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.”

acting like this is goodbye. We’ll get through this, Rosalie. We still have time. We have a few months to change his mind.

her in the eye. “Maybe you’re

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

a mess of things,” I replied softly as I watched her

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up and started getting ready. I was fairly certain that no one was going to be checking on me that close to the beginning of the

and Damian had brought me. It was floor length, so I could

going to a party, not leaving the building. Besides, like Damian said, I wouldn’t

I did my makeup and put my hair up. The beautiful

thought I’d come to changing his mind. But

well. Those could be exchanged for money later. The handbag they’d selected to match my gown was a little

get wet, and added some medications, including my sleeping pills. Finally, I added a bottle of water

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

of paper and a pen. Thunder boomed outside of the window, making my

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

“Vicky and Talon,

but I have finally taken my life into my own hands. I will forever be

for your Alpha, and I respect your choice. So please don’t hold on to any pain

their names

would not be so

took a deep breath, my eyes focused on the storm

moments to complete the 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.

guards were surprised when

“Miss Rosalie?” Samuel questioned.

if it

widened slightly as he

I said with a sigh, “Madalynn is trying to be a friend to me. How selfish would I be

Ethan didn’t give us permission to let you go,” Samuel reminded

could tell by his tone that I had already convinced him I should be allowed to attend. He was only making the necessary objections to convince

there. If he doesn’t

knew I needed to get going if I was going to make it to the bathroom on the other side of the castle on

trailing me, as 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 when

asked, his hand on my