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.”

back. “You’re acting like this is goodbye. We’ll get through this, Rosalie. We still

her in the

down to this stupid dinner with Georgia. Someone has to keep her in line, after all.” She

make a mess of things,” I replied softly as

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certain that no one was going to be checking on me that close to the beginning

so I could wear sneakers under

a party, not

my hair up. The beautiful necklace Ethan had gifted me was still

thought about how close I’d thought I’d come to changing his

on the luxury accessories Madalynn and Damian had brought me, as well. Those could be exchanged for money later. The handbag they’d selected to match my gown was a little larger than the typical clutch one might carry for such an occasion, and it also had a strap on the inside, which would come in

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 water and a small fruit

and my gown on, I was technically ready to go, but there

out a pad of paper and a pen. Thunder boomed outside of the window, making my hand shake slightly

difficult to compose. I couldn’t

“Vicky and Talon,

I

truth. You did what you had to for your Alpha, and I respect your choice. So please don’t hold

letter in half, wrote their

next letter would not be so easy to

breath, my eyes focused on the storm raging outside again, my emotions

of finality, I rose

Whatever that might be.

guards were surprised when

“Miss Rosalie?” Samuel questioned.

as if it

eyes widened slightly as he

trying to be a friend to me. How selfish would I be to not even make an appearance at their engagement

us permission to let you go,” Samuel reminded

should be allowed to attend. He was only

doesn’t want me

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

with the guards trailing me, as usual. Because it wouldn’t make much sense for me to have not used the restroom before

matter, Rosalie?” Samuel asked, his hand on