Sold as the Alpha King's Breeder novel Chapter 420

Chapter 78: I've Been Waiting For You

I stared at the fake me, Jasmine, on the ground. Warren was still leaning over her. His eyes were half-lidded, but I could see underneath the tears brimming in his eyes. I couldn't deny that I felt mortified, too. I promised we'd protect her, and I failed to honor my word.

"Everyone! We have all been fooled by the imposter!"

Raymond announced, waving dismissively at Jasmine's lifeless form. He had shifted back and someone had quickly dressed him with a cloak. "The Moon Goddess has sent us the real Ciana just in time. The pack can finish preparing for the arrival of our esteemed guest."

"Show some remorse!" I snapped, turning to glare at him. "You just murdered a young girl, one that you were using for horrible crimes."

Raymond scoffed and rolled his eyes at me, he whispered, "She understood the risks of disobeying me. If she wasn't going to do her part, she was no longer useful." His voice was so casual and uninterested.

"You're a monster! Moon Goddess above, in the name of Lord

Lycaon, you'll get what you deserve!" Warren said, finding his voice. He stood and balled his hands into fists.

I didn't think I'd ever seen Warren so mad, but he was ready to fight for Jasmine's memory and keep his promise to always remember her.

"That is more corruption coming from a member of the royal family. You can't just come in here and throw your weight * around. We don't bow down to royal tyranny," Raymond scoffed loudly. "Take him into custody."

"You can't! You have no jurisdiction over the royal family," I argued.

Warren added, "You claimed that the crown are tyrants that lord over Alvar. What's your evidence?"

"Seize him!" Raymond didn't answer, only gave his order. His guards pounced on Warren.

"Now, what do you think the king is going to do to Alvar pack when he finds out what you've done to his son?" I asked. I glanced at the rest of the pack.

No one spoke up at all. They wouldn't look at me either.

"Hold him down. If he twitches, knock him out," Raymond demanded. He stood over Warren, smirking and leering in front of the captured prince.

Rage pumped through my veins and my hand tightened around the feather. I'd knock that smug, arrogant look right off his face!

"Your decoy is dead. There's no way you'll complete the alliance with Luther now," I said, pointing a finger at Raymond.

He smirked and chuckled darkly in a tone only audible to me. "I see you haven't let go of the feather, Ciana dear."

"The feather?" I asked, creasing my brow.

Suddenly, a tingle shot up my arm and it dropped limply at my side. I couldn't move it! I kept telling my fingers to release the feather, but they wouldn't respond.

That same tingle spread through my shoulders.

What was happening?!

Then my legs wobbled. I staggered to the side, catching myself on a nearby pillar.

"You're so predictable. I knew you'd come for the feather, so I made sure it would work to my advantage," he said with a toothy, wolfish grin. His eyes lit up.

My knees buckled and I fell to them on the ground. The tingling numbness kept spreading through my body. I couldn't feel my legs anymore and my mind was getting fuzzy. I fought to keep my eyes open and to stay alert.

I couldn't let Raymond win like this!

"I coated the feather with a paralytic. The effects will wear off soon. But until then, why don't you take some rest?" His smile was malicious.

Then he turned to the crowd and announced loudly, "Don't worry! Ciana has been overcome by fatigue. But she is prepared to honor our alliance with Alpha Luther."

My stomach turned as his grin broadened from ear to ear. He was a snake! I half expected him to unhinge his jaw to devour me whole.

"This... this whole thing was a trap?" I muttered, trying to force my legs and arms to move.

Warren and I had planned everything out so carefully. He'd gained Jasmine's trust and we'd set this plan up without revealing it to anyone, but Raymond had been one step ahead of us.

My mind got woozy, but I blinked rapidly, forcing myself to stay awake.

"That's right. I always planned to capture you," Raymond taunted in a low voice.

He snapped to some of his guards and they stepped up to Jasmine's body. Warren watched with horrified eyes, still unable to move against the guards that were holding him back.

I was poisoned, and Warren was being held prisoner. After all, Warren was only one person, how could he defeat the entire pack?

In our plan, I'd trusted the pack to go against Raymond by now. Unfortunately, it didn't turn out that way.

Murmurs spread amongst the crowd, it was noisy, but no one dared to speak out again.

Ice crept down my spine. I wasn't sure if it was from the paralyzing poison or if it was because I realized how bad this situation was. Soon, I'd pass out from the poison and

Raymond could do whatever he wanted with me. Even give me to Hawke...

Was this the end of my endeavor to save my pack? It couldn't be... Father, Mother, what should I do? What else could I do?

"You'll be okay." I heard a deep, smooth voice utter beside me as my body finally collapsed onto the floor.

I couldn't turn my head anymore, but I flitted my eyes to see Tallis a few steps away from me.

"Do something, help me," I mouthed silently, I was no longer able to make a sound.

Tallis shook his head.