Sold as the Alpha King's Breeder novel Chapter 480

Chapter 138: Who Are You?

Warren immediately jumped up and grabbed a water glass from the table next to the bed. He put the glass to her lips and she drank.

I wanted to sit beside her and hold her hand but I wasn’t sure I should touch her, even with gloves on. Would she blame me for what happened?

Ciana grunted and turned away from the water. Warren set it aside again.

She blinked several times and then opened her big, beautiful eyes. She sat up and her eyes immediately landed on me.

Forgetting my worries, I grabbed her in a fierce hug and kissed her passionately on the lips. Seeing her awake and alive was so overwhelming.

"Wh-" Ciana squirmed away from me and wiped her mouth with the back of her hand. "What the hell are you doing!?”

"Ciana!"

"Who are you?" she snarled at me. "Why are you kissing me!?"

"I..."

I glanced at Warren. He was as confused as me.

Was she playing some kind of joke? It was definitely not the right time for that.

When I looked back at Ciana, her eyes were wide with fear and genuine confusion. She clutched the bedsheets to her chest. She looked at all of us like she'd never seen us before and held one arm out like she was trying to keep us away.

I noticed how heavily she was breathing and I took a step back, holding my hands up. I didn't want her to freak out and have a panic attack.

"It’s okay," I stepped back and lowered my voice to say to Brook, who was standing near the far side of the room. "Brook, maybe you should take this..."

She looked surprised as well.

Brook had helped care for Ciana when she was unconscious and I was really glad she’ d decided to come back to the palace with Ciana after her short visit home.

Brook nodded and slowly approached the bed with a gentle smile. "Ciana, my name is

Brook. Do you remember me? We are really good friends."

Ciana's eyes followed Brook. She still looked confused but she relaxed when the rest of us backed up and Brook sat on the edge of her bed.

"Who are all of you?" Ciana asked more calmly. She looked at each of us with wide eyes, lingering on me the longest with a slight scowl.

"I'm Brook Ellsworth," Brook repeated. "That's Prince Warren and Beta Jake. You know us all very well."

"I do?" Ciana asked, looking at Brook.

"Yes, very much so," Brook assured gently.

Ciana didn't look entirely convinced, but she relaxed into the pillows. Every now and then, she shot me a quick, dirty look. That didn't bode well.

She didn't look at anyone else like that. Probably because I’d kissed her and she... she didn't know who we were.

And I'd been worried about whether to propose to her when she first woke up...

"Do you know who you are?" Brook asked.

"I'm Ciana Black, daughter of Alpha Soren Black of Pack Alvar," she said firmly. "Why am I here?"

My heart sank suddenly. She remembered who she was, she just didn't remember anything about her life from the palace. It was like she’d lost a year of memories.

Brook quickly explained to Ciana why she had come to the palace in the first place. She didn't delve into the details of all of our relationships, just maintained we were good friends.

"I don't... I need to get home," Ciana insisted suddenly. She tried to push the covers away and stand up.

Gently, Brook took Ciana’s hands and kept her seat on the bed. "Ciana, that isn't a good idea. You're recovering from a major injury and your parents are still traveling."

"But I...”

"Please, stay here for now. At least, until you are fully recovered," Jake suggested. He moved up behind Brook and put an affectionate hand on her shoulder. When did he enter the room?

I noticed how Ciana's eyes warmed when she saw the gesture. It was almost a spark of recognition.

"If you leave, your family and pack will be incredibly worried about you. Once you’re fully healed, they can come to get you here," Warren added.

Ciana looked from Warren to Jake to Brook. Her lips tugged up in an awkward smile, but I noticed how it faded when she looked at me again.

"I do feel kind of weak. I'll stay until I'm better... just keep the kissing creep away.” She glared at me.

Jake chuckled and Warren cleared his throat.

"Ciana, that 'kissing creep' is Dark Prince Theo... rather, Dark King Theo," Brook said, giggling.

"Wh-what!?" she cried, her face paling. She held the blankets against her again like a suit of armor. Ciana shook her head and glanced at me, then shook her head again.

"It seems like you've lost only a little of your memory. One thing that happened in that time was Theo becoming king. You and the king are actually quite close," Brook added.

"Jake, Warren, a word?" I asked, nodding to the door.

"We'll be okay here. I'll fill Ciana in on some things she’s missed," Brook said, smiling at us quickly.

I couldn't say anything but I hoped she wouldn't tell Ciana she was pregnant with my child. Ciana seemed to have enough issues with me. It would completely freak her out.

I felt I could trust Brook's judgment on what to tell her.

"What's going on?" I asked Jake and Warren when we got outside the room.

"She is suffering from partial memory loss. Fortunately, it only seems like she lost a specific chunk of time, not random bits and pieces," Warren said.

I wanted to tell him that was unfortunate enough for me! Ciana didn't remember our relationship at all! What was worse, she remembered me as a bloodthirsty prince and was very mistrustful of me.

"Why is this happening?" I asked sharply. Frustration swelled in my chest.