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

never looked so at peace in the Dark Realm. She was always on the go, tenacious, and pushing forward. Was that because she was

looked around the plane and the wonder

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

ask her to give up

could

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

see her glow like

see her glow

and I

She rubbed her stomach.

something wrong?" I

breakfast and

eat." I looked around the airport for a possible

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

put our bags down,

airport, there were several large hotels. Right away, I noticed they were all a lot

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

in the hotel, so we grabbed some lunch

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

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

are you going

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

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

rather meet them first. I don't want them to think

nodded and made

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

I had an extended family, let

phone. “Yeah, yeah, it is good to talk to you, too. I was wondering if you and Theo had some time to meet

a pause as she listened to

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

the phone and grinned

the plan is in motion," I

Are you ready to meet your aunt and

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

Theo and Ciana found out who I was, they might think I was trying to extort

complicated enough without estranged

if they rejected me? What if

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

and slipped into bed. It was late and we'd traveled all day. Eliza and I needed to rest in order

in there?" I called to

the bathroom for a

She looked a little pale, her legs

you okay!?" I jumped out of the

I'm not feeling all that

her to the bed. “Come on, lie down.

her into the