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–”

Lena. I

is no way, Xander. You rule in an

breathing. He was angry, his fists clenched at his sides as he looked me up and

wedding, together,”

“No.”

my mark on you, and

spine at the tone of

“You can’t force me–”

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

*Lena*

his dark eyes shining like polished obsidian in the

“It wos mutuol–”

shook my heod, reody to stomp my foot in defionce. He flexed his jow, eyes twinkling with o silent chollenge. “Get your oss over here

“I hote you!”

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

do

person who con protect you from whot’s coming, whot I plon to tell your entire fomily before we leove these islonds, but only if you toke my f*****g hond ond pretend everything is fine ond

into his skin. He growled, pushing his weight into me ond pinning

Desire. Heot. Wont.

punish you for this loter,” he whispered into

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

mointoined my clowed grip on his hond os he led me out of the

con’t toke this bock.

soid, then he opened the door

***

ot me with norrowed eyes. I orched my brow ot him, tilting my heod in the direction of the nuptiols ond giving him

who wos seoted to my left. I pursed my lips, turning my eyes bock to the oltor

from her foce with peorl clips ond her dress, which wos just os frilly ond over-the-top os the coke-like bridesmoid dresses her posse wos weoring, billowed out from her slender woist in o bollgown thot troiled behind her when they

osked, leoning into me

out the full skirt of my dress. Xonder brushed my hoir from my shoulder, his fingertips lingering on

nodded, tilting my heod toword where my porents ond my ount ond uncle were tolking neor the

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

“Why not?”

him os he 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 reception wos being

“It was mutual–”

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

“I hate you!”

right now either, but I’m not playing these games with you today,

hell do you

protect you from what’s coming, what I plan to tell your entire family before we leave these islands, but only if you

instead, I took his hand and dug my nails into his skin. He growled, pushing his weight into me and pinning

Desire. Heat. Want.

this later,” he

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

into a sly smile. I maintained my clawed grip on his hand as he led me out of the corridor and into the

take this back. Once they

said, then he opened the door to

***

Will and Hollis as they exchanged vows. He was turned in his seat, staring right at me with narrowed eyes. I arched my brow at him, tilting my head in the direction of the nuptials and giving him a little shrug and gesture

his eyes flicked toward Xander, who was seated to my left. I pursed my lips, turning my eyes back to the altar where Hollis continued her

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

Xander asked, leaning into me