Sold as the Alpha King's Breeder novel Chapter 445

Chapter 103: Claiming Ciana

*Theo•

I took a deep breath outSide my father’s door.

This was a long shot, to say the least. The man didn’t have a single sympathetic bone in his body. The likelihood of him helping Warren was slim to none but I had to try.

His life was on the line. I’d done what was irreparable to Maggie, but for Warren, at least, there was still a chance.

Bitterness and guilt wormed their way into my chest and refused to let go. Words could not describe how sorry I was, but sorry couldn’t make anything better. As long as I was breathing, I wouldn’t give up on Warren.

It was a promise I made to Ciana and myself.

I raised my fist to the door and knocked.

“Come in.” My father’s muffled oice came from behind the door.

His suite was mainly decorated with simple and warm colors, such as light gold and clean cream. It looked dignified and classy like most of the other rooms in this palace. However, the bright room couldn’t lessen he callous and vicious vibe of its owner.

“Theo, you rarely come here. I’m hoping you’re here to bring me good news, not trouble.” He didn’t lift his head from his document, nor did he seem interested in what I was about to say.

“l need your help.”

“Oh, my help you say? Interesting.” He finally put down the documents he was reading and took a sip of the half-drunken amber liquor from a cup on his Jesk.

“Tell me, what exactly do you need help with?”

“Warren is dying.”

Not even a single twitch. That fucking psycho remained completely passive.

He took the horrible news about his second oldest son no differently than a report about upcoming inclement weather.

“Okay. If he is sick, Dottie is a better person to talk to.” He lowered his head and was about to pick up his paper again.

A rush of anger boiled inside of me, but it wasn’t the time to unleash my fury. I took a deep breath, “No, she can’t help. No healers can. Warren was injured.. by me.”

“Oh? And how exactly did he end up in this uh…unfortunate predicament.”

I balled my fists at the side of my body. “l touched him by accident. I drained the life out of him.”

“Then he should be dead by now. Your touch is lethal.”

“He isn’t dead, but he isn’t awake either. That’s why I’m here.” He stared at me and silence gre between us.

It was no secret I loathed him. He knew that but he didn’t care. Why would he care about what a tool felt about its master? However, I would hope that after all the blood I had spilled for him, he would do this one thing for me as a courtesy.

“No. I’m afraid I can’t help.”

“You didn’t even know what I about to ask before you turned me down.”

He nodded slowly, “That’s correct. I don’t need to know.”

“What do you mean you don’t need to know? Warren is your son!” I tried my best to control my volume, but I knew it was getting very difficult.

“Warren is my son, that’s true, but with or without him, my country won’t be different.” He khrugged. “The strong should survive in this world. Even if he makes it through this time, it won’t be long before he runs into another problem. And I don’ t have the time and energy to babysit a useless weakling.

My fists clenched so hard that I could hear my knuckles pop. I bit my tongue so hard to hold back my burning fury that I could taste the blood in my mouth.

This was not for me. It was for Warren, for Maggie, and for Ciana. I had to try harder.

“How about you treat this as a favor for me? Father, a reward for your obedient, useful… weapon?”

He let out an aloof chuckle and shook his head. His lighthearted tone was like oil pouring on my already burning fury. “Theo, to be honest, I’m qu te surprised to see you here today. What happened to you? You ‘re never the sentimental type. If anyone, I’d think that it would be Maggie who would come and beg me.”

“Maggie is dead. She was killed by me.” I was amazed that I was able to say those words in such an even tone. “Your

Majesty, You don’t have many children left. With the tasks you assign me, who knows when I’ll die? Simply for the sake of securing a successor, wouldn’t you want to have Warren there in case one day I can’t return?”

“Maggie’s dead?” He was a little surprised. But only surprise, there wasn’t any additional emotion whatsoever.

-l nodded, hoping he would reconsider my request. I wasn’t afraid of him, but killing him right now would not help us accomplish what we were looking for.

“Okay,” he acknowledged mildly and thought for a few moments before looking me in the eye again. “l agree. What you said was quite right.”

Holy shit, did I fucking persuad him?!

I was just about to let out a long breath of relief when I heard him add, “That’s exactly why yo need to give me an heir. The time is ticking. And it’s actually perfect that you arrived. I have a present for you. Greta, sweetheart, you can come in now.”

The door to his bathroom opened and in walked a half-naked woman. But that wasn’t what caught my attention. It was the scent that wafted in the air.

I did my best from inhaling it because I knew exactly what it was.

An aphrodisiac, curated by mag c to arouse the wildest, ugliest desires!

“She has hips suitable for childbearing and she is a little easy on the eyes too. I’ve tested her a few times and I don’t mind sharing. She is good at what she does and she will make sure you are pleasured well.”

My father walked out of the door of his bedroom. “You will produce an heir for me tonight, Theo. If you are obedient and do as I say then maybe I’ll consider helping your brother. But if you choose to defy me then your brother is as good as dead.”

The strength in my body dissipated, and I felt dizzy and warm.

Guards ran over to the door as the king peered over his shoulder and said, “The door wili remain locked until you do as I say. And it’s been charmed so not even you with all your strength can break it down.”

I growled and charged toward my father but only in time to slam my fist against the hardwood.