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

more.” I gave Lena’s

morning, I walked the deck. I knew

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

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

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

been traveling for a few days, and I could still see

whispered

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

he couldn’t come; he’d just assumed. Instead of being supportive, he’d

and I covered it with my hands like I could keep it from falling out of my

was all wrong. He

and tears

my guards handed me a tissue. I nodded and accepted it. It was the same guard every time. The other one didn’t

fade through blurry eyes and returned to

moment we crossed into the Light Realm, I knew. The air tasted

flew in to meet the boat. Xander must have sent word

Lena and took them straight to the hospital. I stood on the deck and watched the helicopter disappear; my unruly, curly hair even more tangled from the wind the chopper kicked

the boat, but a heart-sinking loneliness set

back and forth on the deck. “It’s what

and I

was there

and dabbed at my eyes. “Thank

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

“Oh, so you do

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

to talk

oblige. My name

“I’m Eliza.”

me to become friends, but it lightened my mood to have someone else to talk to for the rest of the

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

“Any news?” I asked.

of tests. The doctors think that the best course of action is to give her a blood transfusion to get the poison out

work.” My

noticed that Xander still didn’t

“What’s wrong?”

that 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 big loss to

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

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

Moon Goddess, don’t let your beloved, blessed daughter lose

drifted to sleep and found

was sleeping. She was hooked up to

a distance, she looked perfectly peaceful and content. She didn’t look like

cheeks were

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

definitely a dream of

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

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