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.

nothing like planes in the Dark Realm. It was wild

was always on the go, tenacious, and pushing forward. Was that

plane and the wonder of technology that

and ease of life in the Realm of Light and come

up this technology and luxury. I couldn't ask her to give up the

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

was practically glowing. The light behind her from the plane window gave

wanted to see her

see her

the plane landed, Eliza and I got our bearings

She rubbed her stomach.

wrong?" I asked, touching

have breakfast and then we did all that

looked around the airport

And my back is a little sore from the plane ride. Maybe we should get a hotel first and find food

put our

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

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

hotel, so we grabbed some lunch and sat

Realm of Light, but it

going to give them a call and

What are you going

Mila. Do you want me to tell

the table top and I looked into Eliza's sweet, imploring eyes. I knew she'd do whatever I asked

them first. I don't want them to think that I'm after something from the

and made the

own aunt and uncle soon.

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

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

as she listened to Ciana on the other

with me and my friend Jared. Just let me know where you want to

the phone and grinned

plan is

Are you ready to meet

tight and strained. Eliza didn't

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

complicated enough

rejected me? What if they didn't like

hadn't felt this insecure about anything since I

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 get

doing in there?"

the bathroom for a long

She looked a little pale, her

you okay!?" I jumped out of the

that well," she admitted, touching her

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

her into the