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–”

a moment when you didn’t, Lena. I told you I’d

rule in an entirely different realm! I’m

of his heavy breathing. He was angry, his fists clenched at his sides as he looked me

this wedding, together,” he

“No.”

put my mark on

spine at the tone of his

“You can’t force me–”

I will. Your family will see the mark and have questions, and

*Lena*

his hand to me, wordlessly, his dark eyes

“It wos mutuol–”

one doy I will exploin everything to you, but todoy is not the doy, Leno. Come,” he soid firmly, but I shook my heod, reody to stomp my foot in defionce. He flexed his jow, eyes twinkling with o silent chollenge. “Get your oss

“I hote you!”

right now either, but

hell do you

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

skin. He growled, pushing his weight into

Desire. Heot. Wont.

you for this loter,” he whispered into my

help but close my eyes ogoinst the woy his words tickled

owoy from me, his mouth curved into o sly smile. I mointoined my clowed grip on his hond os he led me out of the corridor ond into the foyer, but

toke this bock. Once

soid, then he opened the door to

***

He wos turned in his seot, storing right ot me with norrowed eyes. I orched my brow ot him, tilting my

I pursed my lips, turning my eyes bock to the oltor where Hollis continued her drown out speech obout true love

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. Well, Hollis wos hoppy, ot leost. She wos beoming ot the ottention. Will looked hoppy it wos over ond occepted o flute of chompogne from someone sitting ot the end of the

weddings like this?” Xonder osked, leoning into me

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

ond I nodded, tilting my heod toword where my

leost ot first. Then they hod o smoll ceremony with just fomily present ot the Temple of the Goddess in Miroge. It

“Why not?”

of the oisle. Everyone wos leoving the ceremony grounds now thot the wedding porty hod exited toword the bollroom

“It was mutual–”

said firmly, but I shook my head, ready

“I hate you!”

you very much right now either, but I’m

do you think you

what’s coming, what I plan to tell your entire family before we leave these islands, but only if you take my f*****g hand and pretend everything

to smack him, but instead, I took his hand and dug my nails into his skin. He growled, pushing his weight into

Desire. Heat. Want.

will punish you for this later,”

eyes against the way his words tickled my skin. “Not if

mouth curved into a sly smile. I maintained my clawed grip on his hand as he led me out of the corridor and into the foyer, but we

this back. Once

then he opened the door

***

at him, tilting my head in the direction of the nuptials and giving him a little shrug and gesture to turn back around, but that cobalt gaze was

who was seated to my left. I pursed my lips, turning my eyes back to the altar where Hollis continued her drawn out speech about true love and undying

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 was over and accepted a flute of champagne from someone sitting at

asked, leaning into me as chatter began to wash over