Sold as the Alpha King's Breeder novel Chapter 880

Chapter 86 : All This Way for Nothing

*Jared*

“Eliza, are you okay?" I asked.

As soon as Ciana and Theo left, I noticed Eliza's shoulders sag slightly and she let out a deep breath like she was beyond exhausted.

“I'm just… tired…"

“Come on." I wrapped my arm around her shoulder and supported her against me.

She leaned heavily on me and I could feel her legs tremble a little. Eliza was far more tired than she should be after a little outing.

I tried not to let it bother me. We'd been very busy, traveling all over the place for weeks. Not to mention coming to her home realm to face her family.

She was probably emotionally drained as well.

I supported Eliza back to the hotel and sat her down on the bed.

“Is it the curse?" I asked.

She rubbed her arm where the curse tattoos were hidden under her sleeve.

My own shadow had been very dormant since arriving in the Light Realm. I wondered if that was because I was so worried about Eliza and focused on her.

“I don't know… it feels like it is getting stronger. I've just been so tired." She sighed and laid back on the bed.

“I know the feeling," I admitted. I sat down next to her.

Even though my curse didn't weigh as heavily on me right now, I'd been feeling the fatigue of all our travel as well.

But it wasn't like what Eliza was feeling. I was worried about her.

She'd been glowing the day before, now she looked a little thin and pale.

I reached over and put my hand on her forehead, feeling for a fever. She didn't have one.

“What are you doing?" she asked, smiling sweetly at me.

“I think you should see a healer. Just to make sure there isn't anything else going on."

Eliza scoffed and gently pushed my hand away. She sat up and tucked the locket into her shirt like she wanted to keep it hidden and protected.

“I just need to rest a little more."

“Maybe so, but we've still got a lot to do. I'd rather have a healer confirm that you aren't coming down with something so we can focus on breaking the curse. If you get sick it could slow us down…"

Eliza narrowed her eyes at me. I knew that would get her attention. She was the one constantly saying time was of the essence.

“You have the same curse as me and I can tell you're tired, too. So, I'll see a healer the day that you do."

I gaped at her. What argument could I give her to disagree? She wasn't wrong. We both suffered the same problem.

“As you said, Jared, every second counts." She crossed her arms and gave me a sideways look. “We need to be productive."

“Aren't we waiting for Ciana and Theo to give us word about Mila?" I pointed out, arching an eyebrow.

Eliza giggled and shook her head, her curls fluttering around her face like butterflies. Despite the slight paleness in her cheeks, she still looked so beautiful and lively.

“We can't just sit around and wait. Once they get in touch with Mila, we'll need to be ready. We should use this time to find the diadem."

“I suppose you're right…"

Grinning Eliza jumped up and grabbed my hands. She pulled me off the bed.

“Good. We should go to the Temple of the Moon Goddess right away. We should be able to find out more about the Diadem there."

“Right now? I thought you wanted to rest some," I grumbled, reluctantly standing up.

“It is the one thing Mila will need in order to get the curse out of us. We should be prepared. I'm sure it will make her job easier." She tugged me toward the hotel room door.

I was still worried about her but it was hard to ignore her enthusiasm. She did have a way of throwing herself into whatever she was doing and frankly, I didn't mind getting swept up in her wake.

“Eliza, I can go to the temple and get the diadem if you want to rest."

Eliza froze and whipped around, glaring at me. I never thought I'd see an evil look in her eyes, but there it was!

She scoffed and set her hands on her hips.

“You're not serious, are you?"

Chuckling, I raised my hands in surrender. “Fine, fine. Lead the way."

Eliza called a car service and a nice, black town car picked us up in front of the hotel.

“We're headed to the Moon Goddess Temple," she told the driver.

It wasn't a very long ride. I stared at the window at the Light Realm city we were in. It was more elaborate and shinier than anything I'd seen before. I imagined that my brother's palace wasn't as nice as some of the hotels we drove by.

The Moon Goddess Temple was huge! It was gilded gold on the outside and the courtyard had a massive Moon Goddess statue in the center of a fountain. She held a staff and water spiraled out of the top of the staff, swirling around her statue as it cascaded into the basin below.

Inside the temple, there were several people kneeling on silk and velvet cushions praying.

The cathedrals ceilings were so high I had to tilt my head all the way back to look up at it.

At the front and back of the temple were massive, round stained-glass windows that made the sunlight inside appear golden and red. It gave the temple an ethereal appearance.

There were several smaller statues throughout the temple and candles clustered on pedestals to provide light.

Soft music played through speakers somewhere, filling the temple with a lovely, melodic sound that echoed through the massive space.

Eliza walked right up the center aisle, seeming to know where she was going.

I did admire the way she took charge. I also admired the way her butt moved in her jeans as she walked purposefully toward the front of the temple.

There were several Moon Goddess priestesses dressed in glossy lavender robes with silver embroidery.

Eliza approached the closets priestess.