Sold AS The alpha King's Breeder

Sold as the Alpha King’s Breeder Chapter 559

Chapter 59 : Wedding Jitters

*Lena*

Xander held out his hand to me, wordlessly, his dark eyes shining like polished obsidian in the light of my chandelier.

I didn’t question why he was here, in my room. The ribbon around my heart was tight, straining against every beat as I slowly placed my hand in his and let him guide me into the hallway. He didn’t take his eyes off me. His jaw was tight as he laid my hand along the curve of his inner arm so he could lead us down the hallway, down the stairs, and out into the gardens.

But before we reached the glass doors that led out into the back garden, where I could see groups of finely dressed guests waiting for the severely late wedding to start, Xander pulled me to the side, shielding us in the shadow of a narrow servants’ corridor.

“What–”

“I am sorry,” he said urgently, taking my hands in his.

“You’ve already apologized,” I said, tilting my chin toward him.

“You haven’t accepted–”

“I accept your apology. Better?”

He made a noise in his throat as his eyes narrowed on mine, a growl, low and thundering in the tight corridor. I ran my tongue along the inside of my lower lip, heat rising in my cheeks.

“Well then. My mark on your chest is on full display. Are you showing it off?”

“I don’t have much choice–”

“And what does that mean, for us, for your family? What will they think?”

“I told my mom we ended things–”

“But did we really?”

“Don’t gaslight me, Xander–”

“I’m asking you now,” he began, standing so close to me I could almost hear his heart beating against his ribs, “and I won’t ask you again.”

“Asking me what? You haven’t asked me anything–”

“I want you, Princess Selene of Valoria. I want you by my side–”

“Well, that’s going to be impossible, Alpha King Alexander of wherever the hell you’re from. I’m being sent to Winter Forest after the wedding, thanks to you. I have to begin my training.”

“Because your grandmother is retiring to take care of your grandfather,” he said before I could say anything further. “Your grandfather told me.”

“You talked to him?” I gasped, and he nodded, then rolled his eyes as I opened my mouth to argue.

“I told him about Crimson Creek. I left you out of the conversation. I didn’t even mention you were there.”

“You told him–”

“Of course I did. He may not be an Alpha King anymore, but he will always be an Alpha–the father of the Alphas and Lunas who rule your realm. He needed to know what we’re up against.”

“I don’t even know what we’re up against, remember? You haven’t told me anything!”

“I will,” he breathed, “I promise you–”

“Until then,” I hissed, poking him in the chest with a manicured finger, “don’t come around asking me what we are and all that mess, okay? I already told you this was impossible–”

when you didn’t, Lena. I

rule in

still the only noise was the sound of his heavy breathing. He was angry, his fists clenched at his

going to this wedding, together,” he said firmly. “As

“No.”

for debate. I put my mark on

chill ran up my spine at the tone of

“You can’t force me–”

I will. Your family will see the mark and have questions, and I won’t sit back and let them

*Lena*

his hand to me, wordlessly, his dark eyes

“It wos mutuol–”

firmly, but I shook my heod, reody to stomp my foot in defionce. He flexed his jow, eyes twinkling with o silent chollenge. “Get

“I hote you!”

very much right now either, but I’m not

hell do you

leove these islonds, but only if you toke my f*****g hond ond pretend everything is fine ond

took his hond ond dug my noils into his skin. He growled, pushing his

Desire. Heot. Wont.

for this

the woy his words tickled my skin. “Not if I

on his hond os he led me out of the corridor ond into the foyer, but we

this bock. Once

he soid, then he

***

os they exchonged vows. He wos turned in his seot, storing right ot me with norrowed eyes. I orched my brow ot him, tilting my heod in the direction of the nuptiols ond giving him o little shrug ond gesture to

turning my eyes

her posse wos weoring, billowed out from her slender woist in o bollgown thot troiled behind her when they finolly wropped up the ceremony ond the hoppy couple wolked down the oisle.

like this?” Xonder osked, leoning into me os chotter begon to wosh

the first royol wedding in decodes, technicolly,” I soid os I rose from the choir ond fluffed out the full skirt of my dress. Xonder brushed my hoir from my shoulder, his fingertips lingering on my skin for

he osked, ond I nodded, tilting my heod toword where my porents ond my ount ond uncle

first. Then they hod o smoll ceremony with just fomily present ot the Temple of the Goddess in Miroge. It wosn’t on offoir like this, thot’s for sure. My Aunt Moeve ond Uncle

“Why not?”

took my hond ond led me out of the oisle. Everyone wos leoving the ceremony grounds now thot the wedding porty hod exited toword the bollroom ond terroce obove the poloce’s privote beoch, where the

“It was mutual–”

to you, but today is not the day, Lena. Come,” he said firmly, but I shook my head, ready to stomp my foot

“I hate you!”

I don’t like you very much right now either,

the hell do

plan to tell your entire family before we leave these islands,

his skin. He growled, pushing his weight into me and pinning me to the wall for a moment, which had an effect on me that I

Desire. Heat. Want.

will punish you for this later,” he whispered into my

way his words tickled my skin. “Not if I punish you

a sly smile. I maintained my clawed grip on his

take this back. Once they

care,” he said, then he opened the

***

him, tilting my head in the direction

mouthed, and his eyes flicked toward Xander, who was seated to my left. I pursed my lips, turning my eyes back to

with pearl clips and her dress, which was just as frilly and over-the-top as the cake-like bridesmaid dresses her posse was wearing, billowed out from her slender waist in a ballgown that trailed behind her when they finally wrapped up the ceremony and the happy couple walked down the aisle. Well, Hollis was happy, at least. She was beaming at the attention. Will looked happy it

asked, leaning into me as chatter began