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

later and read to her more.” I gave Lena’s hand

the deck. I knew it like the

behind me as I walked the deck again after leaving Lena’s room. Other than

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

feet took me to the back of the boat. Every time I walked the deck, I ended up there, even without

been traveling for a few days, and I could still

I whispered to

Why hadn’t Jared

of being supportive, he’d dismissed my concerns about my cousin and my desire

hands like I could keep

wrong. He wasn’t supposed

coursed through me again and tears wet my eyes. I sniffled and

handed me a tissue. I nodded and accepted it. It was the same guard every time. The other

fade through blurry

we crossed into the Light Realm, I knew.

in to meet the boat. Xander must

Xander and Lena and took them straight to the hospital. I stood on the deck and watched the helicopter disappear; my unruly,

with me on the boat, but a heart-sinking loneliness set in. Everyone

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

stung my eyes again and I stopped pacing,

guard was there

it from him and dabbed

but I could tell he was young, a lot younger than I expected, more

smiled a little. “Oh, so you

eyes twinkled with kindness, and his smile

someone to talk to, now that

oblige.

“I’m Eliza.”

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

docked, I headed to the hospital and met up with Xander and some other family

“Any news?” I asked.

The doctors think that the best course of action is to give her

work.” My

noticed that Xander

“What’s wrong?”

she loses her White Queen powers. Of course, I’d rather have her be alive and without her powers than the alternative… but it would still be a

nodded in understanding. Lena was a White Queen. To lose her powers could devastate her, even if it meant

set up for anyone that wanted to stay close to Lena. The first night I was there, I tossed and turned, thinking of the impossible decision Xander had to make–to save his wife and possibly have her hate him and never overcome the loss of her powers,

don’t let your beloved, blessed daughter lose her powers or her life. She doesn’t deserve this.

to sleep and found myself in a strange,

Lena was sleeping. She was hooked up to beeping

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

were rosy

her hospital gown. She was wearing an elegant, white dress with a silver tiara on her head and fresh flowers

definitely a dream

swam with a glittering mist that clung to her eyelashes,

had her hands folded over her chest with a bouquet of white