Sold AS The alpha King's Breeder

Chapter 52

For the next couple hours, I sat in a chair and watched the rain coming down outside, thinking about all of the time I had spent with Ethan.

With every flash of lightning in the distance, memories of him flashed before my eyes. I thought of the gentleness he’d shown me when we made love.

My hand automatically went to my abdomen where the child was growing.

I couldn’t believe that someone would show me tenderness, make a baby with me, watch me give birth to their child… and then kill me.

But that was Ethan’s plan, and that meant I had to go.

Even if that meant I needed to trust the likes of Madalynn, who had told me herself she didn’t want her child to be second in line to the throne. My baby’s life was hanging in the balance. But I had to take the gamble and try.

A knock on the door pulled me away from the window. Tonight hadn’t been quiet for me at all.

Vicky entered, walked toward me, and wrapped her arms around my neck.

“I wish tonight wasn’t happening,” she said, staring at me with tears in her eyes.

My heart dropped. How did she know?!

“Vicky…” I tried my best to smile. “To…tonight?”

As she pulled back from me, she gave me her own confused look.

The engagement party.”

1 silently let out the breath I was holding and nodded my head.

“Well,” I said, “nothing can be done. Ethan has made his mind up on what he wants. It was for the alliance. He didn’t do anything wrong.”

“I know he cares about you.”

“It doesn’t matter if he does or not. I will never be enough for him, Vicky. I’m just a breeder.”

Vicky shook her head in disagreement, but she couldn’t find the words to comfort me.

“Thank you for everything you have done for me. I’ll never forget it, Vicky.”

We’ll get through this, Rosalie. We still

in the eye.

a nearby mirror. “Now I have to go down to this stupid dinner with Georgia. Someone has to keep

of things,” I replied softly

***

7:00. I got up and started getting ready. I was fairly certain that no one was going to be checking on me that close to

length, so I could wear sneakers under it – no one would notice, so long as I

pack much. After all, I was allegedly going to a party, not leaving the building. Besides, like Damian said, I

and put my hair up. The

overcoming me as I thought about how close I’d thought I’d come to changing his mind. But it wasn’t

for money later. The handbag they’d selected to match my gown was a little larger than the typical clutch one might

the ultrasound pictures I’d gotten from Estrella inside of a plastic bag so that they wouldn’t get wet, and added some medications, including my sleeping pills. Finally, I added a bottle of

packed and my gown on, I was technically ready to

took out a pad of paper and a pen.

to compose. I couldn’t just leave without saying anything to

“Vicky and Talon,

my life into my own hands. I will forever be grateful for everything that you

hold on to any pain over my departure. Know that my future will be bright with the Moon Goddess and that I will forever be

letter in half, wrote their names on

letter would not be so easy

my eyes focused on the storm raging outside again, my emotions mirroring the surging

message for Ethan. Finally, with an air of finality, I rose from my seat, ready to get on with the next part of

Whatever that might be.

surprised when I opened

“Miss Rosalie?” Samuel questioned.

going to the engagement dinner.” I replied with a smile, as if it made all of the sense in the world for me to be

eyes widened slightly as he looked at the other

trying to be a friend to me. How selfish would I be

Ethan didn’t give us permission to let you

I had already convinced him I should be allowed

“Ethan will be there. If he doesn’t

wait for further approval. I knew I needed to get going if I was going to make it to the bathroom on the

usual. Because it wouldn’t make much sense for me to have not used the restroom before I left my room, I whipped up some tears

Samuel asked, his hand