Sold as the Alpha King's Breeder novel Chapter 470

Chapter 128: Proof

*Theo*

I watched Ciana while she slept. Her breathing was even and her hair a little messy, but she looked absolutely stunning to me.

Knock. Knock.

Sighing, I reluctantly left Ciana in bed to answer the door before the knocking woke her up. She was sleeping so deeply and peacefully, I really didn't want to disturb her.

"Sherry, what are you doing here this early?" I arched an eyebrow at her when I opened the door.

"Good morning to you too!" Sherry smirked slyly, looking me up and down. I was only wearing a pair of sports shorts. "I'm not interrupting anything am I?"

I crossed my arms. "Is this urgent? If not..." I was about to close the door.

"Wait, wait, Alpha!" She swept away her teasing expression and put on a professional smile. "Yes, it's about Beta," Sherry said.

"Jake? He should be able to handle the rebellions." I frowned, “Is he alright? Did anything unexpected happen?"

If Jake somehow got hurt, that meant the rebels were a lot more difficult to handle and we thought

"Yes... well no..."

My heart sank a little, but before I said anything, Sherry went on, "He is okay, but he is losing it! He’s been crying himself to sleep every night without you," Sherry said, giving me a dramatic gaze and burst into laughter.

I let out a sigh of relief. Alright, at least it wasn't some bad war news. Then I reached out to close the door again. “Jake can handle himself."

“Alpha, Alpha!" Sherry held the door so that I couldn't close it. "I know you're here for a little R and R, but he kept asking Greg when you will be back, and Greg kept bugging me about it..."

"Tell them to suck it up and deal with it on their own for right now."

"Please get back out there on the battlefields to help him. Otherwise...' She shrugged at me. "I might have to see my Beta throw in the towel and run home with his tail between his legs!"

I growled and shook my head. I very much doubted that Jake was crying or unable to handle the situation. But Sherry was right. I needed to focus on the rebellions and stabilizing the kingdom. I'd confirmed that Ciana and her pack were fine now, and that was the purpose of the trip.

"Alright, tell him I'll be there by dawn tomorrow." I sighed.

"You're the best king and alpha ever,' Sherry said. She winked at me playfully and spun around, leaving just as quickly as she'd shown up.

I headed back upstairs to lay down next to Ciana. She moaned and rolled toward me, blinking herself awake.

"Oh, good morning." She smiled shyly. Her cheeks warmed to a rosy pink and I ran my thumb along the curve of her mouth.

"Good morning," I whispered as I leaned in and kissed her forehead. She lit up with a brighter smile.

"Is everything okay?' she asked when I pulled away.

"I came here to make sure that you were safe and you are. There's a messy kingdom out there that I have to get back to."

Ciana's eyes fell slightly. "I know you still have a lot to do. I wish you didn't have to leave, but I understand."

"Honestly, I don’t want to leave you." I took her in my arms and held her close. "I wish we could stay here forever. Or, at least another day.'

“Wouldn't that be something,' she agreed, hugging me back.

I sighed, burying my face in her neck. She encircled me in her arms and I wished I never had to leave her again.

“The country needs its king right now," Ciana agreed. She nuzzled her nose against my chest and placed a soft kiss there.

We couldn't stay in bed too much longer, but we enjoyed our time together as much as possible until I had to get dressed and head back to Jake.

Leaving Ciana was painful. Like a wrench squeezing my heart. But we both knew there was still a lot to be done. I only hoped that once things were settled, we could focus on each other again.

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*Ciana*

Once Theo was gone, I knew I didn't have time to linger on the feeling of loneliness. I had to get back to work.

That afternoon, I met with Elder Murray and Frederic to help sort through everything we'd accomplished.

I showed up at Frederic's house where Murray and some of the other pack members had requested we meet up. As soon as I entered the room, everyone stopped talking and stared at me.

“There she is. Our savior." Frederic stood up and came over to kiss my cheek.

I shook my head, even though my cheeks burned hot suddenly. Getting praise and recognition from them was something I wanted but it still felt strange.

"You're really showing the qualities of a true Luna Queen." Murray winked at me.

"I don't think any of us ever expected to see the cold-hearted, distant king show such a passionate display of affection in public," Frederic added, chuckling.

I didn't want my personal relationship to become the subject of a serious pack meeting, so I cleared my throat and switched the topic.

“Everyone, listen to me. Our pack might be out of the woods with Luther, but he has a lot of other followers out there. I don't want to pretend that the rest of the kingdom is safe from his warped sense of justice.'

“But those are their decisions. We, Alvar pack, have pledged our allegiance to King Theo, but we don't have any sayings in what other packs choose to do. Alvar is safe, that's what matters," Frederic said.