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.

in the Dark Realm.

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

plane and

to give up the luxury and ease of life in the Realm of Light

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

eyes closed, humming the song to herself softly. I could

her from the plane

her glow like

her

and I got our

She rubbed her stomach.

wrong?" I

didn't even have breakfast and then

looked around

tired, too. And my back is a little sore from the plane ride.

put our

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

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

restaurant in the hotel, so we grabbed

of Light,

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

are you

for Mila. Do you want me to tell them who

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

I don't want them to

and made the

own aunt and uncle soon. Family had always

an extended family, let alone that I'd

into the phone. “Yeah, yeah, it is good to talk to you, too. I was

a pause as she listened

me and my friend Jared. Just let

phone and grinned at

the plan is in

you ready to meet your aunt and

and strained. Eliza didn't seem to notice because our food was brought

Theo and Ciana found out who I was, they might think I was trying to extort something from the royal family, like money, power, or

enough without estranged

if they rejected me? What if they

felt this insecure

off my shirt and pants, wearing just boxers, and slipped into bed. It was late and we'd traveled all day. Eliza and I

in there?" I called to

in the bathroom for

in the doorway. She looked a

I jumped

all that well," she admitted,

arm around her back and helped her to the

helped her into