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.

like planes in the Dark Realm.

looked so at peace in the Dark Realm. She was always on the go, tenacious, and pushing forward. Was that because she

around the plane and the

ease of life in the Realm of Light and come back to the

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

could only hear the song in her voice now.

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

see her

her glow

landed, Eliza and I got our bearings in

She rubbed her stomach.

I

hungry. We didn't even have breakfast and then

let's get something to eat." I looked around the

little sore from the plane

Then we can put our

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

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

restaurant in the hotel, so we grabbed some lunch and sat out in the

a lot to get used to in the Realm of Light, but it definitely agreed with Eliza. She just kept smiling

information. I'm going to give them a call

are you going

you want me to

tapped my finger on the table top and I looked into Eliza's sweet, imploring eyes. I knew she'd

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

nodded and

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

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

heard Eliza say into the phone. “Yeah, yeah, it is good to talk to you, too. I was wondering if you and Theo had some

as she listened to Ciana on the other

Just let me know where you want to meet.

hung up the phone and

is in motion," I

Are you ready to meet your aunt

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

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

were complicated enough without

What

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

and we'd traveled

in there?"

been in the bathroom for

appeared in the doorway. She looked a little pale, her

okay!?" I jumped out of

not feeling all that well," she

her to the bed. “Come on, lie

her