Sold as the Alpha King's Breeder novel Chapter 409

Chapter 67 To Marry Me

*Warren*

Ciana's face said it all. She was clearly upset and shocked. I was also surprised to hear that. I heard about Luther being a pain to deal with back at the palace, but I had no idea why he would come all the way out here to Alvar pack to cause trouble.

"What the!" Ciana muttered, under her breath as the train began to slow down to a stop at the station. “I guess... Raymond's plan is working."

"What plan?" I had a little bit of information about what had happened when Ciana and Theo had come out here, but I didn't know all of the details.

Ciana was more thinking aloud than answering me from what I could tell. "Obviously, he found this girl who looks like me and brought her in as a puppet. He probably convinced the pack elders and others that he had the support of my family even though my parents aren't here because he has that fake version of me."

"So he's using a woman who looks a bit like you to trick everyone into thinking you are willing to make an alliance with Luther's pack?" I asked her.

She turned and looked at me. "She looks exactly like me, Warren. Exactly. Close enough to fool just about anyone."

"Wow," I muttered. "Even your parents?"

"No, I don't think so, but they're not here, and I don't have any other family. No, the only other person besides my mom and dad who might be able to tell would be Susan, but she's... dead." Ciana's eyes widened slowly, and she began nodding.

"What is it?" I asked her.

"That's why she had to die! Of course!" she gritted through her teeth as she turned and looked at me, grasping onto my arm.

"What are you talking about?"

"Raymond knew because Susan and I were so close that she would see that this imposter isn't me, and she would say something. So... he killed her." I saw a mixture of anger and sadness on her face at this revelation.

We pulled into the train station, I grabbed her luggage as well as mine. "Let's go. We'll get all of this sorted."

"We?"

"Yes, we. I'll go to my sister's once we get your pack affairs straightened out."

"But Pr... Warren. You really don't need to. I can handle this myself."

I sighed. I knew why she didn't want me to come along.

Even though she didn't say it aloud, she basically had rejected me. Being on the road going in the same direction and keeping each other accompanied is one thing, but she probably wouldn't feel comfortable if I decided to follow her around.

However, I really just wanted to help her and protect her. Not just as a man who wanted to help the woman that he cared about, but also as a friend looking out for another friend.

I wasn't looking for anything in return from her.

I simply just wanted to be there for her.

"Why don't you let me go with you and help you?" I asked her as the train stopped and the people around us began to gather up their belongings. In my experience, Ciana was good at helping people, but she wasn't the greatest at accepting help from others.

"Because this is not your burden to bear," she said. "My pack may not be safe at this moment. It seems quite clear that he has been able to fool the pack into throwing their support behind him through these devious means."

"That's exactly why you need to let me go with you, Ciana. By yourself, you won't be able to get as much done as you would if you allow me to stay for a day or two and help." I thought it might take a bit longer than that, but I needed to ease her into the idea.

She was still shaking her head, but I thought she might be coming around to the idea. Everyone else was off of the train now, so I took her bags and led her out. I waited until we were off of the train and could find a more secluded part of the station to speak.

It seemed like a lot of people were arriving at the village for the ceremony. Maybe we'd gotten here just in time.

Once we had a bit of privacy, I turned to Ciana. "If you were me and you knew your friend was going into a dangerous situation, would you just turn around and leave me to handle the mess all by myself?"

She stared at me for a moment, and shook her head honestly.

I beamed at her, "See, then what makes you think I would leave you all alone when I'm already here?"

Finally, she sighed, and gave in. "In that case, Prince Warren, thank you so much!"

""Great! Call me Warren, and it's my pleasure! Now, do you have any thoughts on where to start?"

She pondered for a moment, and analyzed, "To enter the alliance, they would have to present my pack's artifact as the symbol of authority in place of my parents. If I can get it... I'll be able to persuade the pack that I'm the real Ciana Black, and interrupt the ceremony."

"Do you know where it'll be?" I asked.

I tried not to say anything sarcastic but only agreed with him by nodding adamantly as he spoke. "Do you think that they will be back soon? I have an important matter that I'd like to discuss with the Alpha."

"Sadly, no," he said, looking down at the floor and shaking his head as if he were upset about the fact that the Blacks were not in the village. "If I am honest with you, Prince Warren, some of us are beginning to get a bit worried about them."

My eyebrows arched as I wondered what he might say next. "Why is that?"

"Well, no one has heard from them in quite some time. We continue to pray to the Moon Goddess that all is well." He was acting like he thought his Alpha and Luna were dead, and he was sad about it, but I saw right through his act.

"That's too bad," I sighed. "Well, I need to speak to the Alpha eventually, but for now, I would like to see Ciana, please."

The man's eyes almost bugged out of his head. "Ciana?" he asked. "Oh, I'm afraid she's quite busy at the moment."

"Oh?" I smiled. "I think she would like to see me. After all, the two of us became quite close when she was at the castle. While things didn't work out between her and Theo, she and I have quite a bit in common."

"Is that so?" He was a bit astonished. "I wasn't aware of that. Well, I'm afraid she's not available at the moment. Perhaps later in the day."

I knew exactly what he was doing. He didn't want me to see the imposter. He was trying to keep her from me. He thought I might be able to tell the difference between the real Ciana and this one he'd brought in.

He was right to be concerned.

"All right then," I said politely. "I'd like to stay in the Alpha's house then, if you don't mind. Ciana had invited me to stay at her house if I ever came to visit."

"The Alpha's house?" he questioned. "But we have a lovely room in the pack house."

"No, no, I insist," I told him. "I prefer quieter surroundings and more privacy."

He nodded. "Well, you are the prince."

"Good, and as soon as you have a chance, please let Ciana know I am here and will wait for her." I looked at the time, acting as if I was in such a hurry I needed to get out of there right away.

His eyes widened yet again as he asked me, "May I know what it is you intend to ask Miss Ciana?"

I didn't hesitate to respond, "To marry me."