Sold as the Alpha King's Breeder novel Chapter 394

Chapter 52: Lady Nita

“Who would that be?” I asked.

When Jake responded, his answer totally shocked me. “Lady Nita, King Sebastian’s third wife, Prince Theo’s mother.”

“What?” I sank down onto the edge of the bed beside Theo, my mind trying to process what Jake had just said. “But… that’s his… mother.”

The Beta nodded, folding his arms across his chest. “That’ s right. She has always hated her own son and treated him. coldly since he was a little boy.”

I felt a cold shiver shoot down my spine.

It was so hard for me to understand how that was possi- ble. My own mother and I were so very close. She would’ve done anything for me and I adored her the same way in re- turn. Some of my happiest memories were from when my mother and I spent time together.

The lullaby I had been singing for Prince Theo just a few minutes ago was one that she had taught me and sung to me when I was a little girl.

Who could hate their own child?

Turning my attention back to Jake, I asked, “Why would someone want to see their own son suffer?”

“Their relationship is… complicated.”

I shifted on the bed to look at Theo. Perhaps that was one of the reasons why he was now so distant and cold.

He was frowning, seemingly suffering from something. Whatever dream he was in, it was definitely not a good one. And he was calling for her, his mother, earlier. I felt a dull ache in my heart. Could he be a different person had he had his mother’s love?

I still found it hard to believe. “I just don’t understand-”

Before Jake and I could continue our conversation, I heard a slight knock on the door of my chamber. I rushed to open it and saw a slightly disheveled Brook standing there with something in her hands.

“Brook? Are you okay?” I was worried. It was late, and nor- mally by this hour, the entire palace had quieted down. Polite as Brook was, she wouldn’t come to look for me unless it was something urgent.

“Yes, I’m okay,” she said quietly. “Oh, Beta Jake.”

Jake had come through the door that connected my room with Theo’s. “Oh, hi, Brook.”

She looked at Jake and blushed slightly before she re- turned her attention to me. “I just woke up after having the strangest dreams. I can’t remember most of them, but I know they were unusual. I couldn’t fall asleep, so… I went to the kitchen and got these cookies I’d baked earlier. I was hoping someone would be awake to help me eat them so I don’t eat them all myself.” She smiled shyly.

As I was hesitating about whether I should get Brook in- volved in this situation, I heard Jake say, “Come in, Brook.”

The three of us returned to Theo’s room. She headed to a chair near the bed, setting the plate of cookies down on a lit-tle table.

She was observant enough to know something was going wrong. “Is Prince Theo okay?” she asked.

“He… um… he’s sick.” I wasn’t sure it was the best to tell Brook the entire story, so I found an acceptable excuse.

I took a cookie off of the platter and snapped it in half, nibbling on a piece of it, even though I wasn’t hungry.

“Oh, no,” Brook said, turning toward Jake. He sat down in a chair next to her. “Do you think he’ll be alright?” She reached over and put her hand on his arm, and I realized the pair of them had a deeper connection than I had realized. He didn’t pull away.

“I’m not sure,” Jake admitted, concern lacing his voice. He took a deep breath and looked from her to me and then back. again.

“Is there anything we can do to help?” Brook asked.

I exchanged a look with Jake, and he slightly nodded his head. “We are thinking about reaching out to his mother.”

“Lady Nita?”

I was surprised. “You know her, Brook?”

“No, I don’t know her, but I’ve heard about her.” Brook smiled. “Ciana, you haven’t been around the rest of the girls much and even when you’re, you don’t gossip. Words spread in this place very fast.”

“I suppose it’s no secret that Alpha and his mother have never gotten along,” Jake agreed with Brook.

“Yes, that’s what I heard as well,” Brook confirmed. “But why?”

“That part isn’t something people openly discuss here. The king forbids it. Also, it happened so long ago, only the older servants remember,” Jake explained. “King Sebastian conquered her pack, the Ortiz pack, and forced Lady Nita to marry him against her will. Ever since then, she’s hated every- thing about the royal family. Her father had been the Alpha of the Ortiz pack when she was younger, before King Sebastian practically wiped it from the face of the earth.”

“It isn’t my position to comment on His and Her Royal Highnesses’ relationship, but I know Alpha loves his mother deep down. I just wish she could show a little tenderness to- wards him,” Jake took a cookie. “These are delicious, by the way.”