?" I jumped out

feeling all that well," she

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

helped her into