Sold as the Alpha King's Breeder novel Chapter 493

Chapter 151: Will You Kiss Me Again?

*Ciana*

It was a long dream.

Fire. Smoke. Howls of desperation.

It was a battlefield.

They said he was the ruthless Alpha of all, a cold-hearted monster who only knew how to destroy, and the thousands of bodies under me were the proof.

They told me that only eternal darkness was left in him, and I wouldn't sense hope in the air.

And there he was, standing on top of the pile of corpses, coated in blood.

His body was as still as a statue; his face was emotionless, almost no different than those of the dead on the ground below him.

Then he saw me.

I watched light gather in his dark eyes and life seemed to return to him. Slowly, his lips parted into a stunning smile that outshined the starry night sky.

He reached out his hand. 'Come to me,' he whispered.

My legs moved toward him as if they had a will of their own.

Even though they told me that every step I took was one step closer to my own eternal death.

'But they were lying to you!" a crisp child's voice said.

As I walked toward him, I suddenly noticed that I wasn't alone. There was a tiny little girl holding my hand. She had my hair, but a pair of beautiful sparkling dark eyes.

Her cheeks were round and rosy, a wide smile on her face. She wore a little yellow sundress and matching jelly sandals. Her hair was tied up in pigtails with little butterfly barrettes.

Light and warmth radiated off of her like she was a little sun, dispelling the gloominess around me.

I took her hand, and we walked to the man ahead of us.

He was waiting there patiently, watching us. With every step we took to get closer to him, the smile on his face grew bigger.

Without hesitation, I placed my hand in his, feeling my life leaving my body in exchange for the precious memories of our past.

Yes, I remembered who he was.

The Dark King Theo.

My love.

Then I heard the little angel next to me say, "Mommy, let's go home."

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*Theo*

I leaned against the windowsill and looked out at the palace as it stretched out around me. With a bourbon glass in one hand, I swirled the amber liquid around, hearing the ice cubes clinking against the glass.

Taking a sip, I looked at the broken lapel pin that I clung to in my other hand. The person who gave it to me meant more than anything else in the world. But it was broken. It broke from saving my life.

The sun was setting over the palace, making the entire sky look like it was on fire and the whole world seemed to be made of pure, liquid gold.

As beautiful as it was, it didn't brighten my day. The only person who could do that was not here with me, and I didn't know whether she ever would again.

When I woke up three months ago, Jake told me that her father had taken her to the Realm of Light to get help, and I hadn't heard anything about her ever since.

It was like she had been gone from my world completely.

Well, literally, it was the case.

I’d been pretty out of it when they’d taken her away but Jake had filled me in.

Alpha Soren seemed to be confident that he could persuade the White Queen to help Ciana. She could be physically healed and have her memories restored. Supposedly, she'd be blessed again so that she'd regain her immunity to my touch.

All sounded so promising except for no one knew when they would return.

I wondered how she was. Did she remember me yet? If she did, was she missing me like I missed her?

How was the baby? Had anyone even told her she was pregnant yet? After so much time, it wasn't like they could hide it from her. The baby would be growing and moving.

Would I ever get to meet my own child?

How much longer would this take?

Thirty days, thirty months, or thirty years? After all, Soren himself hadn't been able to find a path to go to his home world for almost twenty years.

I missed Ciana. My heart ached for her. I wanted her in my arms where she was safe and loved.

My fingers tingled at the memory of her warm skin under my touch. I refused to think I' d never get to feel her again.

She would return. I had faith in her.

Sighing, I took another sip of bourbon and turned away from the open window. As much as I missed her and wanted to know what was going on, there was not much I could do right this moment.

As much as I wanted to go chasing after Ciana and check on her, for the time being, I had to first focus on what was needed for the country.

I played with the lapel pin as I finished off my bourbon. Even now, it was the only piece of her that I could hold onto.

"There he is," Jake said, coming into my room.

"I thought my work was all caught up. Did I miss anything?"

"Nope," Jake smirked, "but you have someone's homework to check up on."

I tucked the pin into my front pocket, keeping it close to my heart like before. I almost forgot that it was report day today.

Jake and I went to Alexander's room.

As a prince, and current heir to the throne, he had certain responsibilities that were important for his education and growth. He was learning the history of our kingdom along with military strategies, economics, leadership and combat skills.

'Uncle Theo!" Alexander jumped out from his chair, but then he thought of something and bowed with a serious expression, "Greetings, Your Majesty."

Okay, it seemed that he also added etiquette to his curriculum.