Sold as the Alpha King's Breeder novel Chapter 485

Chapter 143: Letting Go of What's Gone

Soren froze.

I let out a breath of relief inwardly. Based on his reaction, it seemed he knew more about the White Queen than us.

"What do you want to know about her?" he sighed after his short pause.

"As I mentioned before, Ciana was immune to me, but we don't think she is right now, or at a minimum not as much as before."

He nodded to let me know he was listening.

"We of course dare not test it by risking her life without knowing why she wasn't impacted by me to begin with. So far, all the information we gathered leads us to believe she was blessed by the White Queen somehow, but that's as far as we got."

I sighed, "Only very recently we'd heard of the White Queen and believed that she may exist. Other than that, we know nothing about her. Whatever you could share would be a great help."

I couldn't read exactly what his mixed emotions were, but whatever they were, it meant only one thing. Soren Black had not only heard about this mysterious character, he might even know her well.

As expected, he chuckled lightly. “I was planning to tell Ciana when she turns twenty- one. Since she isn't... ready, I’ll tell you, Your Majesty."

"Please."

He stood up and paced to the window. The sun had started setting, and the bright orange rays warmed his features. He said in a tone as if he was telling a fairytale story from long ago, but I knew it was his own memory.

"The White Queen does exist, just as the Dark King does. As crazy as it sounds, there is more than one realm in this world, and where we are right now, is the Realm of Shadow, ruled by the Dark King Lycaon and his descendants," he explained.

I added for him, "And the realm that the White Queen rules is the Realm of Light."

I'd heard that from Dottie once, and Jake's study of the scroll also confirmed that.

"Exactly. And that's where I was born!"

I gasped. He didn’t wait for me to say anything, and asked, “You want to know why Ciana was immune to your deadly power?"

I nodded, waiting anxiously for his answer. However, all of a sudden, his eyes turned cold, and without any reason or advance notice, he charged at me, a knife in his hand.

I paused for a second, trying to figure out what he was doing and how I should react. But he was too fast.

Before I knew it, the blade shredded my gloves and then was thrust right toward my heart. Soren’s movements were like lightning and all I could do was defend myself instinctively by grabbing his wrist.

"WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING?!" I grunted through clenched teeth.

"Not bad, Your Majesty," he smirked as I threw his hand, which was holding the knife, away from me.

He complimented, "You’re indeed a great warrior."

But I was extremely frustrated and didn't understand what it was all for. If he wasn't Ciana's father, I might've had him thrown out of the palace.

Then I realized something crucial.

"You're also immune to me!" I exclaimed.

"That's right. As you can see, I too am immune to your power thanks to the White Queen. In fact, not only did I know the White Queen in person, years ago, she blessed me with her blood before Ciana was born. My daughter carries my blood, so she has the same blessing and immunity."

“Then... why did she lose that immunity?"

"Your Majesty, where do you think your power comes from? What do you think contains the most power within you?” Soren asked me casually, like a teacher quizzing a student.

"My power comes from my bloodline. The part that contains most power within is...my blood?"

Soren nodded and smiled. "Correct. The same goes for the White Queen and those who accepted her blessing."

Now everything made sense.

"That’s why Ciana's immunity weakened!" It was like a light bulb went off. I murmured, to him and to myself, "Because she lost enough of her blood!"

My eyes lit up with hope and I couldn't hold back the trembling in my voice. "Then, does it mean that as long as the White Queen is willing to help Ciana by blessing her again with her sacred blood, she could have her immunity back?"

Soren nodded, "I believe so."

"That’s... that’s amazing news!" I started pacing impatiently. It was such good news, and I could sense the hope in the air!

"Then how can we reach out to the White Queen?" I urged.

"Your Majesty, the two realms are two completely different worlds. They each have their own space and sometimes even rules. No normal transportation could take you there."

That was what I thought too. Otherwise, I wouldn't have just recently heard of the White Queen and the Realm of Light.

"The only way to get there is through some sort of a gap between the realms, a magical portal, so to speak. With the right artifacts, it can take us to the Realm of Light. Not many know of it or how to access it. I've kept it a secret for a long, long time myself."

Some bothersome thoughts flashed through my mind, but I couldn't catch them. All my being was overwhelmed by the great news that there was a way to solve the biggest obstacle between Ciana and I. If this worked, not only Ciana would be safe from me, but also our child!

I couldn't wait even one second longer!

"Alpha Black, when can we leave? The earlier we can get Ciana her immunity back, the safer she would be from me. By the way, I could not thank you enough for trusting me with this knowledge!"

"I trust you because Ciana is also my daughter," he smiled, "and you are not your father."

I stilled for a moment and was at a loss for words, swallowing a lump in my throat.

"Thank you," I said gratefully. Although we'd only met for a short period of time, and we still hadn't gotten to an agreement on whether I could court his daughter, Soren had earned my gratitude.

Any adventurous explorers were obligated to inform the royal court of new territories. Soren, however, kept it a secret to himself. I was sure he had many reasons to do so, but one of the most important reasons was probably to protect the Realm of Light

from the Lycaon bloodline, people like Sebastian and me.