Sold as the Alpha King’s Breeder

Chapter 129: Mysterious Ways

Normally, I didn’t mind traveling by boat.

But for the first couple of days, every wave turned my stomach and made me run straight for the bathroom.

I wasn’t sure if it was because I was pregnant or because I was so sad over losing Jared… again.

The mate bond was gone all over again. I’d had to do it, though. It was the only way to be there for my family and right now, they needed me more than Jared did.

The threat to the Dark Realm was nearly gone. Hestia was all that was left, and she was weak.

Lena was in trouble, and so was the White Queen line.

Even though the boat was small, Xander assigned two Royal Guards to me. They followed me around everywhere I went and were constantly stationed outside my door.

They didn’t talk to me much, but I knew they were always there.

I went to the back of the boat and watched the Dark Realm fading into the distance.

The memory of Jared’s pained, broken look as the boat pulled away from the dock swam in my mind.

My stomach clenched and I sniffled.

One of the guards handed me a tissue. I nodded and wiped my eyes. That was some real, full-service guard duty….

I headed to Lena’s room and sat next to her bed. There’d been no change since we got on the boat. I hadn’t expected to see any change in her, but it worried me about how still she was getting.

She used to jerk when I touched her. Now, the reactions were less and less.

Was her brain shutting down already?

When I left the palace, I hadn’t had a lot of clothes to bring with me but I had seen some familiar books on a shelf in my room. I didn’t think Lena would mind me borrowing them.

I kept one of the books in her stateroom. It was one of her favorites.

The healers made it seem like since she was asleep, she could still hear us. Xander talked to her a lot but as king, he couldn’t be with Lena all the time.

I picked up the book and started reading where I’d left off. For some reason, I thought that if I kept reading to her and talking to her, she’d hear me and hold on a little longer. She would fight to stay alive.

I read a few ##Chapters and then set the book aside. Taking Lena’s hand, I squeezed her fingers four times until I got a reaction from her.

“Don’t ever stop doing that, okay?” I asked.

There wasn’t much else I could do except be there for her.

Xander joined me. “How is she today?”

“The same.” I sighed and bowed my head.

“Thank you, Eliza, for reading to her and being with her when I can’t.”

“She’s my cousin. I’m not giving up on her.”

“And I know she will be forever grateful to you for that, as am I, and our children.”

sense that he wanted to be alone with

back a little later and read to her more.” I gave Lena’s hand one last squeeze and headed

I knew it like the back

deck again after leaving Lena’s room. Other than reading to

stayed alone in my room, I just thought of Jared and I got upset. On

to the back of the boat. Every time I walked the deck, I ended up

and I

whispered to

had family with me, I still felt alone. Why hadn’t Jared asked to come along? If he had… maybe none of this

come; he’d just assumed. Instead of being supportive, he’d dismissed my

it with my hands like I could keep it

was all wrong. He wasn’t

from the rejection coursed through me again and tears

guards handed me a tissue. I nodded and accepted it. It was the same

watched the Dark Realm fade through blurry eyes and

Light Realm, I knew.

the boat. Xander

the hospital. I stood on the deck and

the boat, but a

told myself, pacing back and forth on the

again and I stopped pacing, wrapping my

faithful guard was there again with

and

welcome.” He spoke in a strong, deep voice but I could tell he was young, a lot younger than

little. “Oh, so

eyes twinkled with kindness, and his smile was so

like to have someone to talk to, now that my family is

happy to oblige.

“I’m Eliza.”

me to become friends, but it lightened my mood to have someone else to talk to

soon as we docked, I headed to the hospital and met up with Xander and

“Any news?” I asked.

think that the best course of action is to give her a blood transfusion to

could work.” My heart

Xander still

“What’s wrong?”

Queen powers. Of course, I’d rather have her be alive and without

Queen. To lose her powers could devastate her, even if it meant saving

tossed and turned, thinking of the impossible decision Xander had to make–to save his wife and possibly have her hate him

beloved, blessed daughter lose her powers or her life.

sleep and found myself in

hospital room where Lena was

looked perfectly peaceful and content. She didn’t look like

were rosy

she wasn’t wearing her hospital gown. She was wearing an elegant, white dress with a silver tiara on her head and fresh flowers in her

was definitely a dream

with a glittering mist that clung to her eyelashes, making them

her hands folded over her chest with a bouquet of white carnations clutched in her