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.”

pulled back. “You’re acting like this is goodbye. We’ll get through this, Rosalie. We still have time. We have a few months

looked her in the eye. “Maybe

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

things,” I

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certain that no one was going to be checking

put on the convertible dress that Madalynn and Damian had brought me. It was floor length, so I could wear sneakers under it – no one

I was allegedly going to a party, not leaving the building. Besides, like

and put my hair up. The beautiful

I’d thought I’d come to changing his mind. But it

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

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

ready to go, but there were a couple more things

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

I couldn’t just leave

“Vicky and Talon,

gone will come as a shock, but I have finally taken my life into my own hands. I will forever be grateful for everything that you both have done for me, and I will cherish every memory that we made

your choice. So please don’t hold on to any pain over my departure. Know that my

the letter in half, wrote their names on the outside, and set

would not be so easy to

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

air of finality, I rose from my seat, ready to get on

Whatever that might be.

guards were surprised when I opened the

“Miss Rosalie?” Samuel questioned.

dinner.” I replied with a smile, as if it made all

as he looked

friend to me. How

us permission to let you

should be allowed

hand. “Ethan will be there. If he doesn’t want me in

to get going if I was going

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

Samuel asked, his hand