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.”

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

looked her in the

I have to go down to this stupid dinner with Georgia. Someone has to keep her in line, after

of things,” I replied softly as I

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getting ready. I was fairly certain that no one was going to be checking on

and Damian had brought me. It was floor length, so I could wear sneakers under it – no

all, I was allegedly going to a party,

up.

I’d thought I’d come to

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

they wouldn’t get wet, and added some medications, including my sleeping pills. Finally, I added a

ready to go, but there were

the room to my desk, I took out a pad of paper and a pen. Thunder boomed outside of the window, making my hand shake slightly as I

wasn’t so difficult to compose. I couldn’t just leave without saying

“Vicky and Talon,

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

forgive you, Talon, for not telling me the truth. You did what you had to for your Alpha, and I respect your choice. So please don’t hold on

wrote their names

not

on the storm raging outside

complete the message for Ethan. Finally, with an air of finality, I rose

Whatever that might be.

guards were surprised when I

“Miss Rosalie?” Samuel questioned.

replied with a smile, as if it made all of the sense in the world for me

as he

me. How

Ethan didn’t give us permission to

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

will be there. If he doesn’t want me in attendance, I’m

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

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

Samuel asked, his hand on