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. It was wild and

peace in the Dark Realm. She was always on

the plane and the

luxury and ease of life in the Realm of Light and

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

kept her eyes closed, humming 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,

wanted to see her

see her

I got our bearings

She rubbed her stomach.

wrong?" I

and then

eat." I looked around the airport

sore from the plane ride. Maybe we should get a hotel first and find food

we can put

there were several large hotels. Right away, I noticed they were all a lot nicer than any place we'd

familiar with it. She booked us

we grabbed some lunch and sat out

in the Realm of Light, but it definitely

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

you

Mila. Do you want me to

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

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

and made the

hadn't really thought about how I was meeting my own aunt and uncle soon. Family had

hard enough to admit that I had an extended family,

yeah, it is good to talk to

she listened to Ciana on the other

great. You'll be meeting with me and my friend Jared. Just let me know where you want

up the phone and grinned

the plan is in motion,"

to

and strained. Eliza didn't seem to notice

Ciana found out who I was,

enough without estranged relatives

if they rejected me? What if they

all too much? I hadn't felt this insecure about anything

and we'd traveled

doing in there?" I

bathroom for a long

doorway. She looked a

okay!?" I jumped out

feeling all that

and helped her to

her into