Sold as the Alpha King's Breeder novel Chapter 406

Chapter 64 See You At Midnight

*Theo*

I sat in my office, looking at a tall stack of files. As frustrating as it was to go through the backlog of the documents, at least I could take a break from my father's Beta checking on me twice a day on the status of producing an heir, since he had assigned Warren with the same task.

However, I made very little progress on the mountain of files. Despite my best efforts, my mind had been somewhere else and I really needed to get it to focus back on the work in front of me.

I was just able to start reading a page when I heard a knock on my door.

"Yeah?" I called.

Jake stuck his head in the door. "Alpha, can I come in?"

I gestured for him to come in. "What's up?"

"I'll make it quick. I have a message for you." Jake obviously had noticed the pile of files, and the look on his face told me he felt bad interrupting me.

The reality was, he didn't. My productivity was basically none at this moment, but it had nothing to do with him.

He had a mischievous twinkle in his eyes.

"What's that?" I asked him.

"Someone wanted me to tell you that she'll be waiting for you at the pavilion tonight at midnight, if you would like to see her again... away from all of the other pressures of the world."

I took a deep breath and thought about how to respond. Obviously, he meant Ciana. I didn't even feel the need to ask.

"Alpha?"

"I heard you." That was all I had to say about it.

"Uhm... you do know that I mean Ciana Black, right?" he asked me.

I sighed. “Yeah, Jake. How stupid do you think I am?”

He grinned, and I dared him to answer that question with a harsh look. "Well, are you going to go?"

"No," I said, trying to make sure that he couldn't see my inner turmoil.

"Well, I think you should." He looked me in the eye.

I nodded. "Got it. Bye."

"Alpha, can I be honest?"

"What?"

"Ciana truly cares about you..."

I lifted up my hand to stop him.

I knew what he wanted to say. However, even if I went to see her, what would it really change? Nothing.

I couldn't keep her around me, and she was still going back to her pack. It wouldn't make any difference.

And deep down... I knew I could only push her away so many times-I'd used up all my will power in the past few days to put distance between us.

Jake came over to my desk and asked me worriedly, "Are you sure there's nothing I can do to help?"

"Actually, there is." I handed him a stack of files. "These are all pretty simple. I think even you can handle them.”

"Alpha-"

I arched an eyebrow and asked impatiently. "Any problems?"

"Ah no," he replied, weighing his words, "but had you read my note on top of this pile, you'll know that I had already gone through them, and all you need to do is to sign them. I CAN forge your signature if you need me to, but Beta Xavier will throw me in jail and you'll have to read those files yourself going forward."

"Oh, there is something new over there." Jake flipped through a shorter stack at the corner of my desk. "I see. These must be from this afternoon. Well, I'll get them started."

He took the files and left my office, thank goodness.

Immediately, my mind went to all of the memories I had of Ciana.

My power was different now than it had been before, and controlling it was more challenging than it had been before the situation with the Moonlit Crystal.

I couldn't guarantee her safety at this point, and I was not willing to risk hurting her when I didn't know what was happening in my own body.

I grabbed some paperwork and started signing them robotically.

Thoughts of Ciana's warm skin came to mind. The way her lips were so luscious and full, how she always tasted like sweet water and mint, how her body felt beneath me.

I knew it was just an imaginary world, but it had seemed so real at the time. She'd felt perfect, and every second I'd shared in bed with her was seared into my mind.

Which was precisely why I couldn't be with her-ever again.

But would it hurt to go see her one more time? Maybe she just wanted to tell me goodbye. After all, she had told my mother that she was willing to go home as soon as she helped me with the berry.

It didn't help that Jake came in at least a dozen times to advise me to change my mind.