Sold as the Alpha King's Breeder novel Chapter 878

Chapter 84 : Glowing

*Jared*

We boarded the plane and I stopped dead, staring down the narrow tube that was supposed to fly us tens of thousands of feet in the air.

“What's wrong?" Eliza asked, turning to me.

“This… is very small."

Eliza shook her head and grabbed my hand. “Come on, it is perfectly safe."

She pulled me to our seats. Like an expert, she sat down and fastened her seatbelt.

I mimicked her. When the plane jolted, I grabbed the armrests and pressed myself into the back of the seat.

“Jared, we're not taking off yet. They'll make a big announcement, it is fine," she assured, taking my hand again and holding it in her lap.

She relaxed in her seat and closed her eyes.

Glancing around the plane, I noticed that everyone else was getting settled into their seats and they didn't seem at all concerned.

Sweat practically poured down the back of my neck. I breathed in and out repeatedly and looked around at the tiny tube that was somehow an acceptable form of transportation.

When everyone was on the plane, the announcement for takeoff was made.

The engines roared to life and the entire plane vibrated.

“And you've done this before?" I asked, leaning toward Eliza.

She smiled and nodded. “Yes. I promise, nothing will happen."

She squeezed my hand comfortingly.

I nodded but I wasn't entirely convinced. It was such an odd contraption. Sure, it beat walking all the way there, but my mind raced with all the things that could go wrong from a narrow, metal tube hurtling through the sky tens of thousands of feet above land.

I clenched my fists as the plane raced down the runway, squeezing Eliza's fingers. If it hurt her, she didn't show it.

My jaw tensed and I ground my teeth together, getting sucked back into the seat as the plane went faster and faster.

Suddenly, my stomach leapt into my throat and I felt like I was floating. I glanced out the window and saw that we weren't on the ground anymore. The plane was in the air, angled upward, and ascending quickly!

I looked over at Eliza and she was completely unconcerned.

Taking a deep breath, I forced myself to relax and try to enjoy this flight.

Eliza was humming the song from the locket. I looked over at her and saw her fiddling with the necklace.

She was doing that more and more, it seemed. Like the locket was somehow a reminder of what we needed to do.

There was something different about her. From the moment we stepped off the boat, I'd noticed it. She was lighter, happier, more relaxed.

Sitting on the plane, a piece of technology she'd been exposed to as a child, it seemed like it was an everyday activity.

There was nothing like planes in the Dark Realm. It was wild and far less luxurious.

Eliza had never looked so at peace in the Dark Realm. She was always on the go, tenacious, and pushing forward. Was that because she was on edge?

Sighing, I looked around the plane and the wonder of technology that it was.

How could I expect her to give up the luxury and ease of life in the Realm of Light and come back to the Dark Realm with me?

If we broke this damned curse, I couldn't ask her to give up this technology and luxury. I couldn't ask her to give up the light.

Eliza kept her eyes closed, humming the song to herself softly. I could only hear the song in her voice now. and that didn't bother me.

She was so relaxed that she was practically glowing. The light behind her from the plane window gave her a beautiful halo, framing her curls and her soft features.

I wanted to see her glow like that, always!

I wanted to see her glow like that, always!

When the plane landed, Eliza and I got our bearings in the airport.

She rubbed her stomach.

“Is something wrong?" I asked, touching her shoulder.

“I'm hungry. We didn't even have breakfast and then we did all that traveling," she groaned.

“Alright, let's get something to eat." I looked around the airport for a possible place to eat.

“Actually, I'm pretty tired, too. And my back is a little sore from the plane ride. Maybe we should get a hotel first and find food there," Eliza suggested.

“Sure. Then we can put our bags down, too."

Just outside the airport, there were several large hotels. Right away, I noticed they were all a lot nicer than any place we'd stayed in the Dark Realm.

Eliza went right to one of the hotels, apparently familiar with it. She booked us a room and we dropped our bags off.

There was a garden restaurant in the hotel, so we grabbed some lunch and sat out in the garden.

There was a lot to get used to in the Realm of Light, but it definitely agreed with Eliza. She just kept smiling and glowing.

“I have Theo and Ciana's contact information. I'm going to give them a call and schedule a meeting." She pulled her phone out.

“Alright. What are you going to tell them?"

“Just that we are looking for Mila. Do you want me to tell them who you are?"

I tapped my finger on the table top and I looked into Eliza's sweet, imploring eyes. I knew she'd do whatever I asked of her out of respect.

“Maybe not. I'd rather meet them first. I don't want them to think that I'm after something from the family."