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.”

a small sob as she pulled back. “You’re acting like this is goodbye. We’ll get through this, Rosalie. We still have time. We have a few months to change his mind. We’re getting

her in the

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

mess of things,” I replied

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

had brought me. It was floor length, so I could wear sneakers under it – no one would notice, so long

allegedly going to a party, not leaving

and put my hair up. The

close I’d thought I’d come to changing his mind. But it wasn’t meant to

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

wet, and added some medications, including my sleeping pills. Finally,

on, I was technically ready to go, but there were a couple more things

desk, I took out a pad of paper and a pen. Thunder boomed outside

wasn’t so difficult to compose. I

“Vicky and Talon,

but I have finally taken my life into my own hands. I will forever be grateful for everything that

don’t hold

wrote their names on the

would not be so easy to

the storm raging outside again, my emotions mirroring

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.

were surprised when I opened the

“Miss Rosalie?” Samuel questioned.

with a smile, as if it made all

widened slightly as he looked at the other

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

permission to let you go,” Samuel

I should be allowed to attend. He

there. If he doesn’t want

further approval. I knew I needed to get going if I was going to make it to

for me to have not used the restroom before I left my room, I whipped up some tears when

asked, his