Sold as the Alpha King's Breeder novel Chapter 427

Chapter 85: Prince Theo’s Match

Not this again.

Was he jealous for no reason whatsoever again? Now was not the time nor the place to address any of this.

“Can we go? We are on limited time. Luther could come back and see that I’m not there.”

He looked me up and down for a moment. “l would love to, but how are you going to make a run in those?”

He pointed down to my heels.

He was right. They were beautiful shoes but they were not built for escaping a fortress like this.

I went to kneel so I could unclasp the little hooks but “Tallis” had already dropped down to his knee.

“What are you—”

“Ciana.” He didn’t look up at me.

“Raise your leg,” he ordered.

I-did as I was told and raised my foot in the air without thinking. His hands made quick work of removing the buckles and freeing my foot without touching my skin.

I was still in a fog, and couldn’t believe what was going on

— the most fearsome warrior in the world, the cruei Dark Prince… he just kneeled down to unbuckle my shoe?!

I must be dreaming… or losing my mind!

Even without direct contact, I felt the heat rise to my face. Little prickly sparks moved against my skin.

When he was done, “Tallis” stood to his full height and looked down at me. “Make sure you keep up. We have one shot at this and if we don’t make it in time we will both be dead.”

“O-okay…” I realized that he had replaced my high heels with a pair of comfortable flats. I never knew he could be so thoughtful.

Less talking and more moving then.”

He turned and started jogging into the forest, I followed closely behind him, picking up my dress so it didn’ t get caught on anything.

How far away is the tunnel from here?”

He looked over his shoulder at me. “l would say probably a good ten to fifteen minutes. It’s not that far. But we just need to make sure that we don’t get caught by any of the patrol wolves.’

“You said you had mastered their changeover times.”

“l have. But you can never be too careful. You are impor-

tant to Luther and he will do whatever it takes to keep you in his possession. Not to mention you told the guy you were falling in love with him.”

I rolled my eyes at his comment. “l didn’t.”

‘I can feel you rolling your eyes behind me.

“You need to let this jealousy thing go. I am not in love with Luther. Trust me, he is the last man I would fall in love with.”

“And who would be the first then.

I kept my mouth shut, just in time to swallow back a word that almost slipped from my mouth.

I would have said it if I had the confidence. But I didn’t so I chose silence.

He •looked over his shoulder at me. “What? Nothing to say?”

“It doesn’t matter. Anyway, it wouldn’t be a carny. How much further?”

“We’re here.” We came to a halt to what looked like some kind of cave entrance. There was a small pedestal off to the side where I presumed the locking system was.

‘Tallis” walked up to the pedestal and placed the fur we had collected in the small hole. He took a step backward and waited but nothing happened.

He frowned and moved back toward the pedestal. “That should have been enough. Why isn’t it working?”

I dropped the skirt of my dress and walked toward the pedestal. The full moon hung high above in the evening sky casting just enough light to read the inscription on the stone.

“Only the true blood can open this pathway to freedom,” I read out loud. “Does this mean anything to you?”

He nodded. “It means that only the blood of the Alpha or his descendants can open this passageway. ‘

“This can’t be happening. How are we meant to get Luther to drop his blood in there? The fur was hard enough but blood? We are screwed aren’t we?”

I paced around the small area, my mind whirling with different scenarios playing in my head.

It was only a matter of time before Luther noticed my absence. I had played with his trust and emotions. Luther did not seem like the forgiving type.

If he didn’t need me alive I was sure he would not hesitate to kill me.

“No. We’ll be fine.”

“Fine?” I looked at him like he was delusional. “We are surrounded by his men. We need Luther’s blood to unlock this door. There is no one else who possesses the blood of the AIpha apart from him. As far as I know, he has no other siblings or children, not around here anyway. This feels like we are very much doomed.”

“What happened to that childlike faith of yours.”

I narrowed my eyes on him. “Now is not the time to bicker. We are in trouble.”

My irritation grew but I didn’ t voice my frustration. It would do us no good by arguing.

He walked over to the pedestal again and looked at it with inquisitive eyes. There was no way of bypassing the security measure they had put in place. We needed the blood or we would be stuck here.

“Maybe I can go back and get his blood somehow.”