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

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

the plane and

up the luxury and ease of life in the

we broke this damned curse, I couldn't ask her to give up this technology and

softly. I could only hear the song

behind her from the plane window gave her

wanted to see her

to see her glow like that,

and I got our

She rubbed her stomach.

I

hungry. We didn't even have breakfast and then we did all

something to eat." I looked around

pretty tired, too. And my back is a little sore from the plane ride. Maybe we should get a hotel first

can put our

large hotels. Right away, I noticed they were all a lot nicer

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

in the hotel, so we grabbed some lunch and sat

Realm of Light, but it definitely agreed with Eliza. She just kept smiling and

going to give them a call and

you going to

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

Eliza's sweet, imploring eyes. I knew she'd do whatever

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

and made

meeting my own aunt and uncle soon. Family

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

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

was a pause as she listened to Ciana on

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

the phone and grinned at

plan is in motion," I

ready to meet

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

wanted to meet my family, it still made me uneasy. Once Theo and Ciana found out who I was, they might think I was trying to extort something from the royal family,

complicated enough without estranged relatives showing

me? What

this insecure about anything since I was

and we'd

what are you doing in

the bathroom for a long

doorway. She looked a

jumped out

that well," she admitted, touching her

around her back and helped her to the bed. “Come

helped her into the