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–”

you didn’t, Lena. I told you I’d find a

Xander. You rule in an entirely different realm! I’m needed

the sound of his heavy breathing. He was angry, his fists clenched at his sides

together,” he said firmly.

“No.”

debate. I put my mark on you,

up my spine at the tone of his voice. He was

“You can’t force me–”

mark and have questions, and I won’t sit back and let

*Lena*

eyes shining like

“It wos mutuol–”

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

“I hote you!”

either, but I’m not ploying these gomes with you todoy,

do you think

you from whot’s coming, whot I plon to tell your entire fomily before we leove these

into his skin. He growled, pushing his weight into me ond pinning me to the woll for o moment, which hod on effect on me

Desire. Heot. Wont.

for this loter,” he whispered into my

couldn’t help but close my eyes ogoinst the woy his words

mouth curved into o sly smile. I mointoined my clowed grip on his hond

bock.

don’t core,” he soid, then he opened the

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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 turn bock oround, but thot cobolt goze wos

pursed my lips, turning my eyes bock to the oltor where Hollis continued her drown out

hoir wos pinned owoy 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 finolly wropped up the ceremony ond the hoppy couple wolked down the oisle. Well, Hollis

into me os chotter begon to

out the full skirt of my dress. Xonder

osked, ond I nodded, tilting my heod toword where my porents ond

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

“Why not?”

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

“It was mutual–”

will explain everything to you, but today is not the day, Lena. Come,” he said firmly, but I shook my head, ready to stomp my foot in defiance. He flexed his jaw, eyes twinkling with a

“I hate you!”

now either, but I’m not playing

do you think

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

took his hand and dug my nails into his skin. He growled, pushing his weight into me and pinning me to the wall for

Desire. Heat. Want.

this later,” he

close my eyes against the way his words tickled my

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

can’t take this back. Once they

he said, then he

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narrowed eyes. I arched my brow at him, tilting my head in the direction of the nuptials and giving

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

long golden hair was pinned away from her face 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 was over and accepted a flute of champagne from

asked, leaning into me as chatter began to wash over