Sold as the Alpha King’s Breeder

Chapter 86 : All This Way for Nothing

*Jared*

“Eliza, are you okay?" I asked.

As soon as Ciana and Theo left, I noticed Eliza's shoulders sag slightly and she let out a deep breath like she was beyond exhausted.

“I'm just… tired…"

“Come on." I wrapped my arm around her shoulder and supported her against me.

She leaned heavily on me and I could feel her legs tremble a little. Eliza was far more tired than she should be after a little outing.

I tried not to let it bother me. We'd been very busy, traveling all over the place for weeks. Not to mention coming to her home realm to face her family.

She was probably emotionally drained as well.

I supported Eliza back to the hotel and sat her down on the bed.

“Is it the curse?" I asked.

She rubbed her arm where the curse tattoos were hidden under her sleeve.

My own shadow had been very dormant since arriving in the Light Realm. I wondered if that was because I was so worried about Eliza and focused on her.

“I don't know… it feels like it is getting stronger. I've just been so tired." She sighed and laid back on the bed.

“I know the feeling," I admitted. I sat down next to her.

Even though my curse didn't weigh as heavily on me right now, I'd been feeling the fatigue of all our travel as well.

But it wasn't like what Eliza was feeling. I was worried about her.

She'd been glowing the day before, now she looked a little thin and pale.

I reached over and put my hand on her forehead, feeling for a fever. She didn't have one.

“What are you doing?" she asked, smiling sweetly at me.

“I think you should see a healer. Just to make sure there isn't anything else going on."

Eliza scoffed and gently pushed my hand away. She sat up and tucked the locket into her shirt like she wanted to keep it hidden and protected.

“I just need to rest a little more."

“Maybe so, but we've still got a lot to do. I'd rather have a healer confirm that you aren't coming down with something so we can focus on breaking the curse. If you get sick it could slow us down…"

Eliza narrowed her eyes at me. I knew that would get her attention. She was the one constantly saying time was of the essence.

“You have the same curse as me and I can tell you're tired, too. So, I'll see a healer the day that you do."

I gaped at her. What argument could I give her to disagree? She wasn't wrong. We both suffered the same problem.

“As you said, Jared, every second counts." She crossed her arms and gave me a sideways look. “We need to be productive."

“Aren't we waiting for Ciana and Theo to give us word about Mila?" I pointed out, arching an eyebrow.

her face like butterflies. Despite the slight paleness in her cheeks, she still looked so beautiful

they get in touch with Mila, we'll need to be ready. We

“I suppose you're right…"

up and grabbed my hands. She pulled

the Temple of the Moon Goddess right away. We should be able to find out more

you wanted to

to get the curse out of us. We should be prepared. I'm sure it will make her job easier." She tugged me toward the

but it was hard to ignore her enthusiasm. She did have a way of throwing herself into whatever she was doing and

I can go to the temple and get the

at me. I never thought I'd see an

scoffed and set her hands

not serious,

raised my hands in surrender. “Fine, fine.

service and a nice, black town

to the Moon Goddess Temple," she

we were in. It was more elaborate and shinier than anything I'd seen before. I imagined that

Temple was huge! It was gilded gold on the outside and the courtyard had a massive Moon Goddess statue in the center of a fountain. She held a

temple, there were several people

my head all the

of the temple were massive, round stained-glass windows that made

smaller statues throughout the temple and candles clustered on pedestals to

with a lovely, melodic sound that echoed through the massive

up the center aisle, seeming to know

butt moved in her jeans as she walked purposefully

Goddess priestesses dressed in glossy lavender robes

the closets

you?" she

it might be

eyes widened

me." She motioned to a door behind the main altar where the other priestesses were

were reciting prayers in different languages and

into an old, musty smelling library. The

a lantern and set it on the

the Diadem of Nyx,"

located is in Nyx's tomb. Why should I

to the White Queen line, and my friend here is related to the Dark King

lip and glanced

very loose way of

the White Queen and Dark King

to another door. She opened it, revealing a spiral stone staircase down into

to the catacombs. I will show you." She led

the catacombs. We

go through her and

the catacombs with only

to the end, to the

was some kind of crystal-like structure and Nyx was completely preserved inside. I could

bowed my head and frowned. “The diadem

“All items of importance were buried with her.

I demanded