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.”

could sense that he wanted to be alone with his

I gave Lena’s hand one last squeeze and headed back to the deck of the

deck. I knew it

deck again after leaving Lena’s room. Other than reading to her and walking around, there wasn’t

my room, I just thought of Jared and I got upset. On the deck I got fresh air and exercise. It was better than lying around weepy and

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

and I could still see the border of the Dark

I whispered

me, I still felt alone. Why hadn’t Jared asked

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

I covered it with my hands like I could keep

was all wrong. He wasn’t

and tears wet my eyes. I

It was the same guard every time. The other one

Realm fade through blurry eyes

moment we crossed into the Light

meet the boat. Xander

them straight to the hospital. I stood on the deck

and guards with me on the boat, but a heart-sinking loneliness set in. Everyone I loved was so

right thing,” I told myself, pacing back and forth on the deck.

I stopped pacing,

faithful guard was there again with

him and dabbed

I could tell he was young,

little. “Oh, so

grinned at me. His eyes twinkled with kindness, and his smile was so genuine and pure. “Only if you want me

to have someone to talk

to oblige. My

“I’m Eliza.”

it lightened my mood to have someone else to talk to for the

I headed to the hospital and met up with

“Any news?” I asked.

lot of tests. The doctors think that the best course of action is to

could work.”

that Xander still didn’t

“What’s wrong?”

Of course, I’d rather have her be alive and without her powers than the alternative… but

her powers could devastate her, even if it meant saving

thinking of the impossible decision Xander had to make–to save his wife and

ceiling. “Please, Moon Goddess, don’t let your beloved, blessed daughter lose her powers or her life. She doesn’t

and found myself

room where Lena was sleeping. She was hooked up

distance, she looked perfectly peaceful and content. She didn’t look like she was sick, poisoned,

were rosy

took me a moment to realize 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

a dream of

a glittering mist

with a bouquet of white carnations clutched in her